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...
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February 11th, 2009 - 08:57
John – another good choice.
OHB has one bottled beer available – the Bardstown. They also have growlers available. There is another North Carolina brewery you might consider in your travels and that is Red Oak. They are outside of Greensboro on 85. Our kids bring in growlers from there on their way back from ECU. They are doing interesting stuff. No bottles available.