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.
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Sample at the Inventory Reduction Beer Tasting on 08/08/2015. The beer is a slightly hazy golden color with a medium white head that diminishes steadily to an outer ring. Stringy lacing on the glass. Aroma of grassy hops, tropical fruit and malt. Light to medium body with flavors of floral hops, citrus and biscuit malt. The finish is mildly bitter with a grassy hops aftertaste. Pretty good overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Sep 2015
at 13:35
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Aroma: caramel, floral, passion fruit Appearance: clear light amber, off-white head Taste: medium sweetness, medium bitterness, Palate: medium body, slick feel, average carbonation, long finish, Delicious
Tried
on 01 Sep 2015
at 13:47
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 6
Poured from a bottle it is a dark brown with a slight head. The aroma is milk chocolate. And the taste is a sweet chocolate malty taste that lingers on the palate
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Aug 2015
at 05:50
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 9
February 2013 edition. Pours nearly black, small grey head. Smell is roasted malts, no unusual hints of chocolate so far. Taste is somewhat to the bitter side. Some chocolate is you drink persistently. Full body- but nothing extreme- and an average carbonation. Ok beer in total, but I am not uncommonly enthousiastic about this one
Tried
on 14 Aug 2015
at 16:37
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sample at Thirsty Monk. Pours a hazy mahogany-amber color with a medium thin off-white head that diminishes steadily to an outer ring. Short strings of lacing. Aroma of citrus, rye malt and hops. Light to medium body with flavors of caramel malt, spicy rye and earthy hops. The finish is hoppy up front with a rye malt aftertaste. Decent overall.
Tried
on 03 Aug 2015
at 22:16
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Sample at Thirsty Monk. Pours a clear golden color with a medium thick white head that diminishes gradually. Strings of lacing on the glass. Floral hops, fruit and malt in the nose. Medium body with flavors of herbal hops, grapefruit and malt. The finish is moderately bitter with a hoppy aftertaste. Pretty good overall.
Tried
on 03 Aug 2015
at 21:48
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle 65 cl. Pours golden with a slight haze and a dense and lacing white head with good retention. Spicy, almost gingery aroma. Rich, malty body, soft on the palate with the rough and very bitter hops coming out rather late. It’s a very bitter beer indeed and in a fresher state the hops would probably have been a lot crisper. But still a solid IPA. 290715
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jul 2015
at 06:28
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Deep gold/orange body with a dense off-white head, slowly diminishing. Aroma of citrus, orange juice, resin, pine, grapefruit, toasted grain. The flavor is moderately sweet and lightly to moderately bitter. It finishes lightly to moderately sweet and moderately bitter. Full to medium body, velvety texture, moderate carbonation. Lingering bitterness. Resin and pine balanced with sweet orange and citrus. Chewy with green, leafy, earthy hop taste on top of sweet, caramel malts.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jul 2015
at 15:31
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
12 oz bottle poured into a Spiegelau tulip. Thanks Ben! Clear amber with a bit over a finger of off-white head. Aromas of toasty notes, malt, citrus, floral notes. Tastes of floral notes, citrus, toasty notes, light malt. Medium body with a dry finish. Solid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jul 2015
at 23:33
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
12 oz bottle poured into a Spiegelau tulip. Thanks to my friend Ben for the bottle! Clear golden orange with a bit over a finger of off-white head. Aromas of light citrus, floral notes, slight biscuit. Tastes of floral notes, light citrus, some grassy notes. Medium-light body with a dry finish. Fairly standard but solid session IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jul 2015
at 22:26