CuisineBrewery
StyleSours, wild ales, taproom exclusives
Price$$
Neighborhoodsouth-slope
HoursMon-Thu 14:00-22:00; Fri 11:30-24:00; Sat 13:00-24:00; Sun 11:30-22:00
Taproom hoursMon-Thu 14:00-22:00; Fri-Sat 12:00-23:00; Sun 12:00-22:00
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Tip: South Slope is the mural-covered art-leaning sour room. Bring your own food; the brewery accepts outside take-out.

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Address: 197 Hilliard Ave, Asheville, NC 28801

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Hi-Wire Brewing Big Top Production ★ 4.3

BreweryPilsners, IPAs, sessionables$$biltmore-villageMon 15:00-21:00; Tue-Fri 12:00-21:00; Sat 11:00-22:00; Sun 12:00-21:00Mon-Thu 12:00-21:00; Fri-Sat 12:00-23:00; Sun 12:00-21:00

Hi-Wire's 27,000-square-foot Big Top production brewery and taproom in Biltmore Village opened in 2015. The largest of the three Hi-Wire Asheville locations.

Tip: Family-friendly with a large lawn and yard games. Food trucks rotate Wed-Sun; check the operator calendar.

2A Huntsman Pl, Asheville, NC 28803

Hi-Wire RAD Beer Garden ★ 4.3

BreweryLagers, IPAs, seasonal$$river-arts-districtMon-Tue 16:00-20:00; Wed-Thu 14:00-21:00; Fri-Sat 12:00-22:00; Sun 12:00-21:00Tue-Thu 15:00-21:00; Fri-Sun 12:00-22:00

Hi-Wire's RAD Beer Garden on Lyman Street is the third Asheville location, an outdoor beer garden built from up-cycled shipping containers covered in murals.

Tip: Outdoor-first; rainy days move under the container roof. Food trucks rotate weekends.

284 Lyman St, Asheville, NC 28801

Highland Brewing Company ★ 4.5

BreweryScottish ales, IPAs, lagers$$east-ashevilleMon-Fri 12:00-22:00; Sat 11:00-22:00; Sun 11:00-20:00Tue-Thu 16:00-21:00; Fri-Sat 14:00-23:00; Sun 13:00-19:00

Highland Brewing Company on Old Charlotte Highway in East Asheville opened in 1994 as Asheville's first craft brewery. A 40-acre campus with 18-hole disc.

Tip: Free tours run weekends, check the operator site. The S and W Market downtown taproom is the sister location.

12 Old Charlotte Hwy Ste 200, Asheville, NC 28803

Wedge Brewing Co (Wedge Studios) ★ 4.5

BreweryBelgian-inspired, IPAs, lagers$$river-arts-districtMon-Thu 15:00-21:00; Fri-Sat 12:00-22:00; Sun 12:00-21:00Tue-Thu 15:00-22:00; Fri-Sat 13:00-23:00; Sun 13:00-21:00

Wedge Brewing's Wedge Studios taproom on Paynes Way in the River Arts District opened in 2008. Beers travel through Belgian, German and American ale.

Tip: The Foundy Street brewing space, destroyed by Helene 2024, reopened October 2025 with a rebuilt beer garden.

37 Paynes Way Ste 001, Asheville, NC 28801

New Belgium Brewing ★ 4.2

BrewerySours, IPAs, Fat Tire amber$$river-arts-districtMon-Thu 12:00-20:00; Fri-Sat 12:00-21:00Mon-Thu 12:00-20:00; Fri-Sat 12:00-21:00; Sun 12:00-20:00

New Belgium Brewing's Asheville campus on Craven Street opened in 2016 as the Colorado Fat Tire brewery's second campus, 18 acres on the French Broad.

Tip: 90-minute brewery tours run free with reservation; tours leave every half hour from the Liquid Center.

21 Craven St, Asheville, NC 28806

Sierra Nevada Brewing Co Mills River ★ 4.7

BreweryPale ales, IPAs, lagers$$biltmore-villageSun-Thu 11:00-21:00; Fri-Sat 11:00-22:00Sun-Thu 11:00-21:00; Fri-Sat 11:00-22:00

Sierra Nevada's East Coast brewery campus in Mills River opened in 2014, 20 miles south of Asheville. Pale Ale and Hazy Little Thing roll off the line;.

Tip: Brewery tours are paid and reserved ahead, daily 10:00 to 17:00: $17.08 Hoppy Hour up to the $96.79 Beer Geek. Ages 12 and up only.

100 Sierra Nevada Way, Mills River, NC 28732

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