Highland Brewing Company

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

Established in 1994

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12 Old Charlotte Hwy, #200, Asheville, NC, 28803, United States
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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6/10
Tried on 06 Dec 2019 at 22:28

6.2/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6
[12oz can from Total Wines, Naples, FL.] An erupting pour, stable in the can, but going everywhere when tipped into the glass; leaving a bright pale amber liquid and a billowing white head that falls back very slowly; aroma of orange with a touch of spice; lively in the mouth with a fresh orange flavour, but also melon and spice from the hops; and then a dry, hoppy, moreish finish.
Tried from Can on 17 Nov 2019 at 01:35

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
3 week old bottle A: Black pour with 1/2 of tan head that fell fast. S: Lots of coffee with a hint of cocoa. T: Heavy coffee and some toffee with light roast and faint hops providing bitterness. M: Light medium bodied and fairly well carbonated finishing fairly dry. O: Good coffee flavor without tasting burnt. Pretty nice.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Oct 2019 at 22:55

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
The Aromas are toffee malt, with hints of roast and fruit. Flavors are similar to nose, a little sweet up front with the bitter bitterness in the back too little roast or Vienna malt. A lackluster beer.
Tried on 24 Sep 2019 at 03:19

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Pour is a light clear copper with a large white head. Aroma is a decent but light toasted bread malt. Flavor is again a light bready malt. It looks and taste like a oktoberfest but this is pretty light all around.
Tried on 22 Aug 2019 at 01:14

4.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Sampled from a bottle this beer poured a black color with a small beige head that faded and left a bit of lacing. The aroma was dry, dusty, roasty and woody. The flavor was dry, woody, roasty and dusty. Long finish. Medium body.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Aug 2019 at 16:31

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 10 Overall 5
Intriguing pink-copper color, pretty if a tad worrying as to how fruity the pint will be. Very light, very spritz-y, with a mild blood orange tartness offset by a grainy, grass-dusted base. Dry, yeasty finish eschews any sweetness, but doesn’t exactly scream Aperol Spritz. Which, to be honest, isn’t a bad thing. Eh.
Tried on 19 Jun 2019 at 23:05

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
Bottle at home. Dark pour minimal head. Nose is oatmeal, cola, fruity. Tastes of cola, plum, oatmeal, light chocolate. Bitter.
Tried from Bottle on 31 May 2019 at 02:23

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Refrigerated 12 oz. aluminum can, canned on May 4, 2018 poured into a glass. Hazy pale golden with medium white head. Aroma is grapefruit & coriander, medium body, medium carbonation, and thick small-bubble lacing. Taste is grapefruit peel, ginger, coriander, and dry finish. A little old.
Tried from Can on 29 May 2019 at 20:11

5.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 4
Month old pint can A: Pours clear bubbly bright orange gold with 1 of thick white bubbly head. Fair retention. S: Tart candy hop notes of orange and tangerine over light tropicals and faint caramel. T: Tart and dry with light juicy citrus bitterness and nothing else. Where's the rest of it? M: Highly carbonated and seltzery. Light and thin body. Clean finish. O: Disappointing. One note flavor and thin body. Drinks more like a session IPA or even flavored club soda.
Tried from Can on 18 May 2019 at 23:11