Hi Wire Brewing
Asheville, North Carolina
More amazing artwork from Hi-Wire Brewing in new 12 pack
Asheville, North Carolina’s Hi-Wire Brewing has been absolutely killing it with the artwork. Don’t believe us? See Hi-Wire 10W-40 Imperial Stout. Coming in February is some more awesome artwork, found in the Hi-Wire Collaboration 12-Pack. If you’ve ever used a can of spray paint, or stepped foot in the paint section of a hardware store, you’ll find something familiar with this branding.
It has been a while since Hi-Wire has been able to collaborate with other breweries, thanks to the time it has taken to get settled in with their new production facility. When time opened up on the production schedule, they opted to go big.
The mixed pack features Hi-Wire teamed up with NOLA Brewing, Holy City Brewing (Charleston, SC), and Hardywood Park Craft Brewery (Richmond, VA), each creating three unique beers.
NOLA Brewing’s collaboration, Pimm’s Berliner Weisse, is based on the New Orlean’s favorite Pimm’s Cup drink. A Berliner Weisse brewed with juniper berries, orange peel, and cucumber. 4.2% ABV
Hardywood Park Craft Brewery and Hi-Wire created Oatmeal Brown Ale, brewed with honey and black currants, 5% ABV.
Holy City co-owner Jeff Moreadith is a lover of lighter beers, as well as an Asheville resident. Together, they created Carolina Coastal Black Rye Lager using Seashore Black Rye, a malt grown outside Charleston, South Carolina.
The 12-pack will be rounded out with Hi-Wire’s flagship beers: Hi-Pitch Mosaic IPA, Hi-Wire Lager, and Hi-Wire Gose.
Look for Hi-Wire Collaboration 12-pack throughout the brewery’s entire distribution footprint in mid-February, 2017.
Hi-Wire Wild Rye IPA launches with new Sour & Wild program
Hi-Wire Wild Rye IPA launches with the Asheville, North Carolina based brewery’s new Sour and Wild program this weekend. Additionally they will be launching Hi-Wire Sour Blonde Ale at the same bottle release event. A year ago, Hi-Wire brewing began transitioning their South Slope Specialty Brewery into a exclusively sour and wild program. Wild Rye IPA is one of the first two sour beers to hit the shelves since the transition.
The Wild Rye IPA is a lively, tropical India Pale Ale blending rye spice, dank mango, and pine notes from American hops, with the rustic character of house brett. Aged for 6 months before being bottle conditioned, this wild ale has a medium body that finishes with a soft bitterness and lasting notes of tropical fruit & funk.
Wild Rye IPA will be available at the brewery’s bottle release event during the official launch of their Sour and Wild Ale program at the South Slope Specialty location on November 19th. Following the bottle release event, Sour Blonde Ale and Wild Rye IPA will hit shelves within Hi-Wire Brewing’s 4 state distribution on November 21st.
Style: American Wild Ale
Availability: Bottles
Release: November 2016
6.75%
Additional Note: The brewery also offers a VIP membership called the RingMaster’s club that allows access to limited and special release bottles, along with many other perks. For more info check out the club here.
Hi-Wire Sour Blonde Ale kicks off new Sour & Wild program
Hi-Wire Sour Blonde Ale kicks off the Asheville, North Carolina based brewery’s new Sour and Wild program. Additionally they will be launching Hi-Wire Wild Rye IPA at the same bottle release event. A year ago, Hi-Wire brewing began transitioning their South Slope Specialty Brewery into a exclusively sour and wild program. Sour Blonde Ale is one of the first two sour beers to hit the shelves since the transition.
Hi-Wire Sour Blonde Ale ages in American oak red wine barrels to get its oak and subtle berry aromas.
It displays aromas of citrus rind and hay from brettanomyces with faint berry, pineapple, and oak. This classic American-style sour exhibits notes of bright acidic stone and tropical fruit, subtle brett funk with a clean, dry finish.
Sour Blonde Ale will be available at the brewery’s bottle release during the official launch of their Sour and Wild Ale program at the South Slope Specialty location on November 19th. Following the bottle release event, Sour Blonde Ale and Wild Rye IPA will hit shelves within Hi-Wire Brewing’s 4 state distribution on November 21st.
