New Seasonals

Try Cattail Peak Wheat--the latest in Highland's seasonal line!

In the spring, Highland released the first in its new line of seasonal beers--Shining Rock Lager--with a complex malty body enhanced with traditional spicy noble hops and a smooth, crisp finish.  Our summer offering--Cattail Peak Wheat--is an invigorating, unfiltered wheat beer with a hint of rye and the tang of hibiscus.  An Oktoberfest will follow in mid to late September, and Cold Mountain Winter Ale in November will lead us into a festive holiday season! 

The 2nd Annual Highland Cup Date Announced!

The 2nd Annual Highland Cup will be held February 21, 2009.  Start your recipes now, and stay posted for a new list of restrictions!  Lagers and ales will be accepted.  No fruit beers, meads, and ciders!

Congratulations to the 2008 Highland Cup Winners:

Best Of Show First Place went to Aaron Schenk for his Cream Ale.

Alex Buerkholtz  won Best of Show Second Place for his Centennial Stout.

Aaron Schenk also won Best of Show Third Place for his

Dusseldorf Alt.

For a complete list of winners, click on the MALT link below and go to the

2008 Awards page.

maltsters.org/OnLineHigh2008.htm

Check here for updates on when Aaron's Cream Ale will be released.

We congratulate Larry Brock, Professional Highland Games Athlete, on his 2007 achievements:

2007 U.S. National Champion

2007 World Hammer Champion
2007 World Stone Putt Champion
2007 SAAA U.S. National Champion

www.brockthrow.com

The Latest of the Imperial Series - Check back for news on Highland's next imperial! 

Award Winning Beers - Our Black Mocha Stout brought home a silver medal in the prestigious Brewer's Association World Beer Cup 2006 International Beer Championship.  The competition drew 2221 entries from 540 breweries in 56 countries. 

Award Winning Brews - We won several medals in the 2008 Carolina Championship of Beer.  Our St. Terese's Pale Ale and Black Mocha Stout won silver medals; and our Oatmeal Porter, Kashmir IPA, Gaelic Ale, and Imperial Kashmir earned bronze.

The United States Beer Tasting Championship awarded Highland Gaelic Ale Best of the Mid-Atlantic Region in the Amber/Red Ale category and included St. Terese's Pale Ale in the "Also Exceptional" list. Visit www.usbtc.com for a complete list of categories and winners.

Our Black Mocha Stout brought home a silver medal in the prestigious Brewer's Association World Beer Cup 2006 International Beer Championship.  The competition drew 2221 entries from 540 breweries in 56 countries. 

The Beer Guy's Words - We invite you to visit the Asheville Citizen-Times "Beer Guy" pod cast page at

http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=PODCAST and the Take 5 entertainment site, which includes the brew of the week and the Beer Guy column, at www.take5online.com.