Foothills, ORF, Battle Crye.

Good FYI. Thx.

 

That's strange regarding Olde Rabbit's Foot, as founder Jamie Bartholomaus has already confirmed it won't come out in 2013 since they have always used Pappy barrels exclusively for that beer.

http://beeradvocate.com/community/threads/olde-rabbits-foot-2013.124647/#post-1836928

 

This sounds like Foothills' M.O. I like Foothills and think their beers are great. I do not know how to brew beer and am definitely not a business professional so that makes my opinion worth less than 2 cents.

However, Foothills has always lacked variety in their brew-pub options. Before bottling I would make special out-of-the-way trips to Winston since that was the only choice, although the trips have ceased completely.

I have been extremely impressed and excited about their bottling choices and progress. However, I do believe a larger variety of choices at the brewpub would make it more of a destination for us "locals (North Carolinians)" I do not see a reason to actually visit the brew-pub unless you are downtown Winston. I do not think they necessarily have to draw in locals, but I definitely would stop by on frequent visits to Asheville if something out of the regular lineup was on tap!!!!

 

Hell, I've been there on many occasions and had a wide array of brews available on every visit. I could never fault Foothills for their brewpub not having a variety of excellent choices.

 

I wouldn't be surprised if ORF don't happen. It's sad but whstever. We have an abundance of stouts in this state.

Nos of wicked weed cut The freak, that would cause an uproar.

 

I don't think people ever voiced this complaint until Foothills started distributing what once were brewpub exclusives. We forget that it wasn't long ago that you couldn't buy Seeing Double, Hoppyum, People's Porter (reg. and barrel-aged) and other beers all across the state.

This is a good problem to have, folks. Be thankful that so many of these beers are accessible -- I'm sure they'll start working on more brewpub exclusives (as they recently did with the coffee People's Porter, or the Randalls). I swear, the same people that complain about the lack of brewpub exclusives are the same ones asking for Jade to be bottled and shipped all over the place.

 

I for one have the luxury of living close to the brewery and therefore trying many of their experimental brews or "one-offs" if you call them. They've been available (not in mass quantity) you just have to go at the right time. They don't advertise them much but they've been there. The BA Hoppyum, baby jade, papa jade, and the BA Total Eclipse(<---BRING BACK PLEASE --- )are just a few of them.

And be thankful they ARE accesible. Remember when Wilmington wasn't getting any 6-ers of hoppyum or PP? Enjoy it! And more good things are coming.

 

BA Hoppyum was on tap Tuesday, as well as Hoppy Medium.

Just saw on Mellow Mushrooms Facebook that the were tapping some BA Total Eclipse this month because Foothills is their brewery of the month.

 

I think these are consistent messages. There's no way at this point that they could age a beer for 6-9 months and still release it in 2013. It's likely Beeranator's source was referring to the future. I'll keep my fingers crossed for a 2014 re-appearance of ORF.

 

exactly, nobody ever "complained" about brewpub exclusives before it was bottled, cause it was only at the brewpub or a bar, and that made it exclusive. Now that the regulars are bottled, it would be nice to stop in when I can find something that last more than a week or two. I am not even talking about bourbon-barrell aged or randalized beer on a Tuesday night, just a few more standard consistent options that are not bottled which would give those passing through a different option than the standard lineup, especially those with daily access to the bottled selection.

I swear, Jade is no longer a brewpub exclusive, it is a beer I can find on draft at my favorite local bar every day of the week. I see no reason why it should not be bottled and distributed.

 

Start small. Finish big.

 

I can get growlers of Jade, but having a bomber around is a goal.