Asheville's defining beer style: a soft, hazy New England IPA with low bitterness and tropical-fruit hop saturation, pioneered locally by Burial Beer, Hi-Wire, and Wicked Weed.
Asheville earned the title Beer City USA four years running from 2009. The local hazy IPA tradition crystallised around Burial Beer Co (founded 2013) and Hi-Wire (2013), both of which shifted the city's focus from English-style ales to West Coast and then New England IPAs. The annual Burial Spirits beer festival is now a national draw.
6 editor picks for Asheville Hazy IPA in Asheville, ranked by editorial score. All Asheville signature dishes · Asheville Hazy IPA across every city.
Burial Beer Co ★ 4.8
south-slope · 40 Collier Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
Burial Beer Co opened on Collier Avenue in 2013 and is now one of Asheville's defining South Slope breweries.
Green Man Brewery ★ 4.7
south-slope · 27 Buxton Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
Green Man Brewery opened on Buxton Avenue in 1997 as the first brewery on what became the South Slope. British-style ales out of two adjacent rooms: Dirty.
Hi-Wire Brewing South Slope ★ 4.6
south-slope · 197 Hilliard Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
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.
Highland Brewing Company ★ 4.5
east-asheville · 12 Old Charlotte Hwy Ste 200, Asheville, NC 28803
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.
Archetype Brewing West Asheville ★ 4.2
west-asheville · 265 Haywood Rd, Asheville, NC 28806
Archetype Brewing's West Asheville production brewery on Haywood Road runs a 10-barrel brewhouse with a complex, mindful, Belgian-leaning modern lineup.
Wicked Weed Brewpub ★ 4.1
downtown · 91 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
Wicked Weed's downtown Brewpub on Biltmore Avenue opened in 2012. Hop-forward IPAs and lagers, full-service restaurant, large patio. The original Wicked Weed.