Foothills Torch Pilsner

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

Sampled from a growler thanks to boboski on 7/2/06: Pours a clear pale golden with a nicely-lacing thin white head. Has a good, fresh Saaz hoppy aroma with a pale malty sweetness. Body is smooth, lightly toasty and well-hopped. Very authentic, fresh and drinkable. One of the best pilsners I’ve had.

Light golden pour, with initial foam, but no retentive head nor lace. Faint sour grains to the nose. Light citrus, lemon zest and dark grains with a bitter finish. This does have a substantial mouthfeel to it, not watery or too thin. Decent brew.

Clear golden color, nice efferrvescence, a good inch and a half of acid white foam. Good head retention and a little bit of lacing. Mild grassy hop aroma. A mild pilsner, but quite drinkable. A drier grainy malt flavor is complimented by a grassy spicy hopping. Tastes very fresh and authentic, though definately on the mild side. Light body, thirst quenching. But ultimately a bit too mild for my preferences.

Slightly floral, slightly fruity malt aroma. Very cool tap handle, but standard gold brew. There were a few off flavors in the mix - some malt liquorish notes, but they were minor and generally it was a smooth ride. No major flaws to the beer. Medium body. On tap, Mellow Mushroom, Blowing Rock, NC.

Golden colored beer with a fairly large white head. Aroma is somewhat grassy. Flavor has some nice spicy hops. Great thirst quenching quality. A good hoppy pils.

From notes 6/9/05: Pours a deep gold, almost having some light amber qualities. Minimal head, nothing but liquid beer filled the pint glass. Little lacing, just wetness. A sweaty pint, inside and out. Aromas had quite the grainy feel. Grasses, grains, some husks. A pinch of zippy hoppiness to the air, but mainly grains. Flavors are soft. Rounded grainy texture; lingering aftertaste of malts. Nothing watery here. Has some body. Hoppiness is muted, with just an underlying hint. Drinkable, though. The pint was drained with some full gulps. A nice easygoing thirst-quencher.

Pours a ligtht golden. Malty. Some hops. Somewhat carbonated. Light bodied. Chemicals present. Not much to this beer.

on Tap @ FH 6/30/06: Very little white head on a deep golden clear body. I think the sample glasses are not "beer clean" as all the beers I tried did not keep the head. Strong toasty malt aroma w/ a bit of caramel and floral hop in the nose, pretty clean otherwise. Clean, crisp w/ a grainy malt flavor, a bit husky milled grain. Clean flavor overall w/ a dry bitterness at the finish. Some light floral hop flavor throughout into the aftertaste. Highly carbonated w/ a hefty carbonic bite. Lighter body, but not watery. Crisp, refreshing & clean, very enjoyable for a pilsner after a 6 block walk to the brewery!