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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7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
22 fl oz bottle, courtesy of kp on the RBSG bus. Pours pitch black with a small tan head. Roasted dark malt with a mild caramelish touch. Roasted malt and fruity hoppy flavoured. Subdued sweet. Roasted chocolate and light fruity yeasty note with a nice acidic roasted note. Lasting chocolate and mild coffeeish finish.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Jul 2009 at 19:54

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle shared BY KP on RBSG Bus Tour! Nose of toffee, coffee, and licorice. Black with a medium tan head. Flavor is coffee, licorice, and caramel. Finish is coffee.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Jul 2009 at 22:33

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottled. A pitch black beer with a lazing orangey head. The aroma has notes of bourbon, roasted malt, soy sauce, and wood. The flavor is sweet with notes of roasted malt, wood, soy sauce, alcohol, and some bourbon, leading to a dry, roasted, and alcoholic finish. Thanks kp for sharing.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Jul 2009 at 18:20

5.2/10 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

6.5/10 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

7/10 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

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle with thanks to Greg. Pour is orange with a small head and aromas that are very grainy and dusty with just a little bit of floral hops. Flavor is a blah mix of heavy malt, a little orange and a kiss of lemon in the finish. Calling this an IPA seems like a bit of a stretch.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Jun 2009 at 23:46

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@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

6.4/10 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

6/10 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