About
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
22 fl oz bottle. Pours dark brown to fully black with a small tan head. Aroma is smooth bourbon and dark chocolate malt. Smooth mouthfeel. Light vanilla, dark chocolate and light touch of bourbon. Smooth and velvet elegant. Lingering mild and yet warming. Very very elegant.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Nov 2010
at 13:46
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
22 fl oz bottle. Pours dark brown to black with a creamy and tan head. Aroma is spiced and herbal yeasty, dark roasted malt. Thick malt flavoure, roasted and going towards dark chocolate, slight tarish. Ends dry and roasted dark malt. Slight sweet touch into the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Nov 2010
at 13:39
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
bottle at papsoe tasting pitch dark, smooth light brown head. hoppy and chocolaty aroma. flavor of wood, chocolate, roasted grains. supergreat palate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Nov 2010
at 09:35
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle 65 cl. Courtesy of madsberg. Pours black with a vague tint of red and a creamy and lacing light brown head. Loadsa oak in the nose, and licorice allsorts. Solid body, hard roast malt, bitter dark chocolate and sweet Bourbon and vanilla with a little malt bitterness. Extremely smooth and well balanced. Yummy indeed. 221110
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Nov 2010
at 09:21
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
bottle at papsoe tasting clear dark amber, smooth light brown ale. roasted stuff in the aroma. flavor is nicely roasted, licorice , brown sugar, great taste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Nov 2010
at 08:57
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 65 cl. Courtesy of madsberg. Pours black with a reddish hue and a small beige head. Sweet roast and cocoa. Medium body, hard roast and raisins with vanilla fruits. Some dark malty bitterness. 221110
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Nov 2010
at 08:48
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
22oz bottle pours a watery, opaque black with a creamy, tan head. Nose is nice, chocolate, vanilla, light oak, malts, toasted bread. Flavor is sweet, coffee, dark chocolate, malty, toasted bread, brown sugar, chocolate covered raisins. Medium bodied, sweet finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Nov 2010
at 14:40
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
22 ounce bottle courtesy of jslot38, thanks! I don’t have a comparison for this one, not having tried the non-BA version. This had no head, aroma of pine and chocolate. Taste was smooth with whiskey and chocolate. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Oct 2010
at 17:58
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle sampled at the Top of the Hops Beer Festival, Charlottesville, VA, 9/11/10. It was nice to see this as they only brought one bottle. Pours a dark brown color with a medium head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma of roasted malts, chocolate, nutty notes, minty hops and faint fruity notes in the finish. The taste is chocolate, minty hops, nutty notes and caramel. Full bodied. Very nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2010
at 14:18
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Served on draft at the Top of the Hops Beer Festival, Charlottesville, 9/11/10. Pours a dark brown color with a dense creamy brown head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma of bourbon, chocolate, leafy hops and faint smoky notes. The taste is roasted malts, bourbon, faint nutty notes, caramel, leafy hops and chocolate. A light tartness as well. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Oct 2010
at 13:58