Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
expecting some sort of barley wine. Had this on tap at Willards Tap House in largo fla. Fairly clear, Nice clean attractive aroma. Initial flavor are spicey or sumthin and comes across rather creamy on the co2. Bitter alky builds thru the session. Medicinal finish.
cheap (9533) reviewed Gaelic Ale from Highland Brewing Company 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Had this on tap at Willards Tap House in largo fla. Sightly cloudy brown with a nice clean smell. Starts off on the buds mild but gets a little beefy as the session continues. A bit medicinal on the finish. Not too much co2 detectable in this brew.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Pours deep reddish gold into a shaker. Bright white head with medium retention recedes to hug rim. Spicy caramel aromas. Slightly smoky with caramel upfront turning to mild resin in the dry, lasting finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Light barley malt nose. Clear amber, medium head, good lacing. Weak barley malt flavor. Medium body. Nothing offensive, macros intensity. Boring. One of the weaker octoberfests.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Not very good. Herbal, mushroomy and earthy hop flavors, light and bland malt profile, bitter unintegrated finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
A dark clear brown porter with a thin brown head. In aroma, a smooth capuccino coffee with light herbal notes. In mouth, a smooth sweet chocolate with coffee grinds, milkey, a bit cloying. On tap at Knoxville Brewer’s Jam, Oct. 22 2011.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Clear, slightly hazy golden coloured body with a thinnish creamy white head. Aroma of slightly skunky malt, light citrus, some yeast, a touch of bananas and a bit of sweetness - nothing too nice. Light- bodied; Pungent herbal and bitter malt notes with very little else going on - a touch of yeast perhaps. Aftertaste has some mild spices, a little malt and almost nothing else - mild. Overall, not such a great beer, but not horribly offensive either. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Total Wine in Alexandria, Virginia on 09-October-2011 for US$1.99 sampled at home in Washington on 15-October-2011.
superspak (10160) reviewed Oatmeal Porter from Highland Brewing Company 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
12 ounce bottle, no bottle date. Pours crystal clear dark brown color with a small fairly dense 1 finger light tan head with good retention that reduces to a thin lacing cap. Aromas of caramel, chocolate, roasted malt, coffee, oats, and some spicy hops. Some nice and decently strong aromas here. Taste of big roasted malt, chocolate, oats, spicy hops, and caramel. Nice amount of bitterness present on the finish; with lingering notes of spicy hops, caramel, and chocolate. Medium-high carbonation and medium bodied; with a fairly nice and creamy mouthfeel despite slightly high carbonation. Decent balance of flavors as well, but spiciness seems to take the prominence. No alcohol noticed except for a small warming after the finish. Overall a solid and drinkable porter, but definitely not memorable.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottled. A hazy amber beer with a thin beige head. The aroma has notes of malt and caramel as well as a lighter note of alcohol. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, and straw.
Jow (8309) reviewed Gaelic Ale from Highland Brewing Company 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
On tap as part of sampler at Asheville airport. Pours reddish brown. Taste is malty, of bready, some grass, some milk chocolate, a little amount of bitterness.