Foothills German Alt

Brewed by Foothills Brewing
Style: Altbier
Winston-Salem, North Carolina USA

Draft at FB. This was like the Un-Alt, but very tasty. Bronzed-over brown body with maroon hues, hazy and oily in appearance. A mid-sized off-white head feel rapidly back to where it originated, leaving scattered lacing. The aroma is cereal grains, light caramel, apricot juice, almonds and varied dark fruits. the flavor is very malty, lightly to mildly sweet, lightly bitter. Noble hops are noted. Acidity is low, balance is nice. Finishes mild, somewhat crisp, lightly bitter and of admirable duration. The mouthfeel is soft, softly carbonated and light bodied. Good, unique, variable.

On draft; dark brown/copper with a smallish white head. Aroma of toasted malt and sweets. Flavor had that strong presence; a slight hops finish.

on tap at Foothills in Winston. Dark copper-brown hue w/ a small off-white head. smells sweet, cereal, malts. tastes of strong malts, sweet, yeast/bready with some light hops at the finish. There is also some citrusy bitterness too it throughout. hard to put a finger on. but good interesting balance of flavors. me likey.

Pours out a nice copper color with not much head at all. Aroma was malty and somewhat sweet. Flavor had a nice bitterness to it which suprised me a bit. Over all nice brew.

Pint @ brewpub 9/23/06. Good nose, sweet. Malty. Nutty, grainy, caramel, little dried fruit, like a cherry maybe. Clean orangy brown color, small head, faded quickly, little to no lacing. Bitter sweet flavor. Initial bitterness that turns sweet. Nutty roasty. Kind of a grapefruity metallic bite. Medium body, lite creamy mouthfeel, bittersweet dryish finish. Tasty. Well done to style.

From notes 3/21/05: Pours a light mahogany brown with a miniscule light tan head. Lacing is in one continuous thin sheet of foam. A nutty aroma, along with the requisite Winston-Salem tobacco scent. Some woody notes and a touch of fruit (cherry?) as well. Flavors are all malt with more nuttiness and some buttery smooth sweetness. Hops kick in with a crispness to give an edge to the sweet malt tones. A smidge of toasted bread quality here. Proud bitter kick in the arse. Aftertaste lingers quietly with some subtle earthy hop character. Smooth effortless mouthfeel. Drinkable. A treat.

Draft at Mellow Mushroom Carmel Rd. Dark brown color. Smell is malty, hoppy, nuts, fruits, sweet. Taste - similar, with a nice refreshing quality. This one hit the spot, not too sweet, and not bitter at all. Rather nice, could pound these in a session with ease.

Pours a deep brown color with plenty of off-white head. Big malty aroma. Beer ends up having a bit of dark fruit and a lot of nuttiness. Solid bitterness at the finish. Another solid entry from Foothills.