We had a great time here! Our bartender was very knowledgeable and gave recommendations for us. My husband opted for the lo-pitcb IPA and I got the 10w-40 churro stout. We enjoyed our drinks and went to the tiki bar out back which was a surprise! It was fun back there and they put a ton of work into the theming. We loved the thunderstorms. It was a nice vibe! read more

Hi-Wire Brewing - Tiki bar - Breweries Near Me - Asheville, North Carolina

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This was our third favorite place. The beer was good! Their pink lemonade was the best sour beer we had so far. They do offer a great selection with well crafted beers, easy to drink without getting too complex. They offer a good number of IPAs for hoops lovers. The service was OK. I think our bar tender was having a bad day or does not like yo chat with customers at the bar and provide recommendations. The ambiance wasn't my favorite, mostly because there were no fans anywhere and it was really hot. However the best thing about this brewery was the little surprise at the back! The Tikki Bar meets Speakeasy!!! Tikky Easy... now that was fun and merits its own review!! But wanted to mentioned it! But beer wise pretty good! read more

A fairly decent brewery, but not the best I've been to in Asheville. It was super hot the day we visited and I decided to get a cider. Unfortunately it was in a bottle and not on tap. Plenty of seats but it was pretty much empty but that helped with getting the drink quickly. Would I come here again.... dunno. read more

It was a stinking hot day in Asheville, so we ducked into this brewery to cool off and finally give it a try. The place is huge, and I liked that they also offer cocktails, which is a nice option if beer isn't your thing. With as hot as it was that day, I do wish they had some fans running, but oh well. My beer was cool, but not ice cold--and I'm one of those people who loves my beer absolutely freezing. That said, the wheat beer itself was really delicious and easy to drink. I'd definitely come back and give them another shot. read more

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Wish there was a zero star option...Moved here in October 2025 and it quickly became my home bar/brewery. I live in the South Slope/Downtown area and frequented this establishment 3 to 4 times a week with my dog because of the great beer, the amazing beer tenders (shout out Darby), and the chill atmosphere/fun events (trivia, open mike night, etc.). I am sad to say that today will be my last time coming in due the new policy of banning dogs due the brewery serving mediocre hot dogs. Sooo many other breweries and bars serve food (including their next-door- neighbor) and allow furry friends, so I have no doubt Hi-Wire's inevitable loss, will be their gain. read more

#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. read more

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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! read more

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Stopped here for a beer while in town. They had a wide selection of beers on top, focusing on fruity ales and IPAs - perfect for late spring. The space had plenty of seating inside read more

I'd give it 4.5 stars if I could. Gotta say, we really like this funky taproom in the South Slope. It's a fun place to have an excellent beer and a hot dog on Tuesday trivia night. Nice folks too. They even have a "secret" tiki bar in the back, that you'd never know was there. read more

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. read more

Hi-Wire Brewing - Coffee Porter - Breweries Near Me - Asheville, North Carolina

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 read more

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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! read more

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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. read more

Hi-Wire Brewing - Margarita & Blonde Ale with old school Super Nintendo & more - Breweries Near Me - Asheville, North Carolina

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? read more

Hi-Wire Brewing - Hi-Wire's wonderful brown ale, the Bed of Nails! - Breweries Near Me - Asheville, North Carolina

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. read more

Hi-Wire Brewing - Bar area - Breweries Near Me - Asheville, North Carolina

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. read more

Hi-Wire Brewing - Caramel Macchiato on the left and Bed of Nails on the right! - Breweries Near Me - Asheville, North Carolina

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. read more

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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. read more

Hi-Wire Brewing - Love the aesthetic and energy but not really the beer. - Breweries Near Me - Asheville, North Carolina

Loved this place. Very eclectic decor. Bartender was very helpful & we had a lot of beers to choose from. We enjoyed our time there & it will be on our list when we're back in the area read more

Thank goodness they were open. Snow had at least half the businesses in Asheville closed. I was disappointed that the Tiki Bar was closed due to the place closing early that day. WE went for the Tiki Bar. I brought a group of non-beer drinkers and that kind of messed things up for the group. I did a flight of beers and thought mine were great. My daughter got the only cider they sell which was an apple flavored and I thought that was good also. One of our crowd got an IPA and did not like it. I also tried his. I almost think it was a little skunky. I think just a bad batch and worth coming another time to give another try and hopefully on a day Tiki Easy is open so the rest of my friends will want to stick around for a while. I also thought it was pretty cool they had Atari games set up to play. Cool addition. read more

Darby was the coolest bartender. She absolutely deserves every praise and tip. She had the best recommendations and didn't even care when we called her out on her New Jersey accent. 10/10 would come here again to be served by her. read more

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! read more

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Nice staff. Cool mural. I was able to do some smaller-sized pours for tastings. Hi-Wire does a LOT of IPAs which are NOT my thing, but I like trying new beers and visiting breweries, so the rainbow burst on the front of Hi-Wire made me want to visit despite the fact that I wasn't sure I would like anything on tap. But they had some sour-adjacent options and some interesting sounding dark beers that were worth a try. I visited mid-day on a week day and was one of very few people there, and they had the windows and garage doors open (Covid concern actions) and it was a lovely time. I maintain they don't do a lot of beers that appeal to me...but I would absolutely visit again, should I be with someone interested in going. read more

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Hi-Wire was our last brewery spot for our St. Patty's day adventures! The staff was so friendly and loved on our pup. They had a few TVs even to show off the March madness play in games going on. I had the cinnamon toast crunch stout that was sweet and still stayed true to a stout. Would recommend! read more

I had high hopes and on a holiday weekend this place was dead. The tiki bar is cool but bar was a little slow and had long line. The selections of beer seemed like it was missing the ones I liked. It is nice space read more

