Hi Wire Brewing
Asheville, North Carolina
New Year Round: Hi-Wire Mountain Wheat
Hi-Wire Mountain Wheat Ale launches this month, a new year-round beer by the Asheville, North Carolina-based brewery.
Wheat beers had a strong 2022 in sales across the industry, so Hi-Wire figures it’s time through one of their own out there to kick off spring. Mountain Wheat is brewed with lemon peel and coriander, and per the brewery is “bright and refreshing,” with hints of lemon shandy and citrus.
with few options brewed in the Carolinas, we feel this is the perfect time to throw our hat in the ring for this extremely approachable style.”
Hi-Wire co-owner Chris Frosaker
Hi-Wire Mountain Wheat Ale is available in 6-packs of 16-ounce cans and across the brewery’s 9-state distribution area.
Style: Wheat Ale (w/ Lemon Peel. Coriander.)
Availability: 16oz Cans, Draft. Year-Round.
Debut: Late March 2023
5.3% ABV
Hi-Wire Vietnamese Iced Coffee 10W-40
Hi-Wire Vietnamese Iced Coffee 10W-40
Mardi Gras Stout: Hi-Wire King Cake 10W-40 Imperial Stout
Hi-Wire King Cake 10W-40, a Mardi Gras-themed imperial stout returns as February winds down.
2022 seems to be flying by already. It’s Mardi Gras, Lent starts on Wednesday, and you can almost see summer from here. While Hi-Wire Brewing’s 10W-40 Imperial Stout evolves constantly throughout the year, a few favorites to make seasonal appearances – namely the King Cake 10W-40 Imperial Stout.
Stating the obvious, the imperial stout mimics the famous New Orleans King Cake – basically, a coffee cake blended with a cinnamon roll, covered in Mardi Gras colors. The stout is specifically brewed with lactose, vanilla beans, cinnamon, coffee, and chocolate.
MORE: HI-WIRE 10W-40 IMPERIAL STOUT SERIES
Hi-Wire King Cake 10W-40 Imperial Stout is available for a limited time in 16-ounce cans and draft.
Style: Imperial Stout (w/ Coffee. Chocolate. Vanilla Beans. Cinnamon. Lactose.)
Availability: 16oz Cans, Draft. Limited Seasonal Release.
Latest Return: Late February 2022
8% ABV
Hi-Wire Brewing begins building new taproom in Cincinnati
Asheville, North Carolina’s Hi-Wire Brewing will soon have a new home in Cincinnati, Ohio.
The brewery has selected a 20-acre redevelopment on the former site of the US Playing Card factory in Norwood dubbed Factory 52. The 5800 square foot taproom will be the first of its kind for Hi-Wire, spanning three different floors. The first floor will be home to a 24 tap bar and large patio, the 2nd floor will have a secondary 12-tap bar, with a third-floor rooftop deck. Family-friendly games including soccer pool, table tennis, and foosball will be found throughout.
In addition to Hi-Wire Brewing, the Factory 52 campus will house a food hall, boutique retail shops, residences, a dog park, the newly-announced Aces Pickleball complex, and a large public courtyard.
Construction on Hi-Wire Cincinnati has already started, with a target opening date of Fall 2022.
Hi-Wire currently has taprooms across North Carolina (Asheville, Durham, Wilmington, Charlotte) as well as Knoxville, Tennesee, and Louisville, Kentucky.
Hi-Wire Gingerbread 10W-40 Imperial Stout
Hi-Wire Gingerbread 10W-40 drops today, the latest in a creative line of imperial stouts from the Asheville, North Carolina brewery.
Style: Imperial Stout (w/ Ginger. Cinnamon. Vanilla. Lactose.)
Availability: 16oz Cans.
Debut: 11/12/21
8% ABV
Hi-Wire Brewing announces Kentucky taproom
Asheville, North Carolina based Hi-Wire Brewing is in the process of building a new taproom in Louisville, Kentucky.
The 5500-square foot space will be located at 642 Baxter Avenue, in Louisville’s Highlands neighborhood – a part of a new mixed-use development. Guests can expect 21 Hi-Wire beer taps spanning year-round beers, seasonals, one-offs and sour ales, 3 taps for wine, and family-friendly activities like soccer pool, table tennis, foosball, and shuffleboard.
“Taprooms are a core revenue stream for our company, especially given our current climate. They create brand ambassadors in those markets. They create jobs and increase wholesale sales in the region,” says Hi-Wire Brewing co-owner Bryna Frosaker.
Hi-Wire Louisville is the brewery’s sixth taproom location and marks just their second location outside of North Carolina. Interesting, this Hi-Wire build is Kentucky’s first out of state brewery to build in the Bluegrass State.
Construction is expected to begin in March 2021.
Hi-Wire Brewing adds Indiana distribution
Asheville, North Carolina based Hi-Wire Brewing adds Indiana distribution this month. The brewery has signed with Craftroads Beverage.
Hi-Wire’s co-founder Chris Frosaker is a mid-westerner, who always had Indiana in his distribution plans.
As a craft only wholesaler, the partnership with Craftroads follows Hi-Wire’s last several market launches with statewide, independent wholesalers who only focus on high-end craft beer. In fact, the collaboration was born from great relationships formed between Hi-Wire and distributors in nearby states, which led Craftroads Beverage to start the conversation about branching out into Indiana. – Chris Frosaker
Beer drinkers in the Hoosier State will see Hi-Wire’s full lineup of flagships, seasonals, and specialty releases throughout the year.
The first shipment will hit shelves mid-October.