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"Anchoring the project is a two-story outpost of Highland Brewing Co.; I’m struck that this is the brewery’s first downtown location since its beginnings in a Biltmore Avenue basement in 1994. The entire mezzanine will be devoted to Highland’s taproom with an additional first-floor bar, and I look forward to Gaelic Ale and the brewery’s classics alongside showcased barrel-aged and new test brews — a return downtown the owners describe as tied to the building’s historical significance and family ownership." - Gina Smith