Highland Brewing Company – Gaelic Ale
This is my first sample from Highland Brewing Company in Asheville, North Carolina. I thought it was sort of interesting to read the label on the Gaelic Ale bottle to find the following:
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.
IBU: 32
Alcohol Content: 5.8% ABV
Hops: Chinook, Willamette and Cascade
North Carolina definitely isn't known for its beer, but this is the second NC brewery that I have sampled recently that had some really good beer to offer. Asheville is only about 90 miles west of me, and this brewery offers tours, so I might just ride up there one Friday afternoon and have a look around. There is a brewery here in my home town of Hickory, but they do not produce a bottled beer for sale. They sell mini-kegs and full-sized kegs for taps at local restaurants, as well as their local brew pub and restaurant. I'm working on a feature for this brewery that I'll post here in the future...
