Highland Gaelic Ale

Brewed by Highland Brewing Company
Style: Amber Ale
Asheville, North Carolina USA

Bottle. Pours clear amber with a small head. Aroma of caramel malt, citrus hops. Taste is hoppy, though strangely so, with heavy bitterness. Malt is a little biscuit and a little caramel. Mouth is medium bodied. Overall, a fair amber ale, with plenty of malt and a good amount of hop.

Bottle shared by Pilsnerpeter. Thanks dude. Pours a mostly clear amber with a thin head. Light citrusy hop with a standard crystal malt backbone- hops are subdued throughout- turns a bit solvent pine sol like. Hops turn to a more tea like and earthy character in the flavor with some light toffee and slight metallic notes in the malt backbone. Solid finish and ok mouthfeel- just your average standard well made amber all.

Bottle (12oz) -- courtesy of MrFacto. Pours a hazy, bubbly, orange-amber with a small somewhat-lasting tan head. Aroma of caramel malt, light earthy hops and some light sweetness (almost maple syrup-like), a bit bready too -- nothing bad there. Malty flavour with a light earthy bitter finish -- could be a bit more flavourful and it’s somewhat simple but it goes down easy. Average to medium bodied. There aren’t many great Amber beers in my opinion, so as far as the style is concerned this is pretty good -- overall though it’s just "good".

Bottle: Thanks Secret Santa! Pours amber with good clarity and a dense tan head. Earthy hops in the aroma. Twiggy with caramel notes and a touch of vanilla. Creamy on the palate. Light caramel malts in the flavor with toasted notes and light orange under all the malt character. Lightly earthy and spicy hop notes are toward the back with residual toasted notes. Pretty good, not bad.

On draft at Oldsmar Tap House. Pours a reddish tea color with a creamy head and lacing. Nose of big caramel and dark fruit, hazy mango and hops. Flavor is very creamy candied fruits, caramel, slight roast and a hoppy finish. Very creamy smooth body, clean and crisp, quite drinkable.

Bottle shared by PP. Spicy with a mild, euro hop note, malty a little sweet and very lactic. Punchy flavor with a nice gentle carbonation, more lactic flavor. Hardly like an Amber at all, the hops are so weak.

Orangey chestnut with a pitted head. Floral hops in the nose, with a light biscuity and toasty malt. Hops come to the fore a little more than expected, floral and resiny, followed by a moderately bitter finish all backed up by a nicely toasty malt background. Very balanced altogether, and pretty characterful, not boring.

12oz bottle. Pours a light tan head with an amber body. Smells of pineapple. Up front is a burst of piney and slightly fruity hops. The finish is caramel and bitterness. I like this.