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
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.
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Harris Teeter, Hampstead, North Carolina. Amber with a carbonation and a thin head. Has a full tropical fruitiness with a low to medium citric bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jun 2017
at 08:10
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Harris Teeter, Hampstead, North Carolina. Dark clear amber with a thin head. Has a strong hoppy tropical fruitiness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jun 2017
at 08:08
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Can from Harris Teeter, Hampstead, North Carolina. Golden-yellow with a thin head and a carbonation. Has a fullish pilsner taste and is palatable.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Jun 2017
at 07:48
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5
Draft at Growler USA. Hazy pinkish red color. Light fruit aroma. Taste has slightly tart fruitiness.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Jun 2017
at 20:32
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Draft at Growler USA. Dark brown full bodied beer. Dry taste of roasted malt, finishes mild. Unexciting.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Jun 2017
at 19:41
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pours a rich brown from a bottle, medium off-white head. Caramel nose, similar flavor with a bit of cola finishing somewhat bitter. Good beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jun 2017
at 22:49
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Draft at Growler USA. Dark brown with tan head. Taste is too sweet for an impy, vanilla overload and milk chocolate.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 May 2017
at 22:24
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
12oz bottle thanks to Steve. Pours out a crisp brown sugar color topped with a white head. Nose is rich malts some spice. Taste is more of the malts some bread malts and spice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 May 2017
at 22:07
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tart raspberry and nothing but tart raspberry. So, you know, if you dig tart raspberry beer, go right ahead. I find it okay, a bit one-note and somewhat overbearing, but at least the fruits never grow sweet, and the El Dorados add a nice, if delicate, lemon-tinged hoppiness to the finish. Pretty pink color, pretty good beer.
Tried
on 22 May 2017
at 17:42
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Crisp, slightly hazy golden coloured body with a large, three centimetre tall pure white head that is a tad soapy. Aroma of pure citrus with hints of caster sugar, honey, light wheat, a touch of yeast and way more citrus tucked near the end. Medium-bodied; Strong grassy and citrusey flavours at first with some moderate bitterness from the hops with a touch of grain and funk and finishing with some sweetness and a little dose of floral elements. Aftertaste is mellow with the citrus, hops, earth, funk and a deep floral flavour and some nice yeast complexities. Overall, a decent beer and nice to try, but lacking in both bitterness and citrusey flavours - good to sample, but could be much better. Nice to sample and worth trying if you like the citrus-based IPAs, otherwise, there are probably much better or more interesting beers to sample! I sampled this twelve ounce can purchased from Growlers To Go in Richmond, Virginia on 14-April-2017 for US$2,00 sampled at hotel room here in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on 19-May-2017.
Tried
from Can
on 19 May 2017
at 22:40