Foothills from NC Winston-Salem

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  1. keefgrass

    keefgrass Initiate (0) Feb 10, 2015 Maryland

    So about a year ago I was visiting my cousin in Raleigh I tried this amazing beer called Jade IPA by Foothills, I believe it was their seasonal IPA great beer! When ever her and my other female family members went shopping, they would drop my cousins fiance and I off at a local pub known for craft beer. Every where I went had Foothills, if not on tap at least in bottle makes sense since Winston-Salem is not far from Raleigh. I know the beer is available in Virginia and I believe Washington DC as well.

    I was wondering if anyone knew if this company had any interest in coming one state farther to Maryland?

    Or just post about the brewery and let me know if the brewery is as good as I think they are.
     
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  2. cerp66

    cerp66 Initiate (0) Sep 20, 2007 South Carolina

    Their Hoppyum IPA has pretty much become my go to IPA.
     
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  3. Boomer4ES

    Boomer4ES Initiate (0) Jan 31, 2012 North Carolina

    Foothills makes some good beer. Baltic Porter is great. Everyone goes nuts over Sexual Chocolate (although I don't think it's that great). Jade IPA is decent if you can get it fresh, which can sometimes be an issue. It tends to sit around forever. Their IPA of the month series is a pretty cool thing that they have going on. A different IPA every month since last January. They have all been pretty solid. Foothills is just a solid above average brewery overall I would say. I have no clue what their plans are for expansion or increased distribution however.
     
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  4. bowzer4birdie

    bowzer4birdie Grand Pooh-Bah (3,796) Aug 16, 2012 Illinois
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    I haven't gotten a chance to try anything from Foothills yet. Sexy and BA Sexy are always on my radar, though.
     
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  5. ben4unc

    ben4unc Zealot (704) Feb 28, 2013 North Carolina
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    Hopefully, we will see Jade in a 6er soon! That is what I am waiting for! Can't really understand why they don't have it in 6 packs honestly!
     
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  6. DeadWalkerAir

    DeadWalkerAir Maven (1,478) Jan 7, 2014 South Carolina

    Being a North Carolinian, Foothills is my favorite NC brewery. Foothills actually only just recently started bottling Jade (last fall I believe). Not to say they won't put it in 6 packs, but so far the only IPA available in 12oz bottles is Hoppyum. I'm a big fan of their Carolina Strawberry (cream ale) which is a great thirst quencher in the summer and perfect for mowing the grass.

    To the OP, several bars in DC serve Foothills. I've seen Jade at Churchkey and Hoppyum at a couple other bars.
     
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  7. msscott1973

    msscott1973 Pooh-Bah (1,739) Dec 28, 2013 North Carolina
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    Jade is an awesome IPA, my second fave from NC (I give Freak of Nature a slight edge, though they are very similar to me).
     
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  8. Nctide

    Nctide Initiate (0) Oct 3, 2014 Indiana

    I'm with you on these being the top 2 in nc. They seem to be stepping up their bottled offerings so hopefully Jade 6ers will be coming at some point.
    Foothills puts out some really solid stuff. One of my favorites that doesn't get much love, I guess due to style, is Torch pilsner.
     
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  9. aleckpa

    aleckpa Initiate (0) Dec 20, 2010 North Carolina

    Torch is my go-to beer in the summer and also watching football in the fall.
     
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  10. keefgrass

    keefgrass Initiate (0) Feb 10, 2015 Maryland

    [QUOTE="To the OP, several bars in DC serve Foothills. I've seen Jade at Churchkey and Hoppyum at a couple other bars.[/QUOTE]
    Yeah i know they are in DC however I live on the eastern shore of Delaware. So I drive across the boarder, 5 minutes, to get the beer I cant get in DE but can in MD. Cheers!
     
    #10 keefgrass, Feb 14, 2015
  11. keefgrass

    keefgrass Initiate (0) Feb 10, 2015 Maryland

    I do not live in NC and have never heard of Freak of Nature, who brews it?
     
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  12. keefgrass

    keefgrass Initiate (0) Feb 10, 2015 Maryland

    If you like lighter style session-able ales I suggest you try Flying Dog's "Dead Rise." Nice light beer with substance, brewed with old bay, great for a summer day. I have heard many mixed reviews about it, I think many bad reviews were people that simply wanted something different. I am not really a fan of pilsner's, unless its mama's lil yella, but even then I feel like I'm settling when I could have had a Dales.
    Cheers
     
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  13. Nctide

    Nctide Initiate (0) Oct 3, 2014 Indiana

    Wicked weed in Asheville. I don't think they distribute widely. The other nc IPA that gets some hype is hop drop n roll from noda but I personally don't like it quite as well as jade. It's worth trying if you can find it.
     
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  14. NCMonte

    NCMonte Initiate (0) Jan 28, 2014 North Carolina

    With Wicked Weeds large expansion, you may begin to see it hit further abroad. I think the goal is somewhere around 50,000 barrels per year. For perspective, Wicked Weed Brew pub was the largest brewpub in sales volume on the east coast, they sold something on the order of 5,000 barrels at the pub last year.
     
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  15. CavemanRamblin

    CavemanRamblin Initiate (0) Jun 19, 2014 North Carolina

    Both Jade and Freak crush HD&R IMO. Lynwood's Hubris is better than Hop Drop too.

    Not a fan of most of Foothills other offerings though. Most of the ipa's of the month are good and of course Sexual Chocolate and the bourbon variant. Don't really like Hoppyum.
     
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  16. msscott1973

    msscott1973 Pooh-Bah (1,739) Dec 28, 2013 North Carolina
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    Yeah they don't bottle it at all, but Freak can be had on tap occasionally in some places around the state.
     
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  17. msscott1973

    msscott1973 Pooh-Bah (1,739) Dec 28, 2013 North Carolina
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    Agreed, I am not a fan of HD&R.
     
    #17 msscott1973, Feb 14, 2015
  18. TonyLema1

    TonyLema1 Pooh-Bah (2,890) Nov 19, 2008 South Carolina
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    I'm OK with HD&R, but Jade and Freak kick major ass!!!
     
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  19. Jamato14

    Jamato14 Initiate (0) Aug 15, 2014 North Carolina

    HDnR is an incredible beer, as are Jade and Freak. I've read that they will start bottling Freak at some point in the not too distant future.
     
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  20. DeadWalkerAir

    DeadWalkerAir Maven (1,478) Jan 7, 2014 South Carolina

    The beeradvocate page for Freak of Nature shows a bottle, are you sure they don't bottle it?
     
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