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Highland Gaelic Ale

Highland Gaelic Ale

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An Amber Ale brewed by
Highland Brewing Company

Asheville, North Carolina USA

bottled
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on tap
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3103.32/5.03.32/5.05.8%86.3 English pint, Shaker P  Stats

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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 Hudspart (281), Hudsonville, Michigan, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/104/516/20

Apr 28, 2008  
On draft at nearby restaurant. Pretty good. Malt flavor with very good hop aftertaste. Very good palate.

 TURDFERGUSON (960), Carrboro, North Carolina, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Jun 29, 2008  
Keg at my cousin’s wedding. Nice, easy drinkig amber. Many of the people at the wedding called this "dark beer." Its nicely hopped and balanced very well. Better than your average amber.


eleiser (7), USA
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3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/103/514/20
Jun 23, 2008  
This beer was more bitter than sweet but the hops were not too overpowering. It had a very nice color and I enjoyed the aroma. It was a little syrupy tasting but it had a good finish.


knights97 (43), Tennessee, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Jun 19, 2008  
small white, moderate body and good hops balanced with malts to it, not overpowering and easy to drink


 juiceisloose (270), Orlando, Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Jun 5, 2008  
Courtesy elmatador00. Poured a deep ambercolor with a thin hwhite head that recedes quickly. The aroma is of toasted caramel malts, grains, and earthy hops. The flavor was much the same with the toasted caramel coming through and giving it a nice sweet flavor. The caramel sweetness is balanced pretty well by the earthy floral hops in the background. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, but a touch thin with a light bitter finish. I really liked the sweet flavor in this one and made for a nice little session beer.


 roder_60 (788), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/102/510/20
May 31, 2008  
Pours a beautiful deep dark red color with medium bubbly foamy tanish head. Aroma is very caramel sweet with a tad bit of citrus. Flavor to me just seems rather plain - some sweet caramel, some bitter hoppiness, but nothing that really stands out. Overall, just so so.




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