Posted in Coming Soon, Highland Brewing

Highland Adds Thunderstruck

Highland Brewing (Asheville, NC) is adding a coffee laden porter – Thunderstruck Coffee Porter. (That put a song in your head?)

Label:
This robust porter has a full body with some hints of chocolate from the chocolate malt and midnight wheat. The mild noble hop aroma showcases the roasty flavors and subtle fruit and spice notes of the artisan roasted Fair Trade/Organic coffee of Black Mountain, NC’s Dynamite Roasting Co.

Availability: 220z Bombers. Seasonal.

Arrival: TBA

Check out the coffee providers dynamiteroasting.com

by Reid Ramsay August 3, 2011

Draft Day. Sam Adams, Kona, Heretic, Pyramid, Cigar City, Highland, Heretic Add Beers

Beer Radar. These are some draft additions by a few breweries. Where/when, not sure. Knowing is half the battle.

Kona Brewing – Pacifier IPA. 6.8% ABV

Kona – Lemongrass Luau. Ale brewed w/ ginger with lemongrass & ginger added.

Kona – Mauka Makai. Ale breed with honey, kaffir lime leaves. 6.6%

Widmer Brothers – Crunchy Dude. Ale brewed with raisins, dates, hazelnut’s, & sunflower seeds. 6%

Cigar City Brewing – Black Whole Ale

Highland Brewing – Young Grasshopper Summer Ale

Pyramid Brewing – Super Snow Cap. 9% (Imperial edition of Snow Cap Ale? Their 7% winter warmer?)

Heretic Brewing – Evil Twin (Not the brewery) A bold malty and hoppy West coast red ale. 6.8%.

Sam Adams – Black & Brew. Ale brewed with coffee

by Reid Ramsay July 15, 2011

Posted in Highland Brewing, New Launches

NEW RELEASE: Highland Little Hump Spring

New from Highland Brewing Company (Asheville, NC) is Little Hump Spring Ale. I hope you aren’t too mature to not giggle at the name. Little Hump Mountain is a mountain summit in Avery County in North Carolina. Little Hump Mountain climbs to 5,207 feet above sea level. I can only assume Highland named the spring ale after the mountain well – because warm weather – hiking – etc. This spring ale is here, getting hiking, get drinking.

Commercial Description:
This American Pale Ale is a refreshing session beer meticulously handcrafted with a unique Highland twist. Brewed with grains from America’s heartland, using Simcoe hops for bittering and dry hopped with Amarillo and Cascade for aromatics, this beer finishes crisp and clean. It is a palate pleasing seasonal experience.

Style: American Pale Ale

Taste Expectations: Fresh hops – Lemon & Citrus. Toasted grain. Crisp, clean, easy drinking.

Availability: 12oz/6pks. Draft. Spring seasonal.

4.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay February 18, 2011

Posted in Highland Brewing, New Releases

New! Highland Brewing’s – Seven Sisters

Highland Brewing’s latest release adds a beer to their seasonal lineup — Seven Sisters Abbey Style Ale. It follows Black Mountain Bitter, Highland’s Winter Seasonal.

Seven Sisters Abbey Ale is of course an Abbey Ale, with double the normal grain bill, and Belgian dark candi sugar. (Candi sugar very literally looks like rock candy. It is implemented in the brewing process to raise the ABV of the brew, without adding to the body of the brew.) A Belgian Trappist yeast was used in Seven Sisters — giving the beer a dark fruit tone. (And of course the Belgian flavor!) Hop Bill includes a plethora of noble hops, adding spicy flavors to the brew and not a lot of bitterness.

Ingredients —

Hops — Hallertau Hersbrucker, German Spalt Select

Malts — Pilsen, Pale, Extra Special, & Chocolate Malts

6.5% ABV

20 IBU (Low Bitter)

Availability — 12oz/6pks, and Limited Draft offerings. Seasonal.

by Reid Ramsay April 13, 2010

Posted in Casks, Highland Brewing

CASK ALERT! Highland 15th Anniversary

Highland Brewing out of Asheville, NC just celebrated its 15^th Anniversary over the weekend. In order to celebrate its 15 years of craft brewing, Highland has released 15^th Anniversary Auld Ashville Vintage Ale.

15^th Auld Asheville Vintage Ale is an Old Ale. Old Ale is a style that refers to malty, dark beers that originally hail from England. Old would refer to the ale being held by the brewery for a long period of time. Typically, the English Old ales were in the 5% ABV neighborhood. When they exceed 6%, the term “winter warmer” came into play. American old ales seemingly push 9% ABV or higher.

Highland 15^th Anniversary has a strong malt profile from British malts. Brewed from a traditional British Ale yeast, 15^th is bittered by Stryian Bobek hops hailing from Slovenia. Sterling hops are added for a small spicy kick.

15^th Anniversary Auld Asheville Vintage Ale will make its debut in Atlanta this Saturday (1/30/10) on cask at Brickstore Pub. Tapping time??? TBA.

The ale is 9.5% ABV.

Brickstore Pub

125 East Court Square

Decatur, Ga 30030

www.brickstorepub.com

by Reid Ramsay January 25, 2010

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