Foothills Brewing

Microbrewery in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 2004

Contact
3800 Kimwell Dr, Winston-Salem, NC, 27103, United States
Description
It seems simple.

Water. Yeast. Grains. Hops. That’s all it takes to make beer. But what we do with those simple ingredients within these walls is what makes us special.

Foothills began brewing beer at our West 4th Street location in March 2005, with three 15-barrel fermenters. Jamie and his brewers managed to crank out 800 barrels of beer that year, and doubled that output the following year.

As demand and production continued to increase, the need became obvious for more space. The solution came in the form of a 48,000 square foot warehouse a few miles away, an old manila envelope factory that was retro-fitted with brewing equipment and became Foothills’ main production facility, located at 3800 Kimwell Drive.

Today both brewery locations continue to produce our top-quality beers. We offer weekend tours from our tasting room at our main brewing facility. Conversely, if you ask nicely at the downtown brewpub, you can probably get a peek at the operation.

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6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle. Golden very hazy, a lot of floaties. Medium head with a lot of lace. Citrus aroma. Taste is grapefruit, really bitter.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Mar 2025 at 04:39


6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle. Clear, medium brown color with a decent tan head. Nice lace. Aroma. Is very similar to a pale ale. Taste has really good balance with a hoppy aftertaste.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Mar 2025 at 04:34


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Perfect amber color. Aroma is praline and hints of can’t corn. Taste is slightly sweet "Payday" like with toast and a slight hoppy finish.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Mar 2025 at 04:32


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 - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottle. Clear, dark gold with a medium head. Aroma is full of grains with hints of sweetness. Taste is well balanced with just a tad too much sweetness.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Mar 2025 at 06:53


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottle. Just an average pale ale. Gold in color with a medium head. Aroma is a hoppy aroma but kind of weak. Taste was grass, grains and citrusy pine.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Mar 2025 at 05:13


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle. This was about as middle of the road as a IPA can get. Leans to the hop side for a session.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Mar 2025 at 05:11


9.2
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

Incredible black pour, medium sized dark brown head. Intoxicating aroma of bitter chocolate, espresso, molasses, and some incredible charred malts. The mouthfeel is silky smooth, and a perfect viscousness i come to expect in a top shelf impy. The finish has a light, dark fruit maltiness with a huge bitter kick. The espresso and chocolate wash over and dominate till the end. The alcohol is nowhere to be found. I could sip this all night. World class.

Tried on 28 Feb 2025 at 05:24


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Hazy copper pour. Frothy white head. Aromas of resinous pine, juicy citrus and some light cereals. Good mouth feel, soft carbonation. The finish is quite heavy on the pine, and the citrus dissipates. A nice beer, but light and for a double IPA.

Tried on 28 Feb 2025 at 05:22


8

Tastes like the ravens failed.

Tried on 13 Dec 2024 at 16:54