Style: American Wild Ale
Availability: Bottles
Release: November 2016
7.65% ABV
Additional Note: The brewery also offers a VIP membership called the RingMaster’s club that allows access to limited and special release bottles, along with many other perks. For more info check out the club here.
Hi-Wire Oak Fermented Imperial IPA with Brett, Single Barrel #5
Hi-Wire Oak Fermented Imperial IPA with Brett will be the 5th entry in the brewery’s on-going Single Barrel Series.
The Asheville, North Carolina based brewery’s South Slope location was turned into a sour/wild/experimental facility, shortly after the brewery opened their new production facility.
Hi-Wire Oak Fermented Imperial IPA with Brett is a city hopped India pale ale, aged in white wine barrels with the brewery’s mixed culture (wild yeast, and souring bacteria) and and bottled conditioned with Brettanomyces yeast.
Batch #5 of the Single Barrel Series is a single malt, single hop Imperial IPA (9.5% ABV) brewed and aged in a white wine barrel with Brettanomyces for 8 months. Dank tropical fruit & bright citrus notes from Citra hops blend perfectly with earthy brett funk & oak in this big complex beer with a smooth, warming finish.
Hi-Wire Oak Fermented Imperial IPA with Brett is 750 milliliter bottle offering, releasing July 9th.
Style: American Wild Ale (Wine Barrel Aged)
Availability: 750ml Bottles
Release: 7/9/16
9.5% ABV
Image: Hi-Wire Brewing
Hi-Wire Gose is brewery’s first in style & can
Hi-Wire Gose is the first in that style released by the Asheville, North Carolina brewery, as well as the brewery’s first can.
Gose is brewed with Himalayan pink sea salt, and coriander. The brewery’s house strain of Lactobacillus is responsible for the tart flavor of this beer.
…subtle notes of stone fruit and apricot in this hazy, sessionable sour wheat beer.
Hi-Wire Gose is available in 12 ounce cans and draft year-round.
Style: Gose (w/ Sea Salt, Coriander)
Availability: 12oz Cans, Draft. Year-round
Release: June, 2016
4.2% ABV
Hi-Wire Oak Fermented Tart Saison joins Single Barrel Series
Hi-Wire Oak Fermented Tart Saison will join the Asheville, North Carolina based brewery’s lineup on June 11th. Part of their South Slope location’s Single Barrel Series.
Hi-Wire Oak Fermented Tart Saison was soured in the kettle, then racked to red wine oak barrels with a mixed culture (of wild yeast and sour bacteria) and passionfruit. The end result is a beer with an earthy, oaky character.
Dank tropical notes of passion fruit blend with subtle brett funk & earthy oak character in this vibrant, refreshingly tart beer.
Production of Hi-Wire Oak Fermented Tart Saison is limited to 120, 750 milliliter bottles. On sale at the South Slope location at 12 pm on June 11th.
Style: American Wild Ale (w/ Passionfruit. Wine Barrel Aged.)
Availability: 750ml Bottles
Release: 6/11/16
5.5% ABV
To date, the Single Barrel Series includes:
Oak Fermented Dark Saison, Tart Wild Ale w/Cherries & Raspberries, Berliner Weisse w/ Brettanomyces, and the above release.
Hi-Wire Oak Fermented Berliner Weisse, June 11th
Hi-Wire Oak Fermented Berliner Weisse with Brettanomyces will release on June 11th.
The Asheville, North Carolina based brewery transitioned their downtown South Slope location in a specialty brewery for wild and sour/ and one-off releases. Shortly after, the brewery launched the Hi-Wire Single Barrel Series, with two beers.
This berliner weisse maintains the traditional character of the style, while oak fermentation & brett adds depth and complexity to this light, tart wheat beer.
Batch #3 is Hi-Wire Oak Fermented Berliner Weisse, a kettle soured beer that was fermented in a white wine barrel with German ale yeast. The final beer was bottled conditioned with Brettanomyces yeast. Available in 750 milliliter bottles on June 11th, at 12 pm.
Style: American Wild Ale (Wine Barrel Aged.)
Availability: 750ml Bottles
Release: 6/11/16
4.7% ABV