Lots of beer options. The dragon fruit sour and 9th anniversary Bulleit barrel aged beers were both good. The beertender was friendly and the space was your standard brewery setup. It's really close to downtown so it was an easy walk from my hotel on Battery Park. They sell half pours so I was able to try a couple of things. I did ask for a taste of the pickle beer and I have to say it was much better than other pickle beers I know. Much more mellow so if you are debating, give it a try! read more

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Try it you'll like it. Hi-Pitch Mosaic IPA.Loved it. They also had quite a few sours on tap. No food but other places are close by (and all's have beer). But the beer here. Gotta put it on your list of places to stop. read more

Hi-Wire Brewing - a large group of people sitting at tables - Breweries Near Me - Asheville, North Carolina

I think this place is pretty solid. They have a wide variety of brews on tap and the atmosphere is really nice. They have tastings available in flights as well if you want to try a lot of flavors all at once. I had a flight as well as the Hazy IPA on tap. The tasting area is definitely on the smaller side as far as breweries go and it may be difficult to find a seat at some points in the night. It is definitely worth the visit if you are headed through Asheville! read more

Hi-Wire Brewing - Lo-Pitch Hazy IPA - Breweries Near Me - Asheville, North Carolina

Having the political debate on for everyone to suffer through was not appealing about this place. Beer was 1/2 off on Tuesday's which was the only bonus. read more

Hi-Wire Brewing - Breweries Near Me - Asheville, North Carolina

This was our favorite brewery when we visited Asheville. We tried several others before ending up here. Nice vibe inside. It's about the beer and they aren't trying to be anything else. Bartender was great; she gave us some great suggestions after we explained what we liked and a few tastes before we settled on the winner. read more

Hi-Wire Brewing - Breweries Near Me - Asheville, North Carolina

My fourth brewery stop of my initial trip to Asheville, Hi-Wire is another chill hangout that produces great beer in an area that's full of them. What separates Hi-Wire from the rest of the pack is their ability to demonstrate themselves as a neighborhood hangout -- walking distance from the residential areas down the street. Hi-Wire is one of more than 10 breweries located in the South Slope of Asheville, which for the brewhead is like Heaven comes everyday, but for the newbie or fair-weather craft beer enthusiast, it can be difficult to discern one for the other. In addition to the come-as-you-are attitude radiating from the interior to people working the bar slinging suds, Hi-Wire makes great craft beer as evident in their Enchanter Baltic Porter and Black Rice Grisette. The brewery does a great job of covering a wide variety of styles in addition to the aforementioned beers like their Uprisin' Hefeweizen and Hazy & Juicy & Hoppy & Fresh IPA -- try saying the latter five times really fast. Their highlight while I was there, without a doubt, was their Horchata 10W-40 Imperial Stout -- chocolatey, creamy, vanilla goodness that is so satisfying and delicious to the last drop. So good that I brought back to Florida a four-pack of the American Imperial Stout to share with other fellow brewheads like myself. I recommend Hi-Wire to anyone that enjoys great craft beer around chill, down-to-earth people. The industrial, no-frills interior is very inviting to anyone walking down the street wanting a craft beer. The people who frequent Hi-Wire are locals. There are no gimmicks, there are no bells and whistle. There are just people who want to hang out and enjoy good beer. read more

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Awesome atmosphere but the best thing about this whole place was the service. Really cool bartender from Florida who you could tell really cared about the place. I'm just passing through town as usual but I'm really glad I stopped in to see what's happening here. Good things I'll tell ya. read more

Had a good time here at Hi-Wire. The vibe was mello and the staff was friendly. Enjoyed playing some games on the side while we enjoyed our delicious beers. One of my favorite chill spots to visit while in Asheville. Always a good time here. Thanks for having us! read more

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Hi-Wire is an excellent brewery in Asheville. They have a good variety of tame and funky beers. Their gose is my personal favorite, but all brews were good. They were out of several listed taps when I recently came to visit. Tables were not cleaned in a while and were sticky with drink rings. Bartender was quite unfriendly. read more

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Came here for some beers before dinner. The atmosphere here is really nice, bright and colorful. The bartender was super friendly and answered all of our questions about the brewery and local things to do. I enjoyed a flight and particularly enjoyed the Mountain Water which was extremely light, limey and refreshing. read more

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Huge brewery! Fun atmosphere with entertainment options. Great selection of beer! Great place for large groups of people with what seems like endless amounts of seating. read more

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This hiwire location is in a perfect spot for walking to visit multiple breweries. While not a huge space, the tap list has a lot to offer. I always see around 20 different beers to choose from and a great variety. read more

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S'mores porter is my favorite beer!! It's phenomenal smooth beer, chocolate and yummy rich flavors. I love this beer, it's like the best part of sweet and savory. Thank you to High Wire for making such a wonderful beer. I love it with Mexican food or with steak. I've been to High Wire in AVL and enjoyed their laid back tap room. This beer is delicious and can be purchased in beer stores or 201 Harris Teeter stores. Fabulous beer!! read more

Hi-Wire Brewing - S'mores porter is phenomenal!!! - Breweries Near Me - Asheville, North Carolina

A cute, quaint brewery with eclectic colors outside. It felt like a little hidden secret as it wasn't as crowded or rowdy as some of the other breweries. They don't have as large a selection but our beers were pretty good. We tried the double IPA & the blackberry limeade. I liked the blackberry limeade it wasn't too sour or sweet but just the right fruity flavor. The double IPA was surprisingly good too! read more

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Great location, nice selection of diverse beers. Only indoor seating, and it is dog friendly. Really fun, bubbly, colorful atmosphere.