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Foothills Bottle Labels

Dec 14

Posted by Dave in Beer News, Carolina Beer & Bevearge, Cottonwood, foothills, NC Beer News, Winston-Salem | Comments off

She's alive!!!! on Twitpic Not long after the above picture from @footsales made it’s way online we find the first bottle label approvals for Peoples Porter, Torch Pilsner (22 oz bomber) as well as acquired brands Cottonwood Endo IPA & Carolina Blonde (both 12oz bottles) (with Foothill’s logo added to the artwork). Foothill’s purchased the Cottonwood & Carolina brands (as well as equipment) from Mooresville based Carolina Beer & Beverage earlier this year and ushered in a new production facility that will be responsible for each brand. Cottonwood Foothills Foothills pilsner © 2011 Craft Beer Collective / Away Team Media Bringing you the craft and culture of beer in North Carolina --> Raleigh, Durham, Charlotte, Asheville, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, Wilmington, NC and beyond Contact us at dave (at) away (dash) team (dot) com
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Fall Beers in NC

Aug 31

Posted by Craft Beer Collective in beer culture, Beer News, Big Boss, Cottonwood, Duck-Rabbit, foothills, French Broad, highland, Lumina, Weeping Radish | Comments off

While there is not a lot of variation in the typical Märzen, Märzenbier or Oktoberfest style it’s still a popular beer with brewers in the fall. Here are a few of those examples you can find in a beer store’s shelf near you. Also, check your local brewpub for even more options! WEEPING RADISH Weeping Radish Fest beir HIGHLAND FRENCH BROAD DUCK RABBIT Duck Rabbit Marzen fest ale LUMINA Lumina-fest FOOTHILLS Footholls Oktoberfest OLDE HICKORY Olde Hickory Oktoberfest bier There are only a a few Pumpkin Ales brewed here in North Carolina. Here are a couple bottled examples and please note that the Cottonwood beer is currently in production in PA. BIG BOSS Big Boss Pumpkin ale COTTONWOOD Cottonwood pumpkin ale © 2011 Craft Beer Collective / Away Team Media Bringing you the craft and culture of beer in North Carolina --> Raleigh, Durham, Asheville, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, Wilmington, NC and beyond Contact us at dave (at) away (dash) team (dot) com
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Great American Craft Beer

Aug 10

Posted by craftbeercollective in Beer News, Big Boss, Cottonwood, Duck-Rabbit, foothills, French Broad, highland, Pisgah, review | Comments off

Great American Craft Beer Book by Andy Crouch

Great American Craft Beer Book by Andy Crouch

NEW BOOK FEATURES 10 BREWS FROM 7 NC BREWERIES!

Andy Crouch has authored his new book, Great American Craft Beer, with a focus on the current craft beer movement – no imports, no macros, no BS. He did a great job of uncovering and exposing a lot of beloved regional beers including a handful of North Carolina breweries! I’ll get to those in a moment…

Great American Craft Beer is less of a book of reviews and more of a list of great category defining beers. For example, in the Belgian Witbier category you’ll find some of the most talked about samplings of the style being produced my the nation’s best breweries: Jolly Pumpkin’s Calabaza Blanca, Allagash White, Bruery’s Orchard White and so on. This format helps create a fairly comprehensive assessment of breweries, the beers they produce and the styles they are creating RIGHT NOW!

The book is rounded out with several essays on the brewing process, historical perspective, 25 Best beer bars, glossary of beer terms, and extensive sections of serving beer properly and pairing beer with food. In a way the book covers a lot of ground but seems to be careful to get right to the point of each subject.

The rise of the North Carolina beer scene is recognized here with the inclusion of ten beers by seven breweries. Each entry helps round out the style category they were featured in.

Big Boss Angry Angel
Cottonwood Pumpkin Ale
Duck Rabbit Wee Heavy Scotch Ale & Milk Stout
Foothills Torch Pilsner & Sexual Chocolate
French Broad Rye Hopper & Dunkle Witte
Highland Tasgall Ale
Pisgah Solstice

So, yes, apparently Cottonwood is being farmed out to a Pennsylvania brewery for production now. I’ll get to that in a future post!

Books like this can tend to cause a bit of debate when a readers favorite beer in not represented. I would recommend you use this book to explore what’s out there – available in cities across the country. Make a travel planner with this book or update your “wanted to trade” list!! It’s a better read than sifting through the many beer review websites out there!

Detail on Andy’s Website

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