CuisineBrewery
StyleIPAs, lagers, hop-forward
Price$$
Neighborhooddowntown
HoursMon-Thu 12:00-22:00; Fri-Sat 12:00-23:00; Sun 12:00-22:00
Taproom hoursSun-Thu 11:30-22:00; Fri-Sat 11:30-23:00
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Tip: Walk-up bar takes the rotating taps. The downstairs cellar has private booths; reserve through the operator site.

Location

Address: 91 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801

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Hi-Wire Brewing South Slope ★ 4.6

BrewerySours, wild ales, taproom exclusives$$south-slopeMon-Thu 14:00-22:00; Fri 11:30-24:00; Sat 13:00-24:00; Sun 11:30-22:00Mon-Thu 14:00-22:00; Fri-Sat 12:00-23:00; Sun 12:00-22:00

Hi-Wire's original South Slope brewhouse on Hilliard Avenue, the first of three Asheville locations. Dedicated to award-winning sours, wild ales and one-off.

Tip: South Slope is the mural-covered art-leaning sour room. Bring your own food; the brewery accepts outside take-out.

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.

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.

Highland Brewing Company ★ 4.5

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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.

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.

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.

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