Foothills German Alt

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

Mild, nutty malt forward cereal aroma with some herbal hops. Slightly hazy copper-tan coloured body with low white head that recedes to cover. Nutty malt flavour with strong leafy, herbal hops and assertive bitterness. Light body with very strong, lively carbonation. Sampled at GABF 2005.

At the brewery. Clear amber, nice off white head. Sweet malty nose . Flavor dominated by sweet malt with some fruity esters and very light citrus hop flavors. Sweetness coats the tongue, and continues through the finish. A pretty fair example of an Altbier.

This is a very pleasing session beer. Maroon beer. Khaki head. Nose is sweet and syrupy with a slight carbnonated and papery dry edge. Smells like the Oktoberfest from Foothills. Slight tomato. Flavors reflect overall aroma and then a light carbonation and a slightly dry ale yeast take over and produce some subtleties. Yeast is florally, malts are tomatoey and hops are slightly there. Good beer

Draft at 2005 Knoxville Brewer’s Jam. Dark amber in color with an off-white head. Light aroma of citrus hops and yeast. The flavor has a slight bitterness to it with bread/yeast and a hint of citrus hops. Light body with fizzy carbonation.

Sampled at 2005 Knoxville Brewer’s Jam - Brownish copper, big beige head. Big aroma of pumpernickel bread and well, more pumpernickel bread. Peppery, bready flavors dominate, but there is a nice dryish, slightly hoppy finish.

(Knoxville Brewers’ Jam). Pours copper with off-white head. There is a faint aroma of burnt caramel and bread. The flavor is toast, some malt, and a hint of butterscotch. I’ve had better alts.

From the tap at the Brew pub, pours a deep scarlet/crimson with a thin white head. Really no aroma to this one, though. Tastes lightly sour, lightly bitter. Not the best of Foothills’ brews, but not bad.