Highland Cold Mountain Winter Ale

Brewed by Highland Brewing Company
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Asheville, North Carolina USA

bottled at the brewery, they found a couple in the back... supposedly a pretty hard to find beer. I could drink a ton of this around the holidays, but I’m not sure how I would feel about this if I wasn’t in the Holiday Spirit. STRONG cinnamon aroma, with subdued cinnamon flavor. Other spices but this came out at the end of a massive sampling at the brewery, so I was a little dulled by that point, from flavors and alcohol... I would get this again, but hold out on it till it was cold and festive...

Deep amber with off white gooey lace and head. Spices and sweet malt dominates the nose with just a hint of hops in there as well. Flavor of ginger/vanilla/oak? Really odd pleasant flavor with a hint of furit maybe cherries. Mouthfeel and carbonation are solid. A really good beer that is full but refreshing. It is safe to say that it is a spicy mama.

Bottle shared by beastiefan2k: Brownish copper pour with off white head. Aroma has some toasted brown sugar and a mild hop presence. Flavor has a mild toasted hint and a graham cracker malt character. Mediocre overall.

Bottle, thanks to beastiefan2k. Dark orange - amber / red pour. My writing is getting hard to read at this point. Aroma is smoked / toasted malt. The flavor is raosted malt and some lightly smoked meat.

Thanks to beastiefan2k for sharing this one. Amber beer with a toasty aroma. Quite rich and caramelly. Toasted malts with a bit of spice over an unusual animal cracker/graham cracker sweetness. A bit of cinnamon and nutmeg. Good aroma, but the spices come across quite astringent on the palate.

This is a really delicious little winter treat. The 06 version, had been flavored with butter pecan, and was great by itself or with desert over ice cream. Spices are just right, and balance with the caramel maltiness, reminiscent of an English strong ale.

Surprisingly enjoyable brew. Deep red/brown pour. Notes of spices,nutmeg....cinammon...ginger maybe? Tagging alongside are caramel malt and a lgiht chocolate touch.

22oz, courtesy of SS 2007, pours a nice deep amber with a medium white head, taste is spiced with nothing overpowering the others, mostly sweet carmel and nutmeg, but even those are subdued.. nice brew...