Highland Heather Ale

Formerly brewed at Highland Brewing Company
Style: Traditional Ale
Asheville, North Carolina USA

(12 oz bottle: Obtained in trade with BlueDevil0206, thanks James!) The small, light tan head stands in stark contrast to the very dark ruddy brown body. But for as dark as this beer is, it has surprisingly little body and isn’t all that flavorful either. This beer is quite dry, with only a slight sweetness in the background. Mostly, it’s spicy, herbal, lightly roasty, mildly bitter. The nose is dry, a bit malty, lightly roasty, but I really need to swirl my glass to get much in the way of aroma with this beer. Light-medium body has a somewhat watery mouthfeel, especially in the finish. The head fades to a ring fairly quickly. Not coming close to tickling my fancy.

the last of the bonus brews from jonathan3584.pours a dark brown(ruby red when held to light)with a nice 1inch creamy head.aroma mostly contains an "earthy malts" type smell.much of the same in the flavor.light mouthfeel as well.nothin fancy here.

12 oz bottle from Johnathan3584 as a bonus! Thanks Jonathan! Pours dark brown with some ruby highlights with a slight offwhite head that lingers around the edge of the glass and laces a little. Aroma is of roasted carmel malt, some prunes/raisins and just a touch of floral hops. Flavor starts out sweet with notes of plums and sweet malts and ends with a nice roasty peat flavor.. This reminds me a lot of a severely tamed hair of the dog adam. On the palate this is medium bodied but the watery finish kills it. This could definitely benefit from that NC cap being lifted.. A touch more malt would make this one very good. Still a good brew though quite drinkable and a good session brew! This brewer should rock when they get a chance to make the big beers..

Pours deep copper/amber with aromas of caramel malt, dark fruit (figs, prunes), brown sugar. Tastes as it smells, with a medium palate and slightly aqueous finish.

On tap at O’Malleys Pub in Sylva, North Carolina. Very nice dark brown pour with light brown head that stays for a bit. Slightly sweet, somewhat floral aroma. Starts with a sweet,somewhat malty flavor and ends with just a slight bitter, mildly floral(heather) finish. Very nice beer from the mountains of Western North Carolina.

From a bottle. This beer pours a very nice dark brown color with a nice lasting thick caramel head. Great lacing. The aroma is very inviting. Sweet and malty with hints of plum. Sadly the great appearance and aroma do not translate well into the flavor. At the beginning there is a lot sweet malts but the finish is incredibly watery and ruins the character of this beer. I like this company a lot but this is sort of dissapointing for them.

I am continually impressed with the quality of Highland Brewery’s ales. This is not their best beer, but it is certainly worth trying. It pours a dark brown with a medium, light brown head. The flavor is mostly that of a darker roasted malt. There is a little bitter hops. And a slightly sweet aroma. There are a few bubbles to tickle the palate, but overall this beer goes down the hatch like water with a medium body.

Wow, thank God someone likes to make low gravity session beers with flavor and refreshment. In all honesty the heather is floral and delicate but a little overpowered by a subtle hop. The malt is there and slightly roasted but nothing out of the ordinary. The bottom line is that this is just a cool beer and I love drinking it.