Sharp citrus zesting splashed across ‘nutty’ cereal grained pale malting, perfume-spiced Simcoe hop dryness and herbal lemongrass snip. Tangy tangerine sweetness outdoes orange-peeled grapefruit bittering.
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FOOTHILLS BOURBON BARREL AGED SEXUAL CHOCOLATE IMPERIAL STOUT (2018)
Ubiquitously decadent barrel-aged version of renowned Imperial Stout allows sweet bourbon intensity to pleasantly bumrush its creamy caramel-burnt milk chocolate fudging and candied cocoa nibs thrust. Enriching the chewy mocha bourbon warmth with bittersweet oaken vanilla beaning stimulates the marvelous complexities. Whiskeyed rum cake sweetness enhances the syrupy brown chocolate-y molasses malting, contrasting the moderate wood-seared hop char. Tertiary black cherry puree, toasted coconut, dark fruitcake, almond toffee and fig illusions deepen this mighty aphrodisiac.
FOOTHILLS JADE IPA
Solid moderate-medium body retains sunny disposition as mild orange-peeled grapefruit, peach, pineapple, mango and tangerine tang (as well as wispy lemon-perfumed oiling) guard its dank piney hop pungency. Creamy pastry-like pale malt sweetness picks up vanilla notions underneath.
FOOTHILLS TANGLED VINE BERRY ROSE’ ALE
Barren cranberry, cherry and strawberry souring fails alongside sparkling rosé wining as lactic acidulated malts add minor salinity. Aridly washed-out fruiting needs better penetration.
FOOTHILLS DEAD & BERRIED BLACKBERRY IMPERIAL STOUT
On tap at Buffalo City Jug Shop, creamy coffee-roasted dark chocolate fudging enriches mighty blackberry tartness for sweet bourbon-barreled stout. Blackberry compote continuance gains sweet cocoa and vanilla illusions as well as sedate cumin-anise spicing at the opulent mocha finish.
FOOTHILLS SEXUAL CHOCOLATE (2016)
On tap at Persimmons, mighty fine chocolate-malