Highland Brewing Company in United States - Reviews, Beers, Location & Contact

Highland Brewing Company

Regional Brewery in Asheville, North Carolina, United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 1994

Contact

12 Old Charlotte Hwy, #200, Asheville, NC, 28803, United States

+1(828) 299-3370

info@highlandbrewing.com

Description

Highland Brewing was founded in 1994 by retired engineer and entrepreneur Oscar Wong, establishing it as the pioneer of Asheville, NC’s booming craft beer industry. With a portfolio that is equal parts established and inventive, Highland is known for consistently excellent beer. Proudly regional, Highland is distributed in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, and Kentucky. Highland is the largest independent family-owned brewery born in the Southeast, with the third largest solar array in an American craft brewery. The brewery is in a rehabilitated manufacturing facility on a hilltop, affording space for thousands of visitors to enjoy limited release beers, tours, and live music. In addition, the event center and rooftop can be reserved for private events. Since 2015, the company has been led by Wong’s daughter, Leah Wong Ashburn, and has 50 full-time employees.

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6.5

dwest (2892) reviewed Big Butte Smoked Porter from Highland Brewing Company 2 weeks ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Bottle - shared with a friend. Solid smoked porter, great flavor and drivability

Tried from Bottle on 23 Nov 2025 at 23:01

MrSpooks (5414) reviewed Highland Haze from Highland Brewing Company 2 months ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Not bad, with a hearty punch of grapefruit, peach, lemon zest, and a hint of bubblegum, followed by a slight pine bitterness on the back end.

Tried from Can on 24 Sep 2025 at 00:34

7.3

jhsnitz1 (1790) reviewed Set & Spike from Highland Brewing Company 4 months ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Opaque yellow with a funky lime aroma. Nice flavor of sour acid, lime and salt. Tastes very similar to a margarita.

Tried from Draft at Highland Brewing Company on 03 Aug 2025 at 00:29

5.9

jhsnitz1 (1790) reviewed Blazing Star from Highland Brewing Company 4 months ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6

Brown color, thick head with lasting lacing. Earthy and woody aroma. Nice easy drinking dark lager. Light notes of chocolate, mild sweetness. A little heavier body than a regular lager, smooth and crisp finish.

Tried from Draft at Highland Brewing Company on 02 Aug 2025 at 23:52

6.4

jhsnitz1 (1790) reviewed AVL IPA from Highland Brewing Company 4 months ago

Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Pale yellow with thin lasting head. Evergreen and grapefruit peel aroma. Typical west coast ipa taste. Hoppy bitterness with a little malt sweetness underneath. Lasting hop bitter aftertaste. Good example of the style.

Tried from Draft at Highland Brewing Company on 02 Aug 2025 at 23:18

7.8

jhsnitz1 (1790) reviewed Wee Bit Bigger Gaelic from Highland Brewing Company 4 months ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Heavy red-brown color with thin tan head. Malt sweet aroma. Mildly sweet caramel and toffee malt flavor with a moderate, balanced floral and earthy bitterness. Rich. Dry, woody finish. Mild alcohol burn at the end.

Tried from Draft at Highland Brewing Company on 02 Aug 2025 at 22:40

7.2

Maverick (5062) reviewed Oatmeal Porter from Highland Brewing Company 6 months ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Bottled. Poured a mahogany brown light tanning head. Oats, roasted malts, light chocolate. Pretty good o stout

Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2025 at 01:07

tnkw01 (4030) reviewed Cattail Peak Wheat from Highland Brewing Company 8 months ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle. Just an ok tasting beer. Nice balance but also rather bland. SInce it is a summer beer if this were really cold on a hot day, it would go down great but somewhat average otherwise. Does have that wheat, bread aroma, again not overpowering. Don’t really get the hibiscus like in the description.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Mar 2025 at 05:13

tnkw01 (4030) reviewed Gaelic Ale from Highland Brewing Company 8 months ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Man this is a good beer. Not much on hoppy beers but when they’re made right it makes it worth while. This one is perfectly balanced. Just the right amount of malt makes it great. Perfect amber color. Just great all the way around.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Mar 2025 at 05:10

tnkw01 (4030) reviewed Clawhammer Oktoberfest from Highland Brewing Company 8 months ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Another great beer for Highland. Pours an dark orange-amber-copper color with a decent head and great lace.. Taste is more floral-hops then most marzen style beers. Aroma is a malty, spicy, floral with slight nuts. Good stuff.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Mar 2025 at 05:10

Brewery Stats

Score	6.72
Beers	128
Ticks	773

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