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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5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle. Clear reddish liquid with small white head. Aroma of caramel, toffee, bread, toast, earth and metal. Taste is dry and light to medium bitter with notes of toffee, dried fruit, metal, earth and bread. Medium bodied with medium carbonation. Meh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Feb 2014
at 14:40
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 10
Overall 7
Bottle: Clear copper with a short, tan head. Caramel malt, bread aroma. Fruity, light.....malt flavor. Slightly hoppy. Pretty nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Oct 2013
at 17:21
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
12oz bottle from a generous trader poured into a shaker. New state tick! Pours a dark slightly cloudy amber with a half finger of off white head. Aroma is mostly caramel with a slight pine and citrus presence. Taste is light bitter. Caramel malt dominated with just a slight bit of pine. Full vodied with a creamy texture. Lively carbonation and a long finish. Overall, not bad. Kinda one dimensional but drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Apr 2013
at 20:09
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 8
roasty, grass, earthy, amber, clear, minimal head, medium bitterness, medium body, creamy, soft carbonation, bitter,
Tried
on 27 Feb 2013
at 17:28
8/10
Tried
on 19 Jan 2013
at 15:37
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Location: 12 oz bottle at Husk, 12/7/12
Aroma: The nose is fairly malty, with caramel, a little spice, and some earthy notes too
Appearance: It pours a clear bright red color with a small beige head and medium lace
Flavor: The flavor has a nice, not overpowering, sweetness and some balancing hop bitterness too
Palate: The body of this beer is medium, it is plenty drinkable, and has a clean, soft mouthfeel
Overall Impression: This is some solid stuff for sure. Nothing to go out of your way for, but it is plenty drinkable, and a solid example of the style.
Aroma: The nose is fairly malty, with caramel, a little spice, and some earthy notes too
Appearance: It pours a clear bright red color with a small beige head and medium lace
Flavor: The flavor has a nice, not overpowering, sweetness and some balancing hop bitterness too
Palate: The body of this beer is medium, it is plenty drinkable, and has a clean, soft mouthfeel
Overall Impression: This is some solid stuff for sure. Nothing to go out of your way for, but it is plenty drinkable, and a solid example of the style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Dec 2012
at 06:56
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Lightly malty aroma with a nice layer of grass hops. Tingly mouthfeel. Flavor has lightly sweet toasted malts and earthy, floral hops. Lightly zesty finish. Easy going, refreshing, tasty.
Tried
on 05 Nov 2012
at 07:34
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Poured from a 12 oz bottle shared at home. Pours a cloudy amber with a white head. Sweet grassy aroma. Hints of caramel but overall thin flavored. Bitter finish.
On draft at Spacebar. Pours clear. Seems fuller flavored than the bottled version.
On draft at Spacebar. Pours clear. Seems fuller flavored than the bottled version.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Oct 2012
at 16:09
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle at home ... copper ... thin lacing ... soft sweet toffee malt that i dont like ... sweet malts ... light zezt ... soft fruits
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Oct 2012
at 13:42
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours clear deep amber with a small off-white head with some lacing. Aroma of roasted malt with a bit of citrus. Flavor is somewhat sweet malty with caramel, citrus and pine flavors and a mildly bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jun 2012
at 15:26