Foothills Brewing Frostbite Black IPA

Frostbite Black IPA

 

Foothills Brewing in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States 🇺🇸

  IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Regular
Score
6.85
ABV: 6.2% IBU: - Ticks: 15
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6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Really black with a pretty good head. Aroma is roast malts and Hops. Taste is roasted grains with a citrusy after taste.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Mar 2025 at 06:54


6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5

Uninspired for a black IPA, more like a bitter dry porter, with a heavy dose of unsweetened chocolate and pine, but lacking the bright hop notes needed to stand out in this style. Eh.

Tried on 19 Jan 2019 at 02:01


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

2 week old bottle A: Almost black plum color with 1" of thick tan foam. Good retention and patchy lace. S: Muted scent mainly of sweet chocolate and roasted malts. T: Bitter flavors of powdered chocolate and pine. A faint fruity tang to finish. M: Smooth powdered chocolate mouthfeel with soft carbonation and slightly sticky finish. O: Not bad but seems more like a hoppy brown ale than any IPA. Texture is great though.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Nov 2018 at 01:24


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

On tap at P&P Charleston. Medium brown with medium light brown head. Aroma is evergreen, medium body, medium carbonation, and good lacing. Taste is pine hops and dark chocolate.

Tried from Draft on 04 Jan 2018 at 13:21


3.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 1.5

OK, so anything from a bottle called frostbite should be white? Well, no, this is big and black but large and in charge. Smells like IPA fer sure, tastes like IPA fer sher and it feels like IPA; ferrrr sherrrrerr. If my eyes were shut I would think this is just another potent IPA. But they’re not and I see a big black beer that is insulting my cheap pale lager taste buds wwheww louie louie louie louwoahwwww. Terribly on style and I may say it treads into imperial IPA territory. If you like IPA, try this and do not care about my numbers, whew. Big ass volatile brew. Seems like much more than 7%. Some hidden carbonation cutting thru in the end.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Jun 2017 at 17:03


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Roast and a little caramel. Blacknpour with great head and lacing. Bittersweet finish. A little bark like papyrus. Bottle.

Tried from Bottle on 03 May 2017 at 22:38


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle: Poured a pitch black with tan head. Aroma is hops and caramel malts. Taste is a edgy hops with a caramel malt finish.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Mar 2017 at 22:25


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5

On draft at Pangea Tavern in Avon NC. It is a brownish black color with a slight head it has the aroma is citrus and the taste is citrus with hints of roasted grain

Tried from Draft on 02 Dec 2016 at 13:16


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

On draft at Pangea Tavern in Avon NC. Pours a clear cola brown with an ecru head. Grassy nose. Flavors of citrus and toasted grain. Bitter roast finish.

Tried from Draft on 02 Dec 2016 at 13:08


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

12 oz bottle courtesy of a friend, thanks Mike! Black with beige head. Aromas of light roasty notes, light floral and pine. Tastes of roasty notes, floral, bitter chocolate. Medium body with a dry finish.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Jun 2016 at 21:41