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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5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

12oz bottle–pours a dissipating white head and hazy yellow color. Aroma is spice hops, wheat, clove. Taste is dry spice hops-slight, wheat, clove, and slight banana, metallic. Thanks to decaturstevo for sharing this.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Jul 2009 at 21:48


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Pours pale orange color with white heaad. Mild floral hop aroma. Grapefruit rind bitterness with biscuity malt sweetness. Medium body with average carbonation,

Tried on 03 Jul 2009 at 11:34


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

This beer violates some expectations! But its still a nice beer. Poured a translucent purple-brown, with a modest head and spotty lacing. Aroma was initially hoppy, much to my surprise, with a floral grassy character but it quickly gave way to a richer chocolate malt. The flavor was sweeter with chocolate malt. Balanced finish, spritzy carbonation. Easy finish has a medium body.

Tried on 26 Jun 2009 at 17:16


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

@Pilsner Petes East Coast Gathering-1L bottle-pours an off white head and amber color. Aroma is sweet medium malt-caramel, secondary spice hops. Taste is sweet medium malt-caramel, secondary herbal hops. Thanks argo0 for sharing.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Jun 2009 at 10:43


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle courtesy of MaltDawg at the 8th Richmond Gathering on 06/06/2009. Clear dark amber body with a medium frothy tan head. Malty tea-like aroma with some caramel and light roasted notes. Sweet molassas and caramel flavor with some tea-like notes. Medium body with moderate carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Jun 2009 at 14:17


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

Pours with a slightly hazy lemon yellow body under a small white head. Lemony aroma with some funky yeast. Spritzy and slightly tart. Light and lemony.

Tried on 23 May 2009 at 14:01


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

A dark amber ale with a thick light moka head. A sweet nutty ma;t aroma. In mouth, very nutty and mineral malt, crisp and dry, notes of iron, a bit metallic. Medium bodied. On tap at Tutu Tango, April 10 2009.

Tried from Draft on 13 May 2009 at 21:20


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Almost pure amber with a nice foamy head that left a good sheet of lace. Very perfurmed hop nose with a bit of lime rind and possibly mango or something tropical. Very balanced flavor, with a citrusy hop right up front balanced by a doughy cookie like maltiness. Finish is fairly bitter but still pretty well balanced. There’s a lingering citric bitterness like chewing on lemon rind. Palate is on the light side, making this very quaffable, and at 5.6% ABV, its a great semi-session beer.

Tried on 01 May 2009 at 00:44


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle courtesy of TheBeerGod on 04/19/2009. Very clear reddish brown body with a small off-white head. Big malty and molassas aroma with some spicy hints. Sweet caramel and molassas flavor with some faint vanilla and some spice. Medium full body with moderately low carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Apr 2009 at 20:16


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Pours deep brown with brown edges and tan head. The aroma is mildly roasty to mildly burnt to coffee with a sense of oxidation and earthiness. I also get a bit of vague sweetness in the background. The taste seems smooth and creamy to start bringing in some roast and nearly burnt malts. Into the finish a modest drying sensation picks up due to some roasty malt astringency.

Tried on 06 Apr 2009 at 22:26