Highland Whisky Ale
Highgate Brewery Ltd

Tasted this beer at my local Wetherspoon's pub in East End London, during their Autumn Beer Festival. This beer is intriguing because it's "fortified at rack with half a bottle of whisky in every firkin."... well that should be reassuringly expensive... or is it?

A: bright, dark-orangey golden hue, with a reddish hint; the off-white beer head is creamy and thick, with superb retention (thanks to whisky? maybe not...) and leaving super-fine lace all over the side of the glass; very low carbonation as well.
S: lightly wild-floral scented with a lightly green apple aroma (like Goldings and Styrian Goldings), rich note of mixed malts with a touch of burned sugar, backed by a refreshingly woody and slightly alcoholic note, faint hint of berries, and a subtly fruity hop aroma at the back.
T: slightly tartly-sweet fruity and woody upfront, decorated with a hint of vanilla and oaky hint of whisky, which gradually turns more pronounced but never too much; at the back a refreshing flow of fruity, semi-dryish woody and tangy bitterness attaches to the sides of the tongue, lingering very well with a faintly sour touch.
M&D: silky smooth overall, spiced up with an understated whisky's oaky flavour which supports the bitterness of the ale very well, making it extremely easy-to-drink as well as nicely balanced. Overall a light-medium bodied with lots of subtle flavours. Not as "whisky-ish" as I expected, but it's interesting all the same.