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Highland Brewing Company

Highland Brewing Company

12 Old Charlotte Highway, Suite 200
Asheville, NC, 28803
United States

828-299-3370

Year Established: 1994

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Highland Brewing Company rolled out its first beer kegs in December 1994. Built almost entirely of retrofitted dairy equipment, our original brewery in downtown Asheville could produce up to 6,500 barrels of beer per year. At the new location we now have capacity to brew 20,000 barrels annually. Until 1998, our beer was available only in kegs and hand-filled 22-oz. bottles. That year, we added a four-head bottling machine, which enabled us to start packaging in 12-oz. bottles. In 2002, a used Krones bottling line was installed, capable of filling 7200 12-oz. bottles per hour. We still hand filled our 22-oz. bottles. Although we brewed twice daily, four days per week, the demand for our beer continued to exceed the supply. After evaluating short-term options for increasing production, we opted temporarily to brew and bottle some of our beer using the facilities of Wild Goose Brewery in Frederick, Maryland. Our long-term goal was to once again brew all our beer locally, and in October 2006, we were thrilled to begin operations in our larger, more efficient brewery in east Asheville. Here, we brew twice daily, three days per week in a "Santa Rosa" 50 barrel brew system. We bottle at least once a week, packing 2,000 cases or more. Our filler is a 1976 model, 28 head, long stem, Krones Schlippe. In our larger brewery, we have room for much more equipment on the bottling line. Now that the line can keep up with the filler, we can fill about 360 cases an hour. Besides our commitment to quality, important factors in Highland 's longevity and success are owner/founder Oscar Wong and Vice President/Brewmaster John Lyda, who have been at the brewery since its inception. What began as a three person operation has grown into a staff of eighteen. Oscar and John oversee the staff in brewing, packaging, and sales. Currently, the Highland brand is sold in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.

ID: 959 Last updated 4 days ago Added to database 22 years ago

Quick Stats

65

Beers

260

Reviews

0

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Most Drunk: Highland Clawhammer Oktoberfest [1]
Highest Rated: Highland Thunderstruck Coffee Porter [3.800]
Most Reviewed: Highland Gaelic Ale [33]

Beers

Beer | Style | ABV Score
Highland 20th Anniversary American Saison
Saison| 5.8 %
-
Highland 20th Anniversary Scotch Ale
Scottish Ale| 8 %
-
Highland 20th Anniversary Weizenbock
Weizenbock| 7.1 %
3.175 (1)
Highland Auld Asheville Vintage Ale
Old Ale| 9.5 %
3.320 (2)
Highland AVL IPA
IPA| 6.5 %
3.300 (1)
Highland B’Autumns Up
Dunkel / Dark Lager| 5 %
3.250 (1)
Highland Baron Von Hopper
Belgian Ale| 6.3 %
3.175 (1)
Highland Barrel Aged Cherry Wood Smoked Chocolate Stout
Chocolate Stout| -
3.225 (1)
Highland Big Briar Tart Raspberry Ale
Fruit Beer| 5.4 %
3.175 (1)
Highland Big Butte Smoked Porter
Smoked Ale| 7 %
-
Highland Black Mocha Stout
Coffee Stout| 5.3 %
3.568 (22)
Highland Black Mountain Bitter Pale Ale
English Pale Ale| 5 %
3.080 (2)
Highland Black Watch Double Chocolate Milk Stout
Milk Stout| 8 %
3.400 (1)
Highland Cattail Peak Wheat
American Wheat| 4.9 %
3.380 (7)
Highland Clawhammer Oktoberfest
Marzen / Oktoberfest| 5 %
3.369 (10)
Highland Cold Mountain Winter Ale
Spiced Beer| 5.8 %
3.575 (13)
Highland Cold Mountain Winter Ale (Coconut)
Spiced Beer| 5.6 %
3.200 (1)
Highland Daycation IPA
IPA| 4.9 %
-
Highland Devil's Britches IPA
IPA| 6 %
3.500 (6)
Highland Early’s Hoppy Wheat
American Wheat| 5 %
3.250 (1)
Highland Footloose Belgian-Style Ale
Abbey Tripel| 8.7 %
3.250 (1)
Highland Gaelic Ale
Amber Ale| 5.8 %
3.542 (33)
Highland Hawaiian Lounge Juice Extra IPA
Imperial IPA| 8 %
3.125 (1)
Highland Heather Ale
Ale| 4 %
-
Highland High Pines
Imperial IPA| 9 %
3.175 (1)
Highland Highlandfest
Vienna / Amber Lager| 5.5 %
-
Highland Imperial Black Mocha Stout
Imperial Stout| 9.5 %
3.400 (1)
Highland Imperial Gaelic
Strong Ale| 8.7 %
3.434 (3)
Highland Imperial Kashmir IPA
Imperial IPA| 10.2 %
3.586 (4)
Highland Imperium
Imperial Stout| 8 %
3.550 (3)
Highland Jack Daniel Barrel Aged Gaelic Ale
Amber Ale| 5.9 %
3.275 (1)
Highland Kashmir IPA
IPA| 5.6 %
3.248 (24)
Highland King MacAlpin Double IPA
Imperial IPA| 10 %
3.125 (1)
Highland Landslide Lager
Pale Lager| -
3.050 (1)
Highland Little Hump Spring Ale
American Pale Ale| 4.5 %
3.300 (7)
Highland Lost Cove American Pale Ale
American Pale Ale| 4.5 %
3.200 (3)
Highland Lower Falls
IPA| 3.9 %
3.100 (1)
Highland Mandarina IPA
IPA| 5 %
3.160 (2)
Highland Midnight Summit
Milk Stout| 6 %
-
Highland Mosaic Rye IPL
Pale Lager| 8 %
3.200 (1)
Highland Nutz & Voltz
Porter| 5.8 %
3.300 (1)
Highland Oatmeal Porter
Porter| 5.8 %
3.579 (30)
Highland Organic Cattail Peak Wheat Beer
American Wheat| 4.7 %
3.220 (2)
Highland Peachful
Fruit Beer| 5.2 %
3.100 (1)
Highland Pilsner
Bohemian / Czech Pilsener| 5.5 %
3.050 (1)
Highland Razor Wit
Witbier| 4.5 %
3.389 (6)
Highland Rising Haze
IPA| 7 %
3.225 (1)
Highland Rustic Ridge
IPA| 6.7 %
3.075 (1)
Highland Saw-whet Saison
Saison| 6 %
3.280 (2)
Highland Schenk’s Cream Ale
Cream Ale| -
3.300 (1)
Highland Schwarz Schokoladenweizen
Dunkel Weizen| 5.8 %
3.275 (1)
Highland Seven Sisters Abbey Ale
Abbey Dubbel| 6.5 %
3.400 (2)
Highland Slow Crush
Spiced Beer| 5 %
3.175 (1)
Highland Spivey Mountain Wit
Belgian Strong Ale| -
3.250 (1)
Highland St. Terese's Pale Ale
American Pale Ale| 5.2 %
3.193 (24)
Highland Stargazer
Witbier| 4.8 %
3.100 (1)
Highland Surf City IPA
IPA| -
3.080 (2)
Highland Take Me Somewhere Nice
IPA| 7.2 %
3.175 (1)
Highland Tasgall Ale
Scottish Ale| 8 %
3.680 (7)
Highland Tasgall II
Scottish Ale| 8 %
3.200 (1)
Highland The Shining Rock Lager
Bock| 6 %
3.075 (1)
Highland Thunderstruck Coffee Porter
Porter| 5.8 %
3.800 (10)
Highland Wanderlush
IPA| 5.6 %
3.100 (1)
Highland Wishing Star
IPA| 6.8 %
3.150 (1)
Highland Wolfgang 1756 Symphony Lager
Vienna / Amber Lager| 4.7 %
3.050 (1)

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