About
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.
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
12 oz. can filled 5/9/2016/ into a pilsner. A: Clear pale yellow. Bubby with a finger of foam. Decent retention. S: Biscuit and leaves/ grass. Smells like a lot of pilsners lately. T: Spicy black pepper hop bite over sweet bready malts. M: Good coating carbonation feel in a light bodied, crisp and refreshing lager. O: Good though I expected a more intense hop experience. Also on the verge of being too sweet. Pretty good but not a regular purchase.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Jun 2016
at 19:31
2.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 2
Texture 2
Overall 1.5
So, ok, from a bot this is a red IPA? OK so, again, let’s make a red IPA style? Fer sure the aroma is rich deep dull. White, red, black, what else? FO! This is simply a darker IPA and its not black, its just dark like a yingy. Yes, bitter and all that shit for an ipa and there you have it, another ubiquitous ipa brew. Lets all jump on the bandwagon, ips this and ipa that and ipa wtf. Go figger, its ipa barmy. And, guess what, it’s inspired by the devil himself, what evvvvvah.
Tried
on 10 May 2016
at 22:47
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Shared 12 oz. bottle. Pours dark amber and clear with a soapy off-white head. Aroma is malty with dark fruits and peat undertones. Taste is fairly malty, with subtle scotch and peat flavors. Also some wood flavor and mild sweetness. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 May 2016
at 12:30
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample at Daily Growler Powell during the "Cupzilla Korean BBQ & Double IPA Showcase" on 04/01/2016. Clear orange color with a medium thin white head that recedes gradually to a dense film. Rings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of citrus, hops and malt. Light to medium body with flavors of zesty citrus, grassy hops and malt. The finish is mildly bitter with a hoppy aftertaste. Decent overall.
Tried
from Draft
at
The Daily Growler - Powell
on 20 Apr 2016
at 21:54
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pour is a cloudy orange with a large white head. Aroma is pretty much all yeast esters with a bit of orange rind. Flavor is a more of what is in the aroma, a nice refreshing ester from yeast maybe an ever so slight pepper with a meager citrus fruit. Not much after the swallow other than a dull grain. This saison is not breaking any new ground here but for a 12 oz bottle saison this was decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Mar 2016
at 14:48