Foothills Seeing Double IPA

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

Big thanks to TurdFerguson for a growler of this. The pour was turbid rust color with 2-finger, creamy white head. Aroma of big piney hops, bready caramel malt, some mango, black pepper, tangerine. The taste was very hoppy, with a hefty caramel malt base, some black pepper notes, mango, tangerine, honeydew. This one is on the chewy side, with a very hefty palate, a lot of hops, caramel malt, and fruit. It gets even fruitier, hoppier, and denser as it warms, almost acquiring a low level barleywiney profile. This is an outstanding beer.

Huge thanks to Jason "Boboski" for bringing the keg and tap handle to match. Clear amber color with a medium off-white head. Big grapefruit aroma and flavor. Sweet malt. Hop bitterness that keeps growing. the finish is lightly sweet. Very warming and tastey. I had three glasses for the road before I left. I also had a DD so not a problem.

Foothills Seeing Double IPA # 31 Bottle. [Papsoe’s great blind tasting, thanks Henrik!] Average bubbly off-white head that mostly diminished. Fair display of lacework. Clear flat looking body with an amber color. Aroma of pine, grapefruit, citrus, underlying malty sweetness. Over the palate came heavy hoppy feel with some fruity and apricot. Full bodied with an average carbonation and very dry, mild alcoholic texture. Moderated bitter and light sweet flavor. Dry and bitter hoppy finish. 7-3-8-4-16 = 3.8 19-04-2008

Draft pint at the Flying Saucer, Raleigh. Dark but shiny red with a broken cloud cover. The aroma is inviting and intimidating at the same time ... heavy malt. The flavor is also heavy-handed ... malt, sugar, warm. The body doesn’t quite match up, but it is still a nice , almost brutally bitter brew. (#2830, 4/27/2007)

BrianK thanks for the share. Amber orange body with a thin off white head. Pine, citrus, grapefruit and pretty malty. A serious hop bomb i had trouble finishing as im a malt head. Grapefruit dominating just so bitter.

Draught at GABF 2008. Clear golden - white head. Honey, high hoppy, knækbrød, swedish flatbread, light sticky body, citrus, resin, light grass, high hoppy.... lovely.

Growler, sampled at the 1st Annual Shenandoah Beer Throwdown, courtesy of TURDFERGUSON. Thanks, Sam! Nice appearance- mostly clear fruity deep prangey amber with a nice tacky tight white head. Aroma is amarillo hops- porangey citrus with some cat piss and a moderate sweet malt backbone. Lots of bitter hops in the flavor alogn with more citrus and especially grapefruit and some pine needle - and sap- sticky tacky and bitter finish with more cattiness. Nice DIPA.

Growler at RBSG 2006. Rusty amber. Nose is hoppy, fruity and sweet. Laden with caramel. Taste is chewy, sweet malts, caramel, hops, citrus notes and a touch of pine. Body is thick and chewy but creamy. Finishes with more citrus and caramel. Nice!

Draft at WBF Raleigh on 5/2/09. Just an update as I didn’t realize I had rated this already! My friend and I both got samples of this and we both picked up some "oddities" at the fest. We both got mint/herbal notes, tropical fruit and even a hint of coconut on top of our hops, caramel, and pine. We thought it odd but thought it tasty as well and different which is definitely what I like.