Highland Brewing Company is a brewery in East Asheville, Asheville.
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.
Address: 12 Old Charlotte Hwy Ste 200, Asheville, NC 28803
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.
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.
Sierra Nevada's East Coast brewery campus in Mills River opened in 2014, 15 miles south of Asheville. Pale Ale and Hazy Little Thing roll off the line;.
Tip: Free brewery tours need a reservation; the amphitheater hosts free regional bands every Sat-Sun. Drive only; no public transit.
Twin Leaf Brewery on Coxe Avenue opened in 2014 as a brewer-owned independent on the South Slope. Editor pick on TableJourney with taproom hours.
Tip: Walk-up bar service. The patio takes outside food from neighbouring South Slope kitchens.
Asheville Brewing Company on Coxe Avenue opened in 1998 as Western North Carolina's third-oldest brewery. Brewpub, second-run cinema and pizza joint wrapped.
Tip: Shiva IPA and Ninja Porter on the daily list; pizza pairs especially with the Ninja Porter.
DSSOLVR on North Lexington Avenue opened in 2020 inside the historic Tyler Building. Beer alongside cider, mead, wine and a non-alcoholic list; art-leaning.
Tip: Small bar room downstairs, larger upstairs lounge that takes the late crowd. The label artwork alone is worth the trip in for a single beer.
