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    Hi-Wire Brewing

    4.1 (252 reviews)
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    Closed 11:30 am - 10:00 pm

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    Bill M.

    #2 stop on our beer crawl. Great lager and a tasty Carolina hot dog! Bartender was awesome and service was quick and efficient. Laid back and relaxing stop.

    Norman L.

    Bartender was nice enough but not exactly outgoing. Got the Friday Recession special which was a standard hot dog, bag of chips and a beer for $8! Hard to beat that deal. Ordered the Bed of Nails brown ale and it was a pretty good brown. I prefer my brown ales a little on the lighter side and this one was perfect. Hot dog was decent. A little boring on the inside but has a hidden tiki bar back in the back. Met some really nice locals that ended up buying us a second beer which was really nice of them!

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    Arlene P.

    Laid-back, quiet spot on a Thursday afternoon. The bartender was great--friendly and knowledgeable. I tried a few beers he suggested, but the Coffee Porter with its coffee and chocolate flavors was my favorite. Also got some great tips on places to visit nearby. Cool place to relax, enjoy a beer, and meet friendly locals (and their dogs). Would definitely come back.

    Mike V.

    Last stop on my quick trip to Asheville. Sadly amost 2 months after Helene many breweries were still closed, granted it was a Monday. But fortunately a few of my favorites were open and welcoming guests in. So before wanted to support those still there! Hi Wire has always has some great beers, though I had not been to this location in the past. Sadly their other location with the beer garden sustain a lot of damage during the storm, but I hope they will be able to recover. The bartender was friendly and welcoming. The space was being, lively and vibrant and just. A nice place to relax for a drink. I'll be bad in future visits, no doubt

    Kristin C.

    This is a good spot and I like the seating they have that faces the street. They don't serve food but we ordered from Bear's BBQ which is just around the corner and brought it into Hi-Wire. All of the beers were good and the bartender was friendly. Make sure you walk to the back area where the tiki bar is, it's super interesting to see!

    Margarita & Blonde Ale with old school Super Nintendo & more
    Krystal G.

    Enjoyed playing the old school Nintendo while sipping on my Margarita. Another place we always stop at when visiting Asheville. Tasty spirits, fun atmosphere, friendly service, plenty of seating. There is also another type area past the distillery called Tiki Easy. Different type vibe but still fun.

    Hi-Wire's wonderful brown ale, the Bed of Nails!
    Alden C.

    Finally got to try Hi-Wire Brewing for the first time. Steve and I had an absolutely amazing brown ale known as the Bed of Nails. We don't get brown ales often (or not often enough)and when we do we generally like them but this particular brown ale was so exceptionally good! Flavor features that you can look for with this beer is malty, toffee, sweetness along with a smooth texture. It is also very light bodied which makes it very, very easy to have more than one of this beer. And why wouldn't you?

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    Rick S.

    Very cool spot for a beer. Nice selection that's not over done. Friendly staff. Dogs welcome. If you're planning a pub crawl in Asheville, this is a must.

    Caramel Macchiato on the left and Bed of Nails on the right!
    Craig H.

    I only tried 2 of the beers here. The caramel macchiato had more of a coffee flavor than caramel. The Bed of Nails Brown Ale was good, but I can't say it broke into my top 5 of all time. They had a couple of table top mini hook and ring games you could play. The overall atmosphere was a chill and relaxing vibe.

    Mark C.

    Cool vibe with a wide variety of beers. You can't go wrong, especially if you like dark beers. They've got a line of 10W-40 and even 20W-50 beers (named like a motor oil but FAR FROM IT!) They are delicious. We were the only one in the place late on a Monday night. Kind of cool but the bartender wasn't too friendly. (Guess just wanted to go home). Don't let that stop you though...still a very good brewery.

    Love the aesthetic and energy but not really the beer.
    Allison M.

    Lovely and lively local brewery that has since blown up. I think there are a few of them now- Asheville and beyond. Honestly I do not like their beers. So so hoppy and kind of lacking in diversity. The bed of nails is my go to if I had to choose. Last time I went I opted for a NA beer and lemonade as I just did not want a beer. Some of my ipa loving friends find their beer ok but nobody I know is really passionate about the flavor. In my opinion, the winning aspect here is the space. All their breweries are open yes cozy. Wood tables and chairs, cool lights and spaces for all. The staff is always pleasant too.

