Highland Brewing Company is raising a glass to legacy, flavor, and community with the newly renamed Oscar’s Oatmeal Porter—a rich, smooth stout-style beer that honors our beloved founder, Oscar Wong. This updated name brings new meaning to a fan-favorite brew while...
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The Godfather of Asheville Craft Beer: How Oscar Wong Built Beer City USA
Long before Asheville, North Carolina, earned its reputation as one of the best beer towns in the country, it was just a quiet mountain city where a retired engineer decided to try his hand at a hobby. That hobby became Highland Brewing Company, and the man behind it,...
Highland Brewing’s Solar Array: Powering Craft Beer with Sunshine in Asheville
In Western North Carolina, the mountains don’t just shape the views — they shape the values. At Highland Brewing, sustainability isn’t a side project. It’s part of how we brew, gather, and give back. And nowhere is that commitment more apparent than our rooftop solar...
Remembering Oscar Wong — and the Legacy Behind Highland Brewing
Nearly a year later, it still feels like Oscar is here. In the brewery. At the bar. In the stories that get better every time they’re told. If you’ve spent time at Highland Brewing in Asheville, you’ve experienced a piece of what he built. Oscar P. Wong, founder of...




