Gaelic Ale
Highland Brewing Company in Asheville, North Carolina, United States 🇺🇸
Amber / Red Ale Regular|
Score
6.54
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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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7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Man this is a good beer. Not much on hoppy beers but when they’re made right it makes it worth while. This one is perfectly balanced. Just the right amount of malt makes it great. Perfect amber color. Just great all the way around.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2025
at 05:10
7/10
Not a favourite, flavor profile falls short.
Tried
on 13 Dec 2024
at 16:53
6/10
Tried
on 06 Nov 2024
at 01:24
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Notes from 1/09/2009. Hard drive data scraping is well worth the money, let me tell you. Priceless family photos, rebates & receipts, insurance forms, music, nah... kb after kb of old beer reviews. That's what it's all about. :D Thanks to bboven, whether these beers sit well with me or not. Rounded pint glass. Unusual, lop-sided, dough-colored milky head. Uniform lacing over a dirty amber, chill-hazed, iced tea-like body. Caramel & spicy/tangy orange hop notes. A little dry bread crust & heavier then expected alcohol. Taste isn't as big as the nose suggests. Slightly resinous/rindy hops, honestly in balance with the doughy malty. A lingering spicy citrus sizzles along with the enthusiastic carbonation. Astringency is at a minimum. Easy.
Tried
on 04 Jul 2024
at 03:46
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
tap at brewpub in Asheville - solid Red/Amber ale - malty, easy sipper. Nice
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Apr 2024
at 01:21
6.4/10
Tried
from Can
on 06 Jul 2023
at 16:28
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at the Linville Falls Lodge. Pours amber with white head. Caramel, malty, some fruity notes, sweetish with nice bitter finish. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Nov 2022
at 05:50
6/10
Tried
on 06 Dec 2019
at 22:28
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Copper color with tan foam. Malt aroma. Sweet caramel flavor that quickly finishes with medium hop bitterness and crispness. A little floral or earthy. More hoppy than malty sweet.
Tried
on 07 Mar 2019
at 22:53
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Total Wine, South Richmond. Pours red with a small beige head. Aroma is caramel malts, light grasses, light leaves. Flavor is nearly identical. Caramel followed by some leafy bitterness and minor grass. Plain but drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jul 2017
at 15:23