Highlander Twisted Spruce Ale
Highlander Twisted Spruce Ale
Rated 3.029 by BeerPals
Brewed by South River Brewing Company (formerly Highlander Brew Company Limited)
South River, Ontario, Canada
Style: Spiced Beer
6% Alcohol by Volume
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We hand harvest spruce tips 60 feet away from the brewery for this IPA style ale. This golden ale sits at 5.6% abv with notes of honey and herbal middle with a crisp Cascade hop finish.
ID: 50771 Last updated 2 weeks ago Added to database 11 years agoKey Stats
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| Overall Rank | 42861 |
| Overall Percentile | 22.8 |
| Style Rank | 935 of 1281 |
| Style Percentile | 27 |
| Lowest Score | 2.6 |
| Highest Score | 3.3 |
| Average Score | 3.050 |
| Weighted Score | 3.029 |
| Standard Deviation | 0.000 |
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4 Member Reviews
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Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5
I remember when a Centurion was a character from the 1970s Battlestar Galactica, and now it’s a beer. This is described as a Spruce Ale but not much in the way of spruce aroma. Had I not known it was a spruce ale, I would have thought it was just a boring blonde ale because that is what it looks like, smells like, and tastes like. Apparently at one time this was known as Twisted Spruce Ale……who knew?
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Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 7
Bomber from the LCBO and at 6% ABV. Pours a very slight hazed, golden colour with tiny particles running through it. Beautiful frothy white head, great retention and loads of thick bubbly lace. Aromas are a mix of herbal notes with some grainy malts and slight sweetness. Mild dry mouthfeel with a little grassy bitterness. Cereal malts lingers lightly. A nice twist on the IPA easy-drinking style, but do not feel the spruce.
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Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6
650ml bottle
6.0% ABV
Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada)
June 17, 2013
The beer pours a crystal clear light gold colour with a smallish white cap that lasts a while. The aroma is sweet malt, grass, a metallic tang, and some spruce. Mouthfeel is light to medium bodied, with average carbonation. Flavour is very grainy, with a little bit of spiciness. As with a previous rater, not tasting any spruce here. -
Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7
Bomber bottle - puts a clear gold ale in the glass with a small white cap. modest carbonation. Aroma seems to be in character with all Highlander brews - understated - Light hints of sweet malt, some grassiness, some light herbal notes, ever so light hint of spruce. Flavour is earthy-malty with hopping in a support role - long rich finish. The spruce didn't seem to show up in the flavour...unless it was hiding under the hopping -- anyway an interesting ale with some character but the spruce is toned back so far you gotta really look for it.
