Highland Brewing Company presents "Seven Sisters Abbey Style Ale"

March 12, 2010
Asheville, NC
On March 12th, Highland released its latest seasonal beer, “Seven Sisters Abbey Style Ale”.  It is Highland’s first Belgian styled beer. Highland names all its seasonal beers after notable mountains or mountain ranges in western North Carolina.  The Seven Sisters mountain group is located a few miles from Asheville near Black Mountain and comprises much of the watershed for Asheville’s North Fork Reservoir, the source of Highland’s brewing water.

Highlands first Belgian styled beer is a “dubbel” with twice the normal grain bill and the addition of Belgian dark candi sugar. Fermenting with Trappist yeast creates dark fruit esters. Pilsen, Pale, Extra Special and Chocolate malts evoke classic Belgian Ale sweet aromas with a hint of nuttiness. Use of Hallertau Hersbrucker and German Select hops enhance authenticity and provide a restrained bittering  of 20 IBUs and a slight spicy aroma.

Seven Sisters will be available in all of Highland’s current market area (except Tennessee) in six packs, 22 OZ and draught.

Highland is Western North Carolina’s first legal brewery and was started by Oscar Wong and John Lyda in 1994. It is currently ranked as the third largest craft brewery in the South East and distributes its beer in the states of Virginia, Tennessee, South Carolina, Alabama, Florida, Georgia and North Carolina.