Highland Kashmir IPA - Highland Brewing

towersfall

North Carolina

3.65/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Appearance: Pours a cloudy yellow with a nice thick head with solid lacing.

Smell: A mixture of smells fill the air when my nose was placed over the rim of the glass. Nice malty smell with a tad bit of lemon. I caught an interesting whiff to say the least.

Taste: Bitterness from the hops and slight lemon flavor is met with a counter-balance provided by the pale malts which provides a nice first taste. Can tell this will be a more than solid IPA.

Mouthfeel: Bitter and sweet blend together here to make a rather sturdy beer. The sips get better as you go along.

Drinkability: A clean and solid IPA that needs a little more kick to it. Would reach for it over other IPA's but it still doesn't give me the kick in the ass I get from other IPA's. But, this is a good closer to a night of drinking.

Serving type: bottle

11-05-2009 07:26:18 | More by towersfall

IchLiebeBier

Virginia

3/5  rDev -15%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Appearance: Golden bronze; effervescent; huge frothy head; long lasting; good lacing

Aroma: Malty; piney hops

Taste: Creamy, but a little thin; hoppy, piney bite in mid; resinous aftertaste with dry finish

Remarks: Did not score A, T, S, M at that time; disregard those scores

Serving type: bottle

06-15-2013 13:41:58 | More by IchLiebeBier

beernads

Florida

3/5  rDev -15%

06-12-2013 08:19:50 | More by beernads

andy1701

Florida

2.75/5  rDev -22.1%

06-10-2013 22:23:16 | More by andy1701

Ant4711

South Carolina

2.5/5  rDev -29.2%

06-06-2013 15:37:03 | More by Ant4711

navin

Virginia

3/5  rDev -15%

06-05-2013 19:17:28 | More by navin

KevieJames

Florida

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

06-05-2013 16:22:35 | More by KevieJames

Goblinmunkey7

Massachusetts

2.69/5  rDev -23.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75

Thanks to Rusel_G for the bottle.

Appearance: Perfectly clear gold. Lively carbonation pulls throughout. Small bright-whit head drops almost instantly. Leaves small clumps of a cap with a tiny collar. Nice rings of lacing.

Smell: Light, pale malts. A bit sweet with a distinct cracker and grassy finish. Some floral elements along with a small hint of citrus. A bit earthy. Biscuit dough, very uncooked. A bit of toasted grain as well. Smells closer to a hoppy blonde than a traditional IPA.

Taste: Floral with a light hint of grapefruit rind. A slight oily pine. Mostly earthy and floral, really floral. Hints of cracker and uncooked biscuit dough. Warming brings out a bit of lingering bitterness along with a slightly sweet pale maltiness. Lots of clean malts coupled with a dirty hop profile.

Mouthfeel: Light with some push toward medium body, but it's not there. A bit dry on the finish, but relatively clean. Slightly above average carbonation.

Overall: I am whatever style I want to be!

A unique spin on an IPA. Not quite in the "session" IPA territory and not quite a "true" IPA, and therefore confusing. Closer to a blonde, but still a nice beer.

Serving type: bottle

06-03-2013 20:48:20 | More by Goblinmunkey7

pjsikorsky

Wisconsin

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

06-03-2013 12:10:12 | More by pjsikorsky

Rifugium

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -7.9%

05-28-2013 01:02:44 | More by Rifugium

KYGunner

Kentucky

3.04/5  rDev -13.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3

This is an IPA, it says it on the bottle, but if I I had done a blind taste test I would have guessed European Lager or American Adjunct.

The head was light and bright white but it sat atop a orange hue that was far from IPAish.

The scent and taste were somewhat cloned as I got cereal malt graininess or maybe corn adjuncts. No metallic taste synonymous with corn adjunct beers it was like a watery Heineken. Very light, easy to drink, it was better than Bud but not an IPA.

Serving type: bottle

05-25-2013 20:50:41 | More by KYGunner

iCabaLLero

Georgia

3/5  rDev -15%

05-23-2013 22:17:03 | More by iCabaLLero

bonSreeB

Alabama

3.75/5  rDev +6.2%

05-22-2013 23:33:48 | More by bonSreeB

Slatetank

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

05-16-2013 22:53:18 | More by Slatetank

mralbertson

North Carolina

4/5  rDev +13.3%

05-15-2013 01:52:22 | More by mralbertson

MCDub

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

05-10-2013 14:47:19 | More by MCDub

mobrockman

Florida

3.75/5  rDev +6.2%

05-08-2013 00:33:38 | More by mobrockman

seanhug

Ohio

3/5  rDev -15%

04-30-2013 03:07:21 | More by seanhug

SMITHAND

Oregon

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

04-28-2013 01:09:23 | More by SMITHAND

jman005

Kentucky

3.75/5  rDev +6.2%

04-25-2013 05:10:09 | More by jman005

Bamarooster

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

04-23-2013 22:19:06 | More by Bamarooster

ADTaber

South Carolina

3/5  rDev -15%

04-23-2013 00:25:00 | More by ADTaber

tazzman

Florida

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

04-21-2013 19:09:16 | More by tazzman

baklo

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev +6.2%

04-21-2013 12:35:45 | More by baklo

CBodamer

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +6.2%

04-19-2013 01:43:48 | More by CBodamer