Foothills Seeing Double IPA

Brewed by Foothills Brewing
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Winston-Salem, North Carolina USA

ruby amber color with a decent head. nice citrus hop aroma, also a bit piney and flowery. great flavor. hopes are balanced well, has a touch of sweetness and finishes with a good bit of hop zing but doesnt overstep its boundries. alcohol is greatly well hidden. one of the best parts about living in carolina is the availability of this beer. yum.

#300. Shared with Dragonstout, like most of the milestones. Tap at Foothills. Pours a neon reddish color with a frothy white head. Heavy hints of candied sugars, simcoe hops, and citrus fruits. Finished with a good body and stuck to the palate well. I need a growler of this!

Sampled at the brewpub.I am not a fan of DIPA but this one has altered my thinking.This reminded me of their Pilot Pale Ale wih roids added.Poured amber with a 2 finger white head.A nice citrusy, piney hop aroma.Hops with some semi sweetness to it.The finish was semisweet with a hint of caramel on the very backend.

pours a clear brown gold with mild head. sweet mild hoppy aroma. sweet front to finish, no bitterness, very sweet.

8/4/8/4/17 - Sample from growler thanks to Bleacherbum. Amber color with a light-med white head. Aroma has some nice floral-grapefruit mix to it with a pleasant bit of sweet malts. Flavor has a nice hop mix with grapefruit/citrus, floral, earthy, and other freshly picked hop flavors melding together well. Nice use of malt here as well, plus a pleasant finish. The kind of beer you could drink all damn day.

Date: March 31, 2006
Mode: Draft
Source: Barley’s, NC
Appearance: opaque amber, thin beige head
Aroma: sweet pine aroma
Flavor: rich carmel malt flavor with lots of citrus follow up

Date: July 02, 2006
Mode: draft
Source: tasting
lots of sweet grapefruit

Date: December 19, 2006
Mode: draft
Source: flying saucer raleigh
Appearance: first let me say i’m surprised how few notes I have on this beer after going through a whole keg of it
Flavor: so much wonderful sweet pine and grapefruit flavor, a bargain on two fiddy pint night at the saucer

Date: February 02, 2008
Mode: draft
Source: brewpub
Aroma: aroma is much more floral this year
Flavor: still big sweet crystal malt flavor with lots of citrus and pine hops, long bitter finish

Date: February 07, 2009
Mode: draft
Source: brewpub
Aroma: picking up a peppery spicyness in the aroma in addition to the sweet citrus
Flavor: lots of peppery character in the flavor as well, the spicyness along with a big earthyness cuts down on the sweetness creating better balance

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4

Pours a rthick eddish amber with a creamy caramel head. Aroma is amazing, sweet, fruit, apricot, citrus, so delicious. The flavor is similar, citrus, sweet, waxy, a tad bitter, mellow. Simply great.

Yes sir! On tap, and my vote for Beer of the Day at the Microfestivus ’07. Ruby-mahogany pour, with a nice eggshell head... great retention and frothy lace. Candied malts and floral/pine nose. This is a big bold brew with plenty of thick, sweet malts upfront. This accompanies pine nuts and slight citrus and rind/zest hints. The finish is of floral bitters that grow into peppery pine, bolder and bolder even after the pull is finished. ABV is well-integrated into the tapestry of complexion. Thick, syrupy body and a chewy mouthfeel make this a truly awesome example of the style! Great job, Foothills!