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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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7.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Received in trade from HeadyHops81, thanks for the opportunity! Slightly hazy orange amber color with a huge frothy off white head that persists forever. Pine resin and earthy hop aroma with a hint of green onion. Light sweet bready maltiness to back it up. The flavor holds a solid shot of resinous earth with a hint of onion. Lightly sweet bready maltiness ties things together. Solid IPA, glad I got to try it.
Tried on 13 Sep 2014 at 17:58

7.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
bottle in Tennessee. Good IPA - had several. Nothing too wild, simple and good
Tried from Bottle on 13 Sep 2014 at 17:25

8.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8
Draft at Churchkey. Beautiful crystal clear ruby color. Aroma of nutella biscuits. Taste is chewy smoky nutella. Very nice.
Tried from Draft on 07 Sep 2014 at 09:52

8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Cask at Churchkey on 5/7/14. Hazy to cloudy golden amber color. Beautiful tangerine aroma. Taste is grassy, floral,herbal citrus. Very nice.
Tried from Cask on 07 Sep 2014 at 09:46

7.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle 22fl.oz. @ The Danish Ratebeer Summer Gathering 2014, TSODRBSG14. [ As Foothills Hoppyum IPA ].Clear medium to dark orange color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate to heavy hoppy, citrus - orange, sweet hops - fruity hops. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, fruity hops, orange. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20140830]
Tried from Bottle on 06 Sep 2014 at 02:12

7.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Thanks to Rick for bringing this one back from your NC trip.
This was poured into a pint glass.
The appearance was a dark brown close to black color with a one finger white foamy head that dissipated within about a minute. Light lacing stuck and then slid.
The smell had a graceful blend of roasty to sweet coffee to dark chocolate with a light robust milk chocolate insisting upon my nose.
The taste was mainly roasty and robust sweet chocolate and coffee.
On the palate, this one sat about a medium on the body with a semi - sessionable quality about it. The carbonation was appropriately styled and was good for me.
Overall, Rick please go back and get more of this stellar beer.
Tried on 03 Sep 2014 at 23:29

7.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
On tap at trio in NC it is a cloudy golden yellow color with a slight head. The aroma is pineapple and the taste is bitter orange which resonates on the palate
Tried from Draft on 31 Aug 2014 at 12:44

7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
On draft at Trio in Kill Devil Hills NC. Pours a cloudy gold with a thick white head. Aroma of pineapple and grapefruit. Flavors of mandarin orange. Bitter finish.
Tried from Draft on 31 Aug 2014 at 12:30

6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle @ Danish Ratebeer Summer Gathering, 2014. Pours clear golden with a white head. Caramel, bread and grapefruit. Medium bodied. Too malty!
Tried from Bottle on 30 Aug 2014 at 10:59

6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
22 fl oz bottle. Pours cloudy orange with a small white head. Aroma is smooth fruity. Bitter and slight herbal hoppy. Bitter and grapefruity, slight herbal and solid hoppy finish.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Aug 2014 at 10:11