Foothills Red Ale

Brewed by Foothills Brewing
Style: Irish Ale
Winston-Salem, North Carolina USA

Serve in English pint

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on tap at the brewery back in late March. pours a clear red-amber with just a hint of a head and leaves some spotty lace. subtle malt with some earth and nuts. a nice easy drinking beer.

On tap at the brewery. Clear red pour with just a white ring around the edge. Nutty, malty aroma and flavor. Very drinkable.

Served on draft at Beer Run in Charlottesville, VA on 3/18/11. Pours a clear copper color with a medium offwhite head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma of caramel malts a floral, leafy hops. The taste is earthy and malty with a leafy, floral hop finish. Medium bodied.

On tap at Tyler’s Disappointing on the first sip, but better as I drank. Not overly hoppy... focused more on the malts. Had a nice and surprising orange peel flavor at the end. Not bad.

Draft at the brewery. Reddish orange clear pour with minimal ring of whitish head. Nose of caramel malts and a little nutty. Flavor has a good bit of nuttiness, but again it comes across as vegetal, more caramel, some citrus. Clean and easy drinking. Not a bad beer at all, but nothing overly special.

Name: Irish Red
Date: 04/11/2008
Mode: Draft
Source: Barley’s, NC

Appearance: clear dark red, fine dirty white head, lots of scattered lace,
Aroma: sweet bready dark caramel malt aroma,
Flavor: rich malt flavor, nice caramel sweetness, touch of toasted malts, lots of fresh bread character, light earthyness for balance and a light bitter finish,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *4

Had this St. Patty’s Day brew from Foothills. Is it wrong for me to add this? I believe my description to be accurate. Just wanted to rate it....Not a big fan of Red Ales. I find them to be a pretty uninteresting style. This beer, however, didn’t have that nasty tap water bitterness flavor. A very solid offering for the style. I’m Irish. I love St. Patty’s Day and I couldn’t wait to taste Jamie’s creation. Wish more "Irish Red" beers had such a subtle malt and hop balance. Very nice.

Nice deep red color, refreshing, spicy on the finish. Not overly malty like some reds. Crisp with nut-like flavor. A bit more dynamic than the standard red.

on tap at Tribeca Tavern, Cary. 4/26/11 Good aroma, malty. nutty, mealy, bread. Clean brownish orange color, Good head that faded to a ring, minor lace. medium sweetness, lightly bitter. light body, creamy mouthfeel, average carbonation, sweet finish. Ok, classic Irish ale. Good session/lunch beer. doesn’t make me want another one though.

Copper colored pour, small white head. Aroma of malts, some caramel, and some grain. Flavor is mostly bitter with malts, with tinge of sweetness. Finish was rather bland and unimpressive however.