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Highland Brewing Company
What you need to know
Highland Brewing is Asheville's first craft brewery, on a 40-acre campus off Old Charlotte Highway in East Asheville. Oscar Wong started it in 1994 on old dairy equipment in the basement of Barley's Taproom, and Gaelic Amber Ale and Cold Mountain Winter Ale have been on the list ever since. These days the taproom pours Daycation IPA, Highland Haze, Highland Pilsner and small batches you only find on site. Bands play four nights a week in the taproom and out in the Meadow, food trucks park daily, and there's an 18-hole disc golf course, sand volleyball courts and a natural playground for kids. Open daily, noon on weekdays and 11 on weekends.
Local's Tip
Oscar's Pizza, named for the founder, soft opens Cold Mountain weekend (Nov 13 to 15) with thin, charred 15-inch pies. Order at the taproom bar and they text you when it's ready.
What the locals say
Locals treat it like a backyard. Families spread out on the lawn while the kids run the playground, disc golfers stop in after a round, and the Meadow fills up on weekend afternoons when a band is playing. Cold Mountain release weekend in November is the one people put on the calendar.
What you need to know
Highland Brewing is Asheville's first craft brewery, on a 40-acre campus off Old Charlotte Highway in East Asheville. Oscar Wong started it in 1994 on old dairy equipment in the basement of Barley's Taproom, and Gaelic Amber Ale and Cold Mountain Winter Ale have been on the list ever since. These days the taproom pours Daycation IPA, Highland Haze, Highland Pilsner and small batches you only find on site. Bands play four nights a week in the taproom and out in the Meadow, food trucks park daily, and there's an 18-hole disc golf course, sand volleyball courts and a natural playground for kids. Open daily, noon on weekdays and 11 on weekends.
What the locals say
Locals treat it like a backyard. Families spread out on the lawn while the kids run the playground, disc golfers stop in after a round, and the Meadow fills up on weekend afternoons when a band is playing. Cold Mountain release weekend in November is the one people put on the calendar.
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