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.
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
pitch dark, smooth white head.3 . Aroma is dark fruity, chocolate, sour notes. Smooth6 flavor is chocolate, licorice, malty, slightly salty.
Tried
on 25 May 2011
at 14:18
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at Maltzilla’s tasting. Pours dark orangish color with off white head. Aromas of citrus and some pine with very little malts. Grapefruit and other citrus flavors with some pine and a hint of caramel. Medium body with average carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2011
at 11:51
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle @ Papsø. Pours a black color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty chocolate and coffee aroma with bourbon vanilla hints. Roasted malty sweetish chocolate flavor with hints of bourbon. Has a roasted malty sweetish chocolate and bourbon finish with hints of vanilla.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 May 2011
at 04:57
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 2
Overall 5.5
Bottle shared by The Man at his going away party
Appearance: Slightly hazy golden with a medium sized white head and some lacing
Aroma: Citrus and cardboard
Taste: Cardboard Not very good, bad bottle?
Appearance: Slightly hazy golden with a medium sized white head and some lacing
Aroma: Citrus and cardboard
Taste: Cardboard Not very good, bad bottle?
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 May 2011
at 19:27
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Damn fine American porter, perhaps the best in South Carolina now that God only knows when we’ll see Founders again. Deliciously smooth and dry, with a near-perfect swipe of bitter chocolate and roasted malt, yet with a mild, slick texture, making the pint wickedly easy to sip. Couple all this dark beer goodness with a sane ABV, and you’ve got yourself one hell of a pint.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Apr 2011
at 16:58
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared by someone at Oakquinox. Pours with a near black body and a small tan head. Aromas of raisins, tobacco, dark fruit and a bit earthy. Flavors are dark fruits, earthy, tobacco, lightly vinous and estery. Creamy, medium bubbles.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Apr 2011
at 13:43
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
bottle at RBSG 2010 - Pours near black with a big, roasted chocolate aroma. I think this full bodied brew is exactly as advertised by the name... dark roast malt and chocolate rules the flavor. It’s really good at what it does. I’m not completely blown away, but give Foothills credit for making a tasty brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Apr 2011
at 16:47
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
22 fl oz bottle. Pours roasted malty, breadish and dark caramelish. Wooden and vanilla. Sweet, dark malty, liqourice and slight warming. Smooth, dark malty, vanilla and bourbon. Smooth toffee malty and bourbon lingering dark finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Mar 2011
at 12:18
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
pitch black, smooth small light brown head. very nice roasted aroma, wood, booze. flavor is roasted malty, good hoppy balance, some flowery hoppy notes.
Tried
on 29 Mar 2011
at 12:15
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle 65 cl. Courtesy of Sean9689. Pours pitch black with a thick brown head. Heavy roast aroma combined with sweet Bourbon notes. Solid body, heavy roast, some raisin, vanilla and again Bourbon. Heavy roast finish. Nice one. 290311
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Mar 2011
at 12:09