Highland Brewing to release Big Butte Smoked Porter
(Asheville, NC) – Back in late March, Highland Brewing held the 2nd Annual Highland Cup, a homebrewing competition in which the brewery agrees to bottle the winning recipe and submit it to the Great American Beer Festival Pro-Am event. The brewery also sends the winner to GABF.
This year, Hops n Vines shop owner, Alex Buerckholtz, placed first and second with his smoked porter and American pilsner, respectively. As a result, Highland Black Butte Smoked Porter will be sold in bombers (only in North Carolina) this fall. From the label, “This Robust Smoked Porter is brewed with a generous portion of German smoked malt and accented with earthy Fuggle hops.” 7% ABV.
Look for this along with the return of the brewery’s Scotch-style beer, Highland Tasgall Ale, in September.
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July 29th, 2009 at 11:08 am
[...] the label for this year’s Highland Cup winner: Black Butte Smoked Porter. And don’t forget that the much-anticipated return of Tasgall Ale in September. (We hope in [...]
July 29th, 2009 at 9:55 am
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July 29th, 2009 at 10:15 am
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July 31st, 2009 at 12:44 pm
Highland Black Butte Smoked Porter coming this fall – Beernews.org http://is.gd/1WjR2
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