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Foothills Indian Brown Ale


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87
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An India Pale Ale (IPA) brewed by
Foothills Brewing

Winston-Salem, North Carolina USA

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273.59/5.03.54/5.0Special7%72.6 Shaker, Tulip P  Stats

Commercial Description:
An American India Brown Ale – Brown in color. Notes of citrus, pine, chocolate and toffee in the nose. Big citrus notes up front with sweet toffee, hints of chocolate and a citrusy, piney dryness in the finish.

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 durhambeer (397), Durham, North Carolina, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Apr 28, 2008  
This was great... medium/dark brown with lively white head. very fresh hops and less roasty and dark than something like DFH Indian Brown. Sweet, malty, a little roast and nice hops. Easy to drink, for sure. I feel like my rating belies how much I actually enjoyed this beer.


 emacgee (1033), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/517/20
Apr 19, 2008    Updated: Apr 27, 2008
Had at the brewpub on SC release. Festiv Ale. 2 years old. Subdued hops obviously, still spicy and piney just not as fresh. Darker malts mixed well. Overall a very nice brew. Like to try it fresh. Fresh, as IBA. very nice fresh. Very citrusy hoppy aroma and flavor. Grapefruit peel, sweet malty flavor. Nice darker IPA.


 Ibrew2or3 (1685), Safety Harbor, Florida, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Feb 14, 2008  
Growler courtesy of Degarth. Thanks for bringing this back from your trip. Pours dirt clear brown with fluffy light brown head. In the aroma I get mild pine hops, roasty malts, a bit of malt astringency and a hint of toffee. The taste is nice and malty mixed with pine hop bitterness but not in an Arrogant Bastard Ale type way. Approaching the finish the hops fade some giving way to rich roasty malts. Yum. The after taste carries even more roastiness and growing pine hop bitterness.


 Quake1028 (627), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Feb 9, 2008  
Growler courtesy of Degarth. Awesome, thanks Joe!

Ruby red pour with brown highlights...creamy tan head...two fingers thick...incredible retention and some very nice cobweb lacing...aroma is fully hopped, bitter citrus hops taking most of the attention...light malt backbone...some malt sweetness found in brown ales...don’t get much other nuttiness or brown ale characteristics...flavor profile is again mostly citrus hops...malt backing more noticeable here...medium bodied, average carbonation...easy to drink...finish is drying, citrus hops, pine and sweet malts, with a touch of caramel.


 jobyone (234), Charlotte, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/514/20
Feb 4, 2008  
On draft at 08 sexual chocolate release day. Pours brown with off white head. The aroma was very storng citrus. The taste had some sweetness but was dominated by the hop bitterness. Nice lingereing aftertaste.




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