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.
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12oz bottle brought back form North Carolina over Labor Day. Poured a nice ruby brown color with a small off white head. Aroma was light chocolates, light toasted nut notes. Flavor was roasted malts, light sweetness. Some chocolate. Actually quite solid for a brown ale. Refreshing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Nov 2014
at 12:16
7.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours reddish amber off white head. Nose/taste of rye, toffee, sap and caramel. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Oct 2014
at 22:33
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle brought back from NC. Poured a clear amber color with a medium sized tan head. Aroma was nice pine hops, with some herbal notes, caramel malts. Flavor was nice light citrus notes, herbal hops. Pretty enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Sep 2014
at 20:33
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle brought from NC. Poured a clear golden amber color with a small off-white head. Aroma was light pine, with some malt and a touch of earthy notes. Flavor was pretty balanced, maybe a little too malt forward on this bottle. To be fair, I’m not sure how fresh the bottle is, it’s already in the recycling. The more crisp hop notes may have become a bit too subdued.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Sep 2014
at 20:30
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Refrigerated 12 oz. brown bottle poured into a weizen glass. Cloudy light orange with suspended sediment and one finger off-white head. Aroma is banana, medium/light body, medium/lighter carbonation, thin small bubble lacing. Taste is banana, esters, some clove, pepper, off flavors, and wheat. A lot of different flavors going on here, not necessarily all jiving, not my jam.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Aug 2014
at 18:02
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Hazy bright golden color, small white head. Taste is suitably funky and dusty. Taste is dusty barnyard. Tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Aug 2014
at 17:27
5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
On tap at the brewery. Pours pale yellow with a big, off-white head. Aroma is smoke and tobacco, wheat, and some bitter orange peel. Low sweetness, quite bitter, and a little unpleasantly funky. Medium body, hard, astringent, with a long, bitter aftertaste. Overhopped, for sure, but I can see what should be a pretty good beer. Something went wrong here, though - infection, dirty line, or a really dirty glass. Shame...
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Aug 2014
at 16:58
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
750 mL bottle from Ale Alpharetta. Pours a slightly hazy, reddish-orange, with a small beige head. The aroma is candy orange slices, caramel, cinnamon, vanilla, and some light earthiness and some resin. Very sweet and malty, with a fairly significant savory spiciness. Heavy body, sticky, and syrupy. Overall, this is a big, boozy, malty beer. Not very subtle, but delicious, spicy, and thick.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jul 2014
at 20:45
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Thanks to John for sharing this! Very smooth and floral nose. The beer starts smooth, floral and intense. Very bitter with hints of caramel and a nice moderate sweetness. As there was no date, I think it is old - it just tastes like there was once much more floral aroma. Very sad. The aftertaste is intense bitter, hoppy with hints of floral remainings, caramel. Nice. 12/12/11/12
Tried
on 02 Jun 2014
at 05:04
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Dark amber body with a tight, creamy off-white head. Light malt aroma with some weak hops. The flavor is well balanced lightly bitter. Reserved IPA. Good but not for hop lovers.
Tried
on 26 May 2014
at 08:36