EP-220 Oscar Wong and Leah Wong Ashburn of Highland Brewing Co.
This lesson is an episode of Good Beer Hunting.
Listen to the episodeWhat you'll get
Recorded in 2019 for its 25th anniversary, this conversation with Highland Brewing founder Oscar Wong, who died in May 2025, and his daughter Leah Wong Ashburn, who leads the family business, looks at how Asheville's first brewery inside the city limits since Prohibition has lasted and changed. Hear it for the founder's own account and for a view of what keeping a WNC company going across a generation takes.
Do this week
Write down what must stay the same about your product and company over the next 25 years and what you will let change, then share it with one person who might someday help run it.