Our long-awaited tasting venue is now open Fridays 4 - 8 p.m.! 

Although tours are free...

We appreciate & accept cash, or

canned food donations for

MANNA FOOD BANK

It's "Cold Mountain Winter Ale" Time again!

THIS year is the best year for Cold Mountain!  For those of you arguing about which year was the best year for Cold Mountain, keep in mind that there is no time like the present!  Another great Cold Mountain Blend is now ready for your salivating palettes...

Ready to Roll: "Black Mountain Bitter - an Organic Pale Ale"

Check out Highland's Second Organic Brew!

Following January's successful debut of our first organic beer--Black Mountain Bitter--Highland recently released its second organic brew--Organic Cattail Peak Wheat Beer.   An organic version of last summer's release, this style is an invigorating wheat beer with 100% organic grains, a hint of rye, and the tang and hue of organic hibiscus. 

 We recently received our organic certification from Clemson University after undergoing a rigid inspection and two-month compliance process.  Although this represents a big step for Highland, the idea of an all organic product is consistent with our corporate ethos and embrace of natural traditional brewing methods. 

Organic Cattail Peak Wheat Beer is the latest in our line of seasonals named after mountain peaks in Transylvania County in Western North Carolina.  In the spring of 2008, we released our first seasonal beer--Shining Rock Lager, followed by Cattail Peak Wheat in the summer,  Clawhammer Oktoberfest in the fall, our ever-popular Cold Mountain Winter Ale in November, and organic Black Mountain Bitter Pale Ale in January.  

Congratulations to the 2009 Highland Cup Winners:

The 2nd Annual Highland Cup was held at the brewery on Saturday, 3/28.   Best of Show winners are as follows:

                  1st – Alex Buerckholtz

                          Smokey Mt. Porter – Smoked Porter

                  2nd – Alex Buerckholtz

                           Classic American Pilsner

                  3rd – Damon Garland

                          German Style Kolsch

The "Best Of Show" 1st place entry will be brewed at our facility and distributed and sold commercially by Highland. The winning brewer will also earn a trip to the 28th annual Great American Beer Festival in Denver in October.  This includes air travel

plus room and board.  The winning beer will be entered into the Pro/Am competition at GABF and served on the floor at the festival. 

Click on the link below for a list of the flight winners:

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The Latest in the Imperial Series

I n 2006, we began a tradition of releasing an imperial version of one of our brews each September at Asheville's Brewgrass Festival.   First was Imperial Gaelic followed by Imperial Kashmir IPA.  Last year's offering was Imperial Black Mocha Stout,  rich with coffee and chocolate notes.   If you missed the sale held at the brewery, you can still stop by and purchase some.  The cost is $10 per 22 oz. bottle (cash or check only).  Click on the contact/tours tab on the left for directions to the brewery.

Highland sponsors Larry Brock, Professional Highland Games Athlete.

   Visit his website:   www.brockthrow.com

Award Winning Brews - Our Black Mocha Stout won a silver medal in the American style stout category at the 2008 Great Americal Beer Festival held in Denver October 10-12!  In August,  the United States Beer Tasting Champion-ship named Highland's Shining Rock Lager the best Bock in the Mid-Atlantic/ Southeast region!   Our Kashmir IPA, St. Terese's Pale Ale, and Gaelic Ale were also rated "exceptional" in their categories.  Visit www.usbtc.com for

a complete list of categories and winners.

We also won several medals in the 2008 Carolina Championship of Beer.  Our St. Terese's Pale Ale and Black Mocha Stout won silver medals; and our Oatmeal Porter, Kashmir IPA, Gaelic Ale, and Imperial Kashmir earned bronze.

Our Black Mocha Stout brought home a silver medal in the prestigious Brewer's Association World Beer Cup 2006 International Beer Championship.  The competition drew 2221 entries from 540 breweries in 56 countries. 

We invite you to visit the Asheville Citizen-Times "Beer Guy" pod cast page at

http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=PODCAST and the Take 5 entertainment site, which includes the brew of the week and the Beer Guy column, at www.take5online.com.