Foothills Brewing
Foothills To Expand to D.C., Virginia
Foothills Brewing (Winston-Salem, NC) has announced they will enter the Washington D.C., and Northern Virginia markets. This is right on the heels of their distribution expansion into South Carolina.
Earlier this year, Foothills expanded their capacity over 72%, allowing the North Carolina brewery to reach even further than ever before.
“We’re very excited about this latest edition of Foothills growth,” said Jamie Bartholomaus, president and brewmaster of Foothills Brewing. “Virginia has over 50 breweries, so there’s plenty of enthusiasm for craft beer in the state. We’re looking forward to having Hoppyum IPA, Torch Pilsner, and People’s Porter available to beer drinkers across Virginia and the DC area.”
Partnership deals have been reached with several area distributors, including Chesbay and Premium, both subsidiaries of Reyes Holdings. Foothills current capacity is right at 40,000 barrels (or 1.2 million gallons) annually.
Inside the Atlanta Food And Wine Festival 2013 [PICS]
Summer officially arrived over the first weekend in June, when the Atlanta Food & Wine Festival hit the streets of Midtown. Beer Street Journal was there, scoping out the craft beer and food scene at one of the finest festivals we’ve ever attended.
After a 10 year partnership, Elizabeth Feichter and Dominique Love joined forces to create AFWF a couple of years back and it has grown in to a must-do event for all Southern food and drink fanatics. The three day event puts attendees in the mix with some of the best chefs, brewers, winemakers, and mixologists the southeast has to offer.
Beer lovers weren’t left out. Atlanta saw a couple of brewers (and breweries) that aren’t seen very often, including Foothills (Winston-Salem, NC) and Mystery Brewing (Hillsborough, NC). In the images below, note Edward and Morgan Westbrook (Westbrook Brewing), Jaimie Bartholomaus (Foothills), Bob Sandage (Wrecking Bar Brewpub), and Bob Townsend (Beer writer, AJC). Goose Island, Wild Heaven Craft Beers, Lazy Magnolia, and Lexington Brewing & Distilling also joined in on the fun.
Go ahead and drool over some of the food and drink pictures, including Top Chef Eli Kirshtein pouring a SweetWater Blue/Moonshine cocktail, bacon, steak, and the amazing people in craft beer. Enjoy, and don’t miss the festival next year. [AtlantaFood&WineFestival]
Foothills & Wicked Weed Create “Batch 69”
Wicked Weed Brewing (Asheville, NC) and Foothills Brewing (Winston-Salem) have teamed up to create a collaboration dubbed Batch 69. The beer is Wicked Weed’s first collaboration with another brewery. Wicked Weed founder Walt Dickinson was contemplating brewing something special to brew for Asheville Beer Week (May 25th-June 1st). An admiration for the established and creative Foothills Brewing prompted a phone call to T.L. Adkisson, Foothills’ head brewer.
The two breweries combined Wicked Weed’s Freak Double IPA and Foothills Sexual Chocolate to make Batch 69.
As Dickinson puts it, “It’s ideally going to be a drier beer, but with a lot of chocolate complexity, with a nice, bright, citrus finish on it.” Adds Adkisson, “the beer’s designed to have a chocolate profile, but tilt heavily toward an orange, almost tangerine flavor.”
The name? Dirty? No. Purely coincidental. It was the 69th batch of beer brewed at Wicked Weed. Batch 69 uses Guatemalan organic cacao nibs were hand-roasted by French Broad Chocolate in Asheville especially for this beer.
Style: Imperial Stout (w/ Cocoa Nibs. Blended w/ Imperial IPA)
Hops: Simcoe, Citra, Amarillo
Availability: Draft only, Asheville Beer Week, 2013.
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Foothills and Wicked Weed Collaborate
Foothills Brewing (Winston-Salem, NC) and Wicked Weed Brewing (Asheville, NC) are spending the day collaborating. Details are forthcoming on what the brew is.. but we bet there is a barrel involved.
Not familiar with one of Asheville’s newest breweries? Check out this poorly edited Beer Street Journal video…
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Foothills Announces New “Hundred Foot” Centennial Ale
Foothills Brewing has teamed up with Winston-Salem, their hometown, for a a special limited release beer. Hundred Foot celebrates the centennial of the two cities (Winston & Salem) becoming one. Salem was founded in 1753, Winston in 1849. The two cities officially merged May 9, 1913.
“We’re thrilled that the city wanted us to be a part of their celebration,” said Jamie Bartholomaus, president and brewmaster of Foothills. “This community has embraced us ever since we opened our doors, so to be recognized as an integral part of this city and this historic event is something we’re extremely proud of.”
Style: Cream Ale
Hops: Centennial
Availability: 22oz Bombers, Draft. Limited.
Arrival: May, 2013
4.3% ABV
For more on Winston-Salem’s Centennial celebration, please visit http://ws100years.com
Foothills To Announce Major Expansion Plans
We are 24 hours away from a couple of big announcements from Foothills Brewing (Winston-Salem, NC). Look for info this Friday dealing with brewery expansion, and a new brew.
Foothills Brewing Announces Wholesale Distributor Partnerships (PR)
Distribution changes to address growth and increasing demand for Foothills brands
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Barely a year after relocating the bulk of its brewing operations, Foothills Brewing (foothillsbrewing.com) is once again expanding, signing wholesale distributor agreements that will dramatically increase the reach and availability of Foothills brands. Several Foothills beers will now be available in 6-packs and 22 oz. bottles at major grocery store chains and bottle shops across the state of North Carolina.
Foothills’ new distribution partners include Mims Distributing Company (Triangle region); Caffey Distributing Company (Triad region); Coastal Beverage (Coastal region); and Healy Wholesale Company (Fayetteville). Foothills has also expanded existing relationships with United Beverages of North Carolina (Boone/Hickory/Lake Norman/Mooresville) and Carolina Premium Beverage (Charlotte).
“We’re fortunate that, thanks to the dedicated following we’ve built over the years, our beer is in high demand,” said Jamie Bartholomaus, president and brewmaster at Foothills. “Our goals for brand consolidation and increased sales efforts meant finding more partners. This is a big step for Foothills, so we spent a great deal of time selecting those distribution partners. We’re confident our brands will prosper under their guidance and direction.”
“People have been asking us when our beer would be available in six-packs,” added Scott Mizerak, sales manager at Foothills. “We’re happy, after years of having such a loyal following, to finally see Foothills brands on grocery shelves.”
“We are very excited to announce our partnership with Foothills,” said Mims Distributing Company CEO Chip Mims. “They are a great brewery that creates unique and distinctive beers, and we look forward to making them available to beer lovers throughout the Triangle.”
Foothills features over 20 seasonal and year-round hand-crafted beers, including its best-selling beers, Hoppyum IPA and Carolina Blonde.
Other year-round brands offered by Foothills include Torch Pilsner, People’s Porter, Pilot Mountain Pale Ale and Seeing Double IPA. Seasonal offerings include Foothills Red, Oktoberfest, Hefeweizen, and India Style Brown Ale, as well as the exclusive and highly anticipated Sexual Chocolate Imperial Stout.
Foothills Hoppyum IPA, Torch Pilsner and People’s Porter will now be available in six-packs, as are their more recent brand acquisitions, Carolina Blonde Cream Ale and Strawberry Cream Ale, and Cottonwood Endo IPA. Cottonwood seasonals (Low Down American Brown, Pumpkin Ale, and Frostbite IPA) will be available in 6-packs as well.
An icon of the southern craft beer scene, Foothills began brewing beer in 2005. Since then they’ve gained a loyal following in central North Carolina. They’ve also garnered numerous awards for their products, including seven Great American Beer Festival medals and three World Cup Beer medals, more than any other North Carolina brewery.
That success prompted Foothills to expand their brewery a year ago, relocating the majority of their brewing operation from the company’s popular downtown Winston-Salem brewpub to a 50,000 square- foot facility. That move allowed Foothills to focus on bottling and six-pack distribution, which led to the need for distribution partnerships.
The coming months will see even more expansion for Winston-Salem’s hometown brewery. To keep up with demand, two 200 BBL fermenting tanks will be delivered and installed at the end of March, followed by two more at the end of the summer.
