Blog http://www.highlandbrewing.com/index.php/whats-up/ en DrewS@highlandbrewing.com Copyright 2013 2013-05-14T19:56:+00:00 Moe’s Original BBQ: Highland Brewing Tap Takeover http://www.highlandbrewing.com/whats-up/event/moes-original-bbq-highland-brewing-tap-takeover http://www.highlandbrewing.com/whats-up/event/moes-original-bbq-highland-brewing-tap-takeover Come join us down at Moe's Original BBQ as we host our friends from Highland Brewing Company for a tap takeover. We will have all the highland beers you know and love, and will even have a one off beer that you won't find anywhere else! A representative from Highland will here to talk beer, and answer any questions. Come join us for some delicious food, great beer, and good times! FREE entry.

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Tags: food, tasting, dinner, beer dinner

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]]> 2013-05-15T12:18+00:00 Employment Opportunity http://www.highlandbrewing.com/whats-up/entry/employment-opportunity3 http://www.highlandbrewing.com/whats-up/entry/employment-opportunity3

Highland Brewing Company in Asheville NC seeks to add a Cellarman/Brewing Assistant to our brewing team. Successful candidate will be responsible for duties such as wort production, yeast management, cleaning, sanitizing, and purging tanks; filtering and carbonating beer; monitoring and recording information; and maintaining equipment. If you meet the following qualifications, we would welcome the opportunity to review your resume.

• At least one year of professional brewing experience (brewing and cellaring experience strongly preferred)
• Understanding of fermentation science and the elements of brewing
• Ability to install, maintain and modify most mechanical components of the brewhouse, fermentation, conditioning and filtration systems.
• Ability to stand for long periods of time, lift up to 50 lbs., and do physically-demanding work
• Willingness to work on and around potentially dangerous equipment/machinery
• Willingness to work with strong cleaning agents and in an environment with high noise levels
• Willingness to rotate between first, second and third shifts
• Willingness to occasionally work events on evenings and weekends
• Minimum of high-school diploma; brewing-related or education beyond high school is preferred.

Please submit your resume and cover letter to joeyj@highlandbrewing.com by 5/31/13.

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]]> 2013-05-14T19:56+00:00 Imperial Kashmir Cask Event http://www.highlandbrewing.com/whats-up/event/imperial-kashmir-cask-event http://www.highlandbrewing.com/whats-up/event/imperial-kashmir-cask-event

Stop by the Village Draft House this Friday, May 17th to help tap a Cask of Imerial Kashmir IPA. The event starts at 5:00.

 

Village Draft House
428 Daniels Street
Raleigh, NC 27605
(located in the Cameron Village Shopping Center)

Tags: tasting, new beer, cask

]]> 2013-05-14T18:49+00:00 Invisible III http://www.highlandbrewing.com/whats-up/event/invisible-iii2 http://www.highlandbrewing.com/whats-up/event/invisible-iii2

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]]> 2013-05-13T20:38+00:00 Zansa http://www.highlandbrewing.com/whats-up/event/zansa http://www.highlandbrewing.com/whats-up/event/zansa ZansaThe music of Zansa (a Nouchi slang word from the Ivory Coast meaning combination, or blend) is a mix of traditional and modern styles from West Africa, America, and beyond. The Asheville-based ensemble blends African folk songs with modern afropop and the driving, pulsating rhythms of African drumming. Hints of rock, afrobeat, and Latin music are also woven into the mix. The result is an original take on the authentic sounds of West Africa.

Zansa is led by 33rd generation djembe player Adama Dembele, whose musical career began in the late ’90s when he started drum and dance group Djembeso in his homeland of the Ivory Coast. He adapted traditional songs and rhythms, eventually melding them into his own style. After moving to Asheville, NC, in 2005, Dembele has continued to develop and expand his sound.

