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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7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Draft. Clear maroon color, solid beige head, solid lacing. Aroma of moderate whiskey, vanilla, Starbucks. Taste is coffe spiked with Jack Daniels. Medium body. Nice.
Tried from Draft on 22 Apr 2012 at 07:08

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Draft. Very dark maroon color, scant beige head, solid lacing. Aroma of chocolate liqueur. Taste is rich, dark chocolate truffles. Nice, but simple.
Tried from Draft on 21 Apr 2012 at 05:37

7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 6 Overall 8
Cask courtesy of Greg, thank you sir! Hazy yellow color, solid thick white head. Aroma of aroma of lemons!! Taste is bright lemony creamsicle and white bread. Tasty and unique.
Tried from Cask on 20 Apr 2012 at 19:25

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Location: Draft at the Charlotte Airport, 4/5/12

Aroma: The aroma has a nice hoppiness, citrus, grass, grapefruit, pine, and a little caramel
Appearance: The pour is a clear orange color, with a small white head and spotty lace
Flavor: The taste is lightly sweet and mid-plus bitter, the components match-up with nose
Palate: The body is medium, with a soft carbonation, a sticky feel, and a decently dry finish
Overall Impression: This seemed to me to be a very solid IPA. Maybe I just needed a half decent beer, and I'm overrating its quality, but I enjoyed this one.
Tried from Draft on 05 Apr 2012 at 17:26

8.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9
Pours black into a snifter. Mocha head with excellent retention. Chocolate aromas. Thick with dark chocolate and espresso upfront turning to milk chocolate before the lasting bitter resin finish.
Tried on 27 Mar 2012 at 18:27

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
650ml bottle [Thanx David]. Clear full golden colour with average frothy white head. Floral and citrussy hop aroma, well corresponding malt basis. Well balanced hoppy and malty taste, slightly sweet, floral, citrussy, with a tendency to bitterness and soapiness in the finish. Nice, but not exceedingly rich and complex.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Mar 2012 at 14:09

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
22 oz. bottle, sent from Glouglouburp (thanks Dany), pours black with a small beige / tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, chalk, coffee and milk chocolate. Flavour of coffee, milk chocolate, some chalk, and slight sweetness. Pretty full-on with the flavours though still quite thin-bodied as with most porters. Very enjoyable.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Mar 2012 at 14:23

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
27th January 2012
Bottle shared with the Kernel crew. Opaque black beer. Good pale tan head. Very light palate. Starts moderately crisp but turns softer. Clean mild dark malt with an ephemeral floralness. Nice mild hop profile. Mild cream lacto. Traces of coffee and chocolate. Dry finish with more chocolate and coffee.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Mar 2012 at 08:42

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bitter, brown, and boozy as all get out, this beer is all over the place, yet remains steady enough to make for a tasty pint. The pour is slack and uninspiring, but a head eventually blurbles up, reaching a nice tan color. Smells malty and brown yet drenched in whisky. Tastes the same, with a lingering hop finish that is coupled with a boozed-out heat. The Pappy is on full display in this brew, almost too much so, overwhelming the beer in the middle before the hops straighten things out. Needs taming to calm the burn, but age might destroy the authoritarian hoppy streak.
Tried on 04 Mar 2012 at 20:55

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Draft at Brewvival 2012. Pours a hazy amber with a medium sized frothy tan head. Decent head retention. Aroma of resin, citrus and earthy hops. The taste is resin, citrus, tropical hops and pale malts. Medium-full bodied.
Tried from Draft on 25 Feb 2012 at 19:35