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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7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Pours a light copper color with a medium head. Decent head retention and lacing. Nice aroma of bitter citrus hops. Very fruity taste... apricot, grape and grapefruit. Some sweet malts as well. Medium bodied with a slightly sticky texture.
Tried on 04 Mar 2009 at 23:11

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Served on draft at the brewery. Pours a yellowish gold color with a medium head. Good head retention and fair lacing. Aroma is sweet malts and citrus hops. Taste is bitter, resiny hops with a slight tinge of pine and metal. Medium bodied,
Tried from Draft on 04 Mar 2009 at 23:06

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 6.5
Served on tap at the brewery. Pours a clear copper color with a thin head. Malty aroma with heavy earthy hop notes and some caramel and nuts. Taste is bitter hops with nuts and caramel. Very dry and bitter. Medium bodied.
Tried from Draft on 04 Mar 2009 at 22:56

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Served on draft at the brewery. Pours a clear golden color. Aroma of pale malts and sweet floral hops. Slight peach-like fruit notes. Very bitter, grassy taste with subtle hints of green apple, grape and honey. Medium bodied.
Tried from Draft on 04 Mar 2009 at 22:49

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Served on draft at the brewery. Pours a clear golden straw color. Aroma of toasted malts and honey. Taste is toasted malts, bitter grassy hops and a slightly sweet finish. Medium bodied.
Tried from Draft on 04 Mar 2009 at 22:46

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle #446 of 500. Pours out a jet black topped with a nice tan head. Aroma of sweet sexual chocolate along with some dark roast and coffee. Tast light sweetness and plenty roast. Thanks Jake for the Brotherly love. On this one.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Dec 2008 at 12:49

7.1/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle (#446/500) pours a dark, dark brown with a nice creamy brown head. Roasty nose and coffee with some chocolate. Very rich and smooth. Tastes roasty and smokey, a bit of tobacco. Dry roast and coffee. Some bitters...wtf? Where is the flippin chocolate? Mouthful is creamy, damn near exceptional. Lingering bitters and coffee. However, I wanted (and expected) a big chocolate presence. It’s still good, but damn it if it didn’t live up to either it’s name or the hype.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Nov 2008 at 20:40

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Rating #1800

Imperial Stout Rating #100

OTH tasting 09/06/08 courtesy of CCB head brewer Wayne. Thanks buddy. Pours deep dark darkness near sludgy black with thin tan head. The aroma is roasty, chocolate, toasty and holds hints of hotness in the nose. The taste is fairly rich with dark chocolate along with thick chewy roasty malts. It has layers of sweet malts too. Very smooth blended and just plain yummy. I love the moderate chocolate notes and how they platy against the other malt character in this beer. Some may need this beer to be bolder in nature due to its bold name.
Tried on 26 Oct 2008 at 22:28

8.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
Draft. Dark brown pour with a good sized head. Strong roasted malt aroma with coffee and bitter and leafy hop notes. Taste is roasted malts, coffee, hops, powdered cocoa, figs, raisin, nuts and citrus. Very hoppy and full bodied.
Tried from Draft on 05 Oct 2008 at 21:04

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6
Served on tap at The Federal in Durham, NC. Clear reddish color with a small head. Toasted malt aroma with leafy and vegetal notes. Taste is caramel with tart roasted grain notes. Medium bodied.
Tried from Draft on 05 Oct 2008 at 20:43