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Highland Black Mountain Bitter 2.99 58

Highland Black Mountain Bitter


Percentile
45
overall

bottled
common

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available

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
583.02/5.02.99/5.0Winter-57.5English pint, Shaker
Commercial Description:
A style of Pale Ale, Black Mountain Bitter will be lightly hopped with traditional British hop varieties to balance the malt sweetness yet encourage it to tend toward the dry side.
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 gsteph (266), knoxville, Tennessee, USA
1.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/53/102/55/20
Dec 9, 2009  
I should have known better. I normally like Highland’s stuff. I swayed away from the Cattail Wheat because of other ratings. I should have listened to my gut on this one too. Pours a light, clear golden color. Oh shit....clear and light. Head is super thin and white...damn. This is not good so far. Nose....skunky but floral at the same time. How is this so you ask? Flavor is floral and springy with fresh grass....finishes metallic and bitter. So far the only thing they seemed to get right with this one. Oh this is bad. So bad.


 bleeng (600), Spring near Beersel, Texas, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/55/102/58/20
Oct 30, 2009  
Bottle. Nose is old hops and bitter skunk. Mild hop flavor and tart (?). Very light body and very carbonated. Not memorable.


 MaltOMeal (653), Land of Sugar, Texas, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/56/103/510/20
Oct 24, 2009  
bottle someone shared at Houston BA Tasting in October. Pours a cloudy, faded yellow with white bubbles instead of head. Nose is of lemon and floral. Taste is floral and biscuit. Mouthfeel is thin and dry with a slight bitterness.


 Cavie (1494), Fort Worth, Texas, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/54/102/59/20
Oct 18, 2009  
Bottle courtesy of emacgee. Clear heavy golden pour. Almost has a chalky old smell. A sweetness of sorts. Taste is chalky dry with floral flavoring. Finishes like pepperoni pizza.


 curly (707), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/59/20
Jul 24, 2009  
Pours clear pale gold with a thin white head. Not much on the nose, cardboard. Taste is muted hops and caramel. Very bland, thin, and simple.


 scrizzz (1327), kirkland, Washington, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Jun 4, 2009  
Dry grainy aroma reminds me of pale lager. Bright gold and a small white head reminds me of a pale lager. Light in body, light in roast, ample honeyed sweetness, little earthy hops.


 brewski519 (432), Morrisville, North Carolina, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
May 20, 2009  
From a 12oz bottle this ale pours a hazy golden color with a white head. Aroma of malt, grasses, honey and some citrus. Very mild, easy drinking brew with a taste of hops, grasses and some maltiness. Great session beer - I had 3 of these put away in no time (I did say they were easy drinking). Big fan of Highland Brewing Company and this one did not disappoint.


 biznizness (952), Mooresville, North Carolina, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/56/103/513/20
May 11, 2009  
On tap at the Mellow Mushroom with Chris, immediately upon completing our MBA educations. For that reason, it tasted pretty damn sweet. It was much lighter (color) than I thought it would be.



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