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Highland Gaelic Ale 3.31 400

Highland Gaelic Ale

Percentile
76
overall

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
4003.32/5.03.31/5.05.8%89.3English pint, Shaker
Commercial Description:
A deep amber colored American ale, featuring a rich malty body. Cascade and Willamette hops add a complex hop flavor and aroma. This ale is exceptionally balanced between malty sweetness and delicate hop bitterness.
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 ChainGangGuy (2592), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/514/20
Sep 25, 2007  
Appearance: Pours a dark, reddish-brown body with an ivory-colored head. Smell: There’s a light caramel maltiness to the aroma as well as notes of flowers and citrus. Some spice in there, too. Taste: Flavor of toasted grains with a soft caramel sweetness. Citrusy hops with a subtle spiciness. Mild bitterness on the semi-dry finish. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation. Drinkability: Highland’s given us a pleasant, easy drinking amber, which is awfully decent of them.


 BeerloverEJ21 (131), Georgia, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/103/513/20
Sep 24, 2007  
On the pour, brown color, redish hue, a 3/4 inch light brown head. Initial tastes is good- hoppy, mild bitterness and a very smokey nose. Decent balance of bitterness and hoppy sweetness. Hints of citrus and wood. Interesting, it starts like a brown ale but finishes almost like a stout, as if it’s some sort of hybrid ale. Don’t really care for the aftertaste- a mix of bitter wood and stale hoppy notes. It doesn’t ruin the beer, but it doesn’t make it better either. Overall, pretty good start, interesting but disappointing finish, pretty refreshing. For me, very unique..


chadcs (76), Westminster, South Carolina, USA
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/102/54/102/510/20
Sep 13, 2007  
Bottle - Redish Copper Color, Hint of caramel and spice. Had a very bitter metallic taste at the end that I couldn’t get past.


 morrdt (608), Jacksonville, Florida, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/104/514/20
Sep 9, 2007  
Single bottle from Total Wine in Huntersville, NC. Pours a nice reddish brown with a slight head. Aroma is malty with a touch of caramel. Taste is balanced with a bit of malt and hops. Not too bad.


 yobdoog (1477), Woodridge NY, New York, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/515/20
Sep 9, 2007  
Pours red brown with nice head. Seeet hop and toasted oat aroma. Some fruit on nose, maybe cooked apples. Very hoppy taste with good balance. Seet citrus, toasted nuts. Pretty nice overall, nice light body every day drinking ale.


 ucusty (1900), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/513/20
Sep 3, 2007  
clear copper pour beige head nice lacing. caramel apple flavor with a light hop finish


 kp (8500), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/512/20
Sep 1, 2007  
Date: 04/01/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, Classic City

clear copper, fine beige head, dark caramel malt aroma with earthy hops, sweet caramel flavor with a really nice candy caramel character, light hops add balance but otherwise stay out of the way of the hops, light bitterness in the finish

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *4


 obguthr (1051), Poquoson, Virginia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/56/103/512/20
Aug 31, 2007  
Nice bouquet of apple, grapefruit, and caramel. Clear reddish copper pour with a thick tan head. Apple core taste, prominent alcohol. Tinny lemongrass finish.



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