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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8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
4 oz pour on draft at ChurchKey. Hazy yellow with off-white head. Aromas of lemon citrus fruit and peel. Tastes of citrus, floral, light wine, oak. Medium body with a dry finish. Works amazingly well surprisingly.
Tried from Draft on 28 Sep 2015 at 23:42

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Pretty well done for a barrel aged IPA. Lots of pine and light barrel. Golden blonde pour with good head and lacing. Tap at Snallygaster.
Tried from Draft on 22 Sep 2015 at 14:59

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
This is excellent. Huge hoppy head without a bitter finish. Strange effect. Pours cloudy golden with decent head. Big pineapple and passionfruit aroma. Finishes crisp. Tap at Snallygaster.
Tried from Draft on 22 Sep 2015 at 14:54

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Lots of chocolate in here, milk chocolate. Pours black with good head and lacing. A little on the syrupy side. Pretty sweet. Tap at Snallygaster.
Tried from Draft on 22 Sep 2015 at 13:52

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle 65 cl. Pours a clear, dark brown with a warm, reddish hue. Lively, creamy and lacing light brown head. Very heavy Bourbon aromas, not boozy or anything, but intense. Medium-bodied, subtle roast, some vanilla and the rest is all Bourbon. Good thing I love Bourbon.... Very drinkable. 220915
Tried from Bottle on 22 Sep 2015 at 05:48

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
On draft at Snallygaster 2015. Pours black with a tan head. Aroma of roasted malt. Flavors of bourbon, chocolate and oak. Bitter roast finish.
Tried from Draft on 19 Sep 2015 at 17:00

8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Draft pour at Snallygaster shared by a friend, thanks Mike! Black with tan head. Aromas of bourbon, chocolate. Tastes of bourbon, chocolate, coconut, light oak. Full body with a dry finish.
Tried from Draft on 15 Sep 2015 at 19:06

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle from trade. Pour black with small head. Sweet chocolate taste but it could be stronger, probably because the bottle is a bit old.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Sep 2015 at 05:59

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
(Thanks, Gene! "Travlr") A- Grassy, dank, citrus, caramel. A- Orange color, cloudy liquid, white head. T- Citrus, resinous, pine, grassy, bitter. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, balanced finish. O- Not a bitter bomb. A nice balance to it that showed of the dank flavors along with a hint of caramel malty backbone.
Tried on 12 Sep 2015 at 01:24

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 6
Draft. Clear golden yellow color, medium white head. Aroma of peppery citrus. Taste has bitter lemon, lime, orange, light spice. Dry finish. Interesting variation on a theme, and nicely drinkable.
Tried from Draft on 08 Sep 2015 at 19:23