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.
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.
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
4 oz pour on draft at ChurchKey. Hazy golden orange with off-white head. Aromas of orange and grapefruit citrus, light floral. Tastes of citrus, floral notes, orange, subtle pine. Medium body with a dry finish. Pretty good, seems to be holding up pretty well.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Jul 2016
at 20:56
5.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
On tap at Capitol On Tap. Clear golden with small white head. Aroma is light grain, light body, lower carbonation, and pretty good lacing. Taste is light malt.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Jul 2016
at 17:10
5.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
On tap at P&P Charleston. Clear golden with small white head. Aroma is light malt & hints of strawberry, light body, lower carbonation, and little lacing. Taste is light strawberry and light malt.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Jul 2016
at 18:10
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
On tap at P&P Charleston. Clear golden with big white head. Crisp noble hops, light body, medium/light carbonation, and little lacing. Taste is light malt.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Jul 2016
at 12:31
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 oz. bottle from singles shelf of Harris Teeter. Date must have rubbed off. A: Rough pour yields an inch of tan head atop a practically black body. Very good retention and streaks of lace. S: Herbal/floral hops against brown toasted bread and a slight hint of roast. T: Bitter chocolate dominates. Light sweetness rounds out the flavor. Faint raisin. M: Smooth and slick with a good bit of carbonation. Bitter resin finish. O: Nice easy drinking porter. Good taste and body. Available and well priced. Recommended.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jul 2016
at 13:57
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle, with a big black pour. In this description it says ruby red but let me tell you, its big and black. First taste is perhaps a little too much personality, then it starts to grow on you. Yes, gets a little more friendly with its burnt dark beer attitude. Malty, perhaps some aspects of super dark bitter chocolate. Perhaps even a tad of black strong coffee but you couldn’t say its a coffee beer. Yes, in the end a]its a pretty even handed porter that never really treads into baltic porter territory, just a good even handed porter that wants to kick you in the ass and be large and in charge but never quite gets there. Even handed and enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jul 2016
at 12:48
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pour is a near black with a large tan head. Aroma is a rich roasted malt without being over the top and I also get some chocolate and ever so slight coffee. Flavor is more of the same with a nice roasted malt with some bitter bakers chocolate. Pretty solid everyday porter. Decent flavor without being an over the top attempt.
Tried
on 25 Jun 2016
at 18:39
7.1/10
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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
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle share. Pours orange and topped with a modest sandy head. Aroma is hoppy, floral and pine. Lightly sweet. Taste is modest with bitters and a little overly malty sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jun 2016
at 22:11
3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 2
Texture 2
Overall 2
Bot. We got to restyle this. From the start its ipa, no bones about it. I thought I smelled some dull hops in there but after the taste nothing else is apparent but its big ipa thud. So bitter, such impact. Terribly on style for an ipa and I think I had impy ipas that had this impact. Vixen viscous thick mouth coating flavors all round, whewwie. Gimmie a cheap lager to rinse my mouth. Cleansing agent please!! Not impressed.
Tried
on 15 Jun 2016
at 14:16