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.
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bomber at share, 2015 vintage. What a great brew to follow my tasting of Chocolate Rain. Dark brown pour yields a small beige head. Aroma is chocolate, light vanilla and bourbon. ore chocolate in the taste, roasty malts with light bitterness make their appearance. Lingering warmth. AAnother classic that has done great in the cellar.
Tried
on 02 Jul 2023
at 22:58
6/10
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Jun 2023
at 21:24
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at the Orange Peel, Asheville. Cloudy orange golden with medium creamy white head. Hoppy, fruity, citrus, pine, nice bitterness in finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Nov 2022
at 21:00
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bomber from Beer Run, shared at the 3/13 ProSpeak tasting. September 2019 vintage. Near black, thin tan, good retention. Aroma of dark roast, dark chocolate, green hops. Taste is dark chocolate, strong coffee, vanilla. Not much whiskey character. Hot. Even with aging, this is harsh. Sorry guys.
Tried
on 21 Mar 2022
at 02:11
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pretty good IPA, with a good bit of resin and tropical fruit, backed up by grapefruit zest and a mild sweetness. Finishes piney and dry. Nice.
Tried
on 07 Mar 2022
at 01:20
6/10
Yellowish with a thick white head. Aroma of mango, tropical fruits. Taste has resinous melon, guava, citra. Palate has lingering resin, simcoe. Very good.
Tried
on 06 Nov 2021
at 20:40
3.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 2
Texture 2
Overall 1.5
This is a really cool looking can. Its pale yellow, its foaming, its permeating the area with hops nose. It so bitter, its like chewing on green grapefruit rinds, maybe even juiced out green grapefruit pulp, whew. I love that train on the label, the label makes this IPA somewhat interesting. Tastes like its a little stronger than 6%. Fer-sher, it has a somewhat euphoric effect in the middle. You certainly can pick out the citrus, especially in the war of unripened grapefruit rinds between bordering countries LOL! That effect carries over to the finish as well, the bitter, almost terrible, flavor, dead on IPA. Whew, so bitter, almost astringent but ain't. In the end, the flavor borders on the session skunk cabbage characteristic taste but not quite.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Oct 2021
at 19:05
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft. Golden beer with a cream head. Tropical fruit and light grapefruit aroma with light orange. Tropical fruit and grapefruit flavor. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Tropical fruit and grapefruit linger.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Jul 2021
at 17:54
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft. Amber beer with a cream head. Light grapefruit and light pine aroma. Grapefruit and pine flavor with earth. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Grapefruit and pine linger with light earth.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Jul 2021
at 17:42
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft. Amber beer with a cream head. Light grapefruit aroma. Grapefruit and light bubblegum flavor. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Grapefruit and bubblegum linger with light earth.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Jul 2021
at 17:31