# Highland Brewing Company — Asheville, North Carolina

> Highland Brewing Company in Asheville, North Carolina, United States scores 3.82 out of 5 — Fine, #206 in North Carolina. 924 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Highland Brewing Company is a brewery in Asheville, North Carolina, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.82 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #206 in North Carolina. Of the 924 beers we track, 27% are IPA and 27% Stout / Porter.

## Rating

- Score: 3.82 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #206 in North Carolina · #4,145 in United States · #5,851 worldwide
- Popularity: Very widely rated
- Beers tracked: 924

## About

Highland Brewing Company produce's good quality beer and always has a new beer for you to try. They are most well known for "Gaelic Ale", which is an American  Red Ale and "Oatmeal Porter", which is an American Porter. Their primary focus is brewing Dark Beers and IPAs.

## What they brew

- IPA — 27% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 27% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 18% of the beers we track
- Other — 9% of the beers we track
- Winter Ale — 8% of the beers we track
- Amber Lager — 6% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 5% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 12 Old Charlotte Highway, Asheville, North Carolina, United States
- Coordinates: 35.5709142, -82.497779
- Website: http://www.highlandbrewing.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [French Broad River Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/french-broad-river-brewery-221.md) — 3.48, Poor — Asheville, North Carolina — 2.2 mi away
- [Hillman Beer](https://finding.beer/brewery/hillman-beer-949.md) — 3.89, Fine — Asheville, North Carolina — 2.2 mi away
- [Sweeten Creek Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/sweeten-creek-brewing-173.md) — 3.75, Fine — Asheville, North Carolina — 2.4 mi away
- [Catawba Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/catawba-brewing-co-1772.md) — 3.79, Fine — Asheville, North Carolina — 2.4 mi away
- [Biltmore Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/biltmore-brewing-company-3827.md) — 2.92, Limited — Asheville, North Carolina — 2.5 mi away
- [Hi-Wire Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/hi-wire-brewing-1828.md) — 3.87, Fine — Asheville, North Carolina — 2.7 mi away
- [White Labs Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/white-labs-brewing-co-19377.md) — 3.79, Fine — Asheville, North Carolina — 3.2 mi away
- [Green Man Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/green-man-brewery-1771.md) — 3.85, Fine — Asheville, North Carolina — 3.3 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Asheville, North Carolina](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/north-carolina/asheville.md)
- [Best breweries in North Carolina](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/north-carolina.md)
- [Best breweries in United States](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states.md)

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