Hi-Wire Brewing
Microbrewery
in
Asheville,
North Carolina,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 6 Venues
Established in 2013
Contact
Description
Hi-Wire Brewing’s journey began in the summer of 2013 at their 2,700 square foot South Slope Brewery located at 197 Hilliard Ave in the heart of Asheville’s South Slope Brewery District. With the 2015 opening of their Big Top Production Brewery up the road, the original Hi-Wire brewhouse is 100% dedicated to brewing award-winning sour and wild ales and one-off small batch beers.
Brewing beers with a connection to the past is important to us. We love to brew traditional styles that honor the heritage of our craft and pay respect to those who have crafted beer before us. Yet, as an American craft brewer, we are elated to participate in the culture of experimentation that has developed here.
Brewing beers with a connection to the past is important to us. We love to brew traditional styles that honor the heritage of our craft and pay respect to those who have crafted beer before us. Yet, as an American craft brewer, we are elated to participate in the culture of experimentation that has developed here.
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft. Thank God I can see through this beer. That’s the best part thoigh. Aroma is light floral hay. Taste is lightly bitter citrus.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Feb 2017
at 17:35
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Pour is a thick motor oil black with a large tan head. Aroma is a nice roasted malt with some burnt caramelized dark sugar. Flavor is chcocolate and some of the vanilla with a heavy sweet roasted malt. I did not get much of the coffee but there is plenty of chocolate and vanilla along with a rich roasted malt. No dry chared malt here, this is nice and roasted with some sweet but flavorful adjuncts.
Tried
on 19 Feb 2017
at 18:09
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pour is a hazy lemonade looking yellow with a large white head. Aroma is a nice citrus fruit hop with some green onion. Flavor is a very clean mouthfeel with a nice blast of citrus. It shows up and is gone in a flash. Nothing heavy or cloying about this beer. A decent light bodied but flavorful IPA.
Tried
on 08 Feb 2017
at 19:40
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
Sample at NC Rare Beer Festival in Durham. Hazy to cloudy golden yellow color, big fluffy white head. Peppery aroma. Taste is very earthy. Interesting.
Tried
on 29 Jan 2017
at 08:51
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Can. Lactic lemon, biscuit malt, and straw aroma. Yellow with small head. Mildly sweet-tart lemon, biscuit malt, mild salt, and lightly bitter straw flavor. Nice balance and body. Very tasty.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Jan 2017
at 21:44
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
2 month old bottle A: Pours clear pale gold with 1/2" of thick white foam. Decent retention, good patchy lace and busy carbonation. S: Light but sharp lemon and sweet bread scent. A little zest. T: Sweet and sour bread in great balance with hop notes of lemon and pith. Zest and melon aftertaste. M: Medium bodied with fine beaded carbonation. Slightly chewy O: Really nice hoppy lager in all categories that I look forward to each spring.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jan 2017
at 19:15
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
3 week old bottle to IPA glass. A: Billowy snow white 1/2" head, good retention and great lacing. Finely hazed pale gold color with just a few small bubbles. S: Sweet orange, grapefruit, pith and mild bread. T: Sharp, bitter grapefruit pith and tart citrus, joined by a hint of hay and toast. M: Light medium in body and finely carbonated, finishing clean with almost no resin. I could easily drink several. O: While not outstanding, I found this quite good and worth buying.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jan 2017
at 15:30
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 7
Can from Salud. Jet black oily color, of course, large dark brown head with good retention, see pic please. Vanilla dominates the aroma, with chocolate next, then coffee. Vanilla dominates the taste too, with dark roast coffee. Thin body. Tasty enough.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Jan 2017
at 18:17
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft. Hazy golden amber color, medium white head. Earthy aroma. Taste is almost dank, fruity, bitter. Tasty.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Jan 2017
at 18:47
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample at the taproom. Slightly hazy straw color with a thin white head that evaporates quickly to a wispy film. Spotty lacing. Tart fruit, yeast and malt in the nose. Light-bodied with flavors of salty tart citrus, yeast and biscuit malt. The finish is tart with a citrusy aftertaste. Decent overall.
Tried
from Draft
on 31 Dec 2016
at 23:32