 Naka (415), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
Apr 28, 2008
On tap at the brewery. A hazy amber color with a small off-white creamy head. Lasts for a good while. The nose is a peach tea citrus antiseptic aroma. Really exceptionally well-balanced. Has a tea and citrus hop flavor. A lot of solid malt backbone; caramel, brown sugar, with some peach and mango. A rich body with a thick creamy mouthfeel.
Thomas_E (5010), Copenhagen, Denmark
Sep 5, 2008 Light hazy amber colour with a white head. Light caramel sweet aroma hoppy, peach fruity notes and hints of pine. Caramel sweet flavor with peach fruity notes.
surffisher (136), Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Aug 31, 2008 Growler, fresh from brewery. Pours a deep opaque orange-amber with a thick, long lasting, creamy off-white head, which leaves nice sticky lacing. Though I’ve had this many times, this time the aroma jumps out as fruity, flowery and winey, like a chardonnay. Great sharp, sappy citrus hop aroma with some sweet malts far in the background. Delicious citrus hopjuice flavor, but with plenty of balance and hardly any alcohol; quite a feat given the ABV. Medium full bodied and smooth, with moderate, soft carbonation. Balances prickly bitter, but not overly so. Super DIPA; one of my favorites.
SacSirPlato (17), New Buffalo, Michigan, USA
Aug 26, 2008 Pour from a growler. Thanks Ryan! I was stunned by this beer. It’s almost close to a barleywine with such big, strong malt flavors and sweetness. The hops are huge too. Seems like all the big American hops are showing up for the party. Big, but balanced and surprisingly drinkable. Sticky on the finish, but still manages to be clean. The breadiness, sweetness and nuttiness combined with the hops of this beer are pretty incredible. The best offering of the three Foothills brews I’ve had. The hype is true: A great brewery and a great beer!
Butters (308), Richmond, Virginia, USA
Aug 10, 2008 What a treat for my 300th! On draft at the brewpub. A truly great brew from a small local brewery. Pours a translucent tangerine orange with some cloudiness and sustainable light tan ring of head. Aroma reminded me of a Hopslam. Flavor of earthy pine with some notes of nugget and honey. Medium body with fair carbonation made for dangerously easy drinking. Lingering hop bitterness.
chronictonic (351), Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 29, 2008 tap - asheville bier garden
hazy orange color with a thick white head. Big floral citrus aroma. Smooth, round full mouth feel with excellent carbonation. Huge hop flavor, leaning towards astringent bitterness, but also good amounts of fresh hop juciness. Flavors were floral with strong resiny sap notes. Long (long) lasting bitterness. Best NC beer I’ve had.
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