It’s a happy, happy week for craft beer here in WNC!
Local beer lovers, rejoice! Yes, Highland Brewing’s Cold Mountain Winter Ale is out and about. The first batch (there will be two this year) is hitting stores now in one-liter and 22-ounce bottles (find it at Green Life, Bruisin’ Ales, Hops & Vines, Earth Fare, Appalachian Vinters, Asheville Wine Market, and Weinhaus — to name a few retail locales).
Kegs of the nectar are being loaded at the brewery today and taken to Skyland Distributing, in hopes of the brew being on tap locally by this weekend. Some spots may have a keg tapped as early as Thursday! Check your usual watering holes — Barley’s Taproom, Bier Garden, and Thirsty Monk are all good bets for having new kegs tapped quickly.
Read the rest here (includes Christmas Jam White Ale and Wee Heavy-er Belgian Scotch Ale releases).
Party on!
I had some from the bottle on Tuesday! YUM
Damn! It looks like I need to make up a reason to come visit to try some of those beers! They sound yummy. I still can’t get over that Pigsmah (I know I spelled it wrong!) Red Devil – I crave it now!
It’s Pisgah Red Devil, Andi! Yes, please come back to visit.
I had some of the Christmas Jam White and Cold Mtn. Winter ales on Saturday. The Christmas Jam White Ale was okay, but I *loved* this year’s Cold Mtn. Winter Ale. Lovely vanilla flavor this time around.
Yes, on my second tasting, I was picking up vanilla and a bit of caramel in the Cold Mountain–kind of a burnt sugar aftertaste. Love it!