Today, Zansa is taking those traditional songs and rhythms and incorporating Western instruments, such as electric guitar, bass, and drumset, offering a wider range of sonic possibilities. The music is rooted in the West African drumming tradition Dembele was born into and blended with a strong rhythm section and modern approach, lending familiarity to foreign sounds.

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Tags: music, food, afropop

]]> 2013-05-13T20:23+00:00 River Rats http://www.highlandbrewing.com/whats-up/event/river-rats1 http://www.highlandbrewing.com/whats-up/event/river-rats1 River RatsThe River Rats formed in Asheville around early 2011 as a street busking project.  Jumpstarted from several songs written by local singer/songwriter Andrew Scotchie, The River Rats have evolved from a stripped down guitar and harmonica duo between Scotchie and other local player Andrew Adams to a full on rock/soul and blues outfit.  The band is: Andrew Scotchie on guitar/vocals, Jordan Miller on bass/vocals, Eliza Hill on drums, Andrew Adams on harmonica/saxophone, Kyle Snuffer on Trombone and Alex Bradley on trumpet.   Together this 6 piece creates a wall of sound that gets the audience moving and connecting with their raw energy.

The River Rats have made a habit of staying busy in 2012 by supporting their 12 song debut album, “Soul & Sarcasm”.  Since early April in 2012 the band has played over 55 live shows in Asheville and other southeast cities in TN, GA and NC.  Whether it’s a house party in your back yard, a small bar or a music hall, the band plays as if it was their last show ever and makes a habit to connect with the audience.     
The band is best described as Funkin’ Rock Soul and blues with a southern twist.

Influences that can be heard:: Touches of Neil Young and Crazy Horse here and there, classic rock, the Black Keys, Drive By Truckers, Muddy Waters, Booker T and the MGs, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

What The River Rats bring to the table: A level of respect and work ethic that is almost unexpected among their age group. The River Rats are appreciative and want to work for everything they have. Whether its show at a bar or a show at a music hall in their home town, The River Rats can be expected to rock as it was their last show on earth.

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www.theriverratsmusic.com

Tags: music, food, rock, blues

]]> 2013-05-13T20:12+00:00 Woody Pines http://www.highlandbrewing.com/whats-up/event/woody-pines http://www.highlandbrewing.com/whats-up/event/woody-pines Woody PinesWoody Pines brings that low-key street corner style of performance to his stage show, but with all the polish and seasoned professionalism of a tour-bus-and-green-room rock stardom. If Pines’ elegantly-disheveled fedora and vintage resonator guitar don’t set the mood (both are strongly suggestive of the musician’s mix of ragtime, country blues and lightning-speed folk), the backing band does the trick. Crackerjack musicianship goes a long way toward a band’s greatness, but showmanship seals the deal. Pines, on stage, is an old soul and natural performer, storied and steeped in the best of Americana.

 

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Tags: music, jazz, blues, food

]]> 2013-05-13T20:04+00:00 Black Robin Hero http://www.highlandbrewing.com/whats-up/event/black-robin-hero http://www.highlandbrewing.com/whats-up/event/black-robin-hero Black Robin HeroImagine the illegitimate child of Bonnie Raitt & Jeff Tweedy (well maybe the whole the whole band Wilco- we're not actually positive which one the father is) that was conceived one drunken dirty night (an extremely dark and stormy night) in the great city of New Orleans. there was an abundance of cheap beer and shots of bourbon. there was dancing (yes. dirty, nasty, sweaty dancing). there were fistfights. and late night taxi cab rides (and not in one of those new nice Prius taxis but one of the old beat up yellow ones with bald tires and a broken meter) to corners of town most wouldn't dream of going. there was music everywhere. on the stage. in jukeboxes. in radios of cab cars. oh there was sweet music even in the streets. and there was plenty of talk of music that night too. The Beatles. Dylan. The Stones in Muscle Shoals. the perfection of The Band in their Last Waltz display. the yearning for more. the power of performance. and that warm feeling you get while feasting on the drunken, sweaty, wild & invigorating song. and so the child was born. Black Robin Hero.

 

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