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.
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft @ the brewpub. Pours a slightly hazy pale golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity hoppy peachy citrus aroma. Fruity malty hoppy bitter peachy grapefruit flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Jul 2011
at 23:29
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft @ the brewpub. Pours an orange color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity hoppy piney grapefruit aroma. Fruity hoppy bitter pieny grapefruit flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter grapefruit finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Jul 2011
at 23:26
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft @ the brewpub. Pours a slightly hazy golden color with a white head. Has a sweetish malty caramel aroma. Sweetish malty fruity caramel flavor. Has a sweetish malty caramel finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Jul 2011
at 23:19
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft @ the brewpub. Pours a hazy yellow color with a small white head. Has a fruity wheat malty yeasty spicy banana aroma. Fruity wheat malty spicy banana flavor. Has a fruity wheat malty spicy finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Jul 2011
at 23:05
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft @ Hickory Hops 2011, Hickory, NC. Pours a dark brown almost black color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty chocolate and coffee aroma. Roasted malty chocolate and coffee flavor. Has a roasted malty chocolate finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Jul 2011
at 14:15
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft @ Hickory Hops 2011, Hickory, NC. Pours a clear amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty hoppy grassy grapefruit aroma. Fruity malty hoppy bitter piney grapefruit flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter finish with hints of grapefruit in the aftertaste.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Jul 2011
at 14:09
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draft @ Hickory Hops 2011, Hickory, NC. Pours a clear reddish copper color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty hoppy citrus aroma. Fruity malty hoppy bitter flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy citrus finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Jul 2011
at 14:05
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft @ Hickory Hops 2011, Hickory, NC. Rating #7500. Pours a black color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty chocolate and strong bourbon aroma with hints of vanilla. Roasted malty dark chocoalte and caramel flavor with strong hints of bourbon and oak. Also hints of vanilla. Has a roasted malty sweetish dark chocolate finish with lots of bourbon in the aftertaste.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Jul 2011
at 14:00
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft @ Hickory Hops 2011, Hickory, NC. Pours a hazy orange brown amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty slightly roasted aroma with hints of caramel and bourbon. Also some hints of vanilla and hops. Sweetish malty caramel flavor with hints of bourbon and vanilla. Has a roasted malty caramel and bourbon finish with some bitterness.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Jul 2011
at 13:56
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Courtesy of Yespr; 9.75% ABV
Black color, with a generous and creamy beige head. The aroma is dominated by a very nice Bourbon oak, and roasted malts. The body is well structured, and the mouthfeel smooth; strong flavor of roasted malt, and chocolate, harmonious, with moderate residual sweetness and elegant vanilla trail; the final shows an evident liquorice (that I would prefer absent). Expected bitterness. Well balanced, bold, excellent.
Black color, with a generous and creamy beige head. The aroma is dominated by a very nice Bourbon oak, and roasted malts. The body is well structured, and the mouthfeel smooth; strong flavor of roasted malt, and chocolate, harmonious, with moderate residual sweetness and elegant vanilla trail; the final shows an evident liquorice (that I would prefer absent). Expected bitterness. Well balanced, bold, excellent.
Tried
on 08 Jul 2011
at 14:49