Foothills Hoppyum IPA

Brewed by Foothills Brewing
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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A beautiful floral hop aroma. Really smells great. Had too few hoppy beers on my trip. This is immediately hoppy yet creamy as well. Quite enjoyable. A strong bitter-hop finish that’s just a tad too intense. Only real complaint. Great.

On draft at the WBF, Durham NC, poured a deep and hazy orange hue, nice size off white foamy head. Aroma strong of citrus flowers, pines, and hops. Flavour of a bold IPA, much the same as the aroma, extremely quaffable, sticky mouth feel. What an awesome gem of a beer from NC.

22oz bottle. clear orange with a mall white head. aroma of citrus, pine, and caramel. pine flavors with a fitting dryness from a lemony zing in the finish. medium bodied. fruity and floral notes in the finish. one of the best ipa’s i’ve had in awhile.

Hap on tap. Arrived a hazy dark orange with a thick head and great lacing. Smelled strongly of piny and earthy hops with some caramel malt coming through. Flavor had quite a bit of hop flavor up front, piny, leading to a strong bitterness. Some bready and caramel malt was detectable underneath the bitterness. Some alcohol detectable on the finish. A very good beer that I would definitely seek out again.

UPDATED: JUL 7, 2011 On tap at Foothills. Burnt orange pour. Tangerine and pineapple aroma. Great bitter hop flavor. Very well balanced. This is a very good IPA...Updated July 7, 2011. 22 oz. bottle from Wine 101 in Wake Forest, NC. Now that Foothills is releasing this in bottles it deserves revisiting. The pour looks fantastic with a thick, frothy off-white head. The aroma is bright with juicy tangerine and pineapple dominating. The taste, while bitter, does offer a nice balance. While my overall impression is nearly the same as my original review it is worth mentioning that this is a little better than "very good". Foothills simply gets everything right with this beer even if it doesn’t have a big wow factor. This is easily an above average IPA.

Draft at ACBF09. Pours a cloudy orange with a small white head. Aroma of sweaty hops and rich hop oils. Flavor of citrus and rich hop oils. This one has a full palate, very well balanced, and superbly drinkable. One of my favorites from a fest that featured many top IPAs. This is a hidden gem. 8/4/9/4/17 (4.2/5)

Poured from a 1/6 barrel keg in my kegerator, the color is a light amber/golden with a thick, foamy white head that slowly dissipates. The aroma is floral, with the hops providing notes of pine and herbs. The complex hop profile mixes with a bit of malt sweetness in the taste, giving the effect of what is almost like a (tiny) squeeze of fresh orange juice. The aftertaste is nicely bitter, and overall this is a great representative of the style from a great local brewery.

Available at Carolina Panthers Stadium, and as much as I hate beer in a plastic cup this is the best I’ve had. Aroma: Strong citrus grapefruit, caramel Appearance: looks like Ice tea very little foam, dissapates quickly Flavor: Great bitter hops citrus hit Palate: Dry finish Overall: Excellent IPA

Straight from my kegerator. Bitter hops aroma with some spicy undertones. Looks perfect...auburn, slight haze, thick white head that stay for the whole pint, but isn’t soapy. The flavor is pine, citrus hops, and a hint of grapefruit with a bit of pepper. Tastes just like what I’d want out of an IPA. Goes down smooth, with only a bit of residual bitterness burn. Sessionable to a point, and so far the best beer I’ve had in my kegerator.

Draft at the brewpub. Bright copper with a sticky head. Very, very nice citrus hoppiness, with the mouthfeel an IPA should have. Totally breaks thru spicy food and drinks with a nice edge. Beauty. (#4277, 10/4/2011)