    Kathleen K.

    Lovely spot! Dog friendly! A few non alcoholic options! Reasonably priced! Nice staff behind the bar! Would be a great spot to meet up with folks or for a solo bev! My nonalcoholic lemonade could have used a glass with ice but otherwise excellent. Rainbow themed aesthetic!

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    Thank you Taylor!

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    What a fun area ! We are so glad we stopped by. We arrived early around 10:30 and they opened at 11…read moreso we walked around their campus area with the artificial turf and then went down by the river to walk along their path. Once they opened we went right for the bar to order as it was getting busy with people already on a Tuesday morning! I ordered a flight and my boyfriend had a beer. The server was a little cold. Not necessarily unfriendly just a little curt which was fine maybe she was having a bad day. But I got a pre selected flight and she had me take a picture of the flight list so I knew which beer was which. Idk a lot of other breweries would have wrote it down but a picture works too. We sat outside on their covered patio and watched the river. It started to get really nice out so after that we sat at their turf area and chilled until we were done. We spent a good hour here and just really liked the vibe outside . People had their dogs so we were so watching and in generally very friendly . I took a picture beneath the sign with the bicycles. You can see that on a weekend this place would get crazy busy so it was nice for us to just relax and take in the atmosphere without it getting so crowded. Anyone who is in Asheville should check this place out.

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    Excellent destination for a good beer paired with some food. The beer menu is actually fairly…read moreinteresting. Lot's of eclectic spice and vegetable beers, but the pairings are generally interesting and well done. They also have a few more traditional beer styles, if that's what you're in the mood for. The space is also very nicely done. Plenty of room at the bar. A somewhat dark and muted color tone that created the feel of a slightly rustic and understated space. I liked it. In terms of food, I ordered a mediterranean bowl and was pretty happy with it. Reasonably well presented. Some evidence of investing effort in creating an individualized concept. The ingredients were also very fresh. The toppings also fell within a reasonable balance. It wasn't overwhelming. It wasn't the best salad of this type that I've had, but it made for something crisp and fresh to pair with a pint. All that having been said, my suggestion would be to go for the beer. If you want to order food alongside your beer, that's secondary.

    Great downtown spot located near Pack Park, a music hall, and numerous restaurants and shops. The…read morestaff were super friendly and welcoming and they were very dog-friendly. The inside had plenty of seating while the outdoor patio was perfect for dogs and getting some sun. Wicked Weed was highly recommended by locals and visitors alike. They have a good selection of beers including pre-organized flights and the food was really good as well - I enjoyed the steakhouse burger. Worth a visit for beer, food, and just an overall friendly and welcoming environment.

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    I looked through a TON of reviews for this place and there is one *GLARING* difference between…read morethose reviews and mine. They seem to have visited during the day. It's quite possible if I'd have visited during the day that my review would've been 5 stars. However, we came at night (well... winter night it was like 6pm?). It was dark. First, the parking lot. It looked like a scene from a horror movie where everyone gets killed. There was no actual parking lot, just some grass along the road where people were parked. There was a chainlink fence gate that was barely open, with an overgrown sign, and it looked like you were walking into a haunted factory. We walked in the brewery and it was only light by faint lights and candles. We jokingly started calling it the MURDER BREWERY in a spooky voice. I see the beautiful plants in the pictures in reviews here and we saw none of that. I have less-than-stellar night vision and actually held onto my wife's shoulders for her to lead me around. They also have a lot of tables without chairs. Maybe that's trendy, but really I want to sit and chat while I try your beer. I don't want to have to stand around. It cleared out before we left and we got a seat eventually, but the table/chair ratio was way out of whack. All this time and I haven't spoken about the beer yet. It was pretty good. My BIL loved the Mummy Cat. We all had some pretty decent beers. However, we bolted after not too long due to it just not being a great place to hang out in the dark. Our friends enjoyed the photos we took and the catchphrase ANTIQUITY DAWNS AT MODERNITY'S TWILIGHT likely stolen from a 14 year old emo kid's journal that was on their less than useful website. There are no beer lists on it. Literally just that goofy saying and their hours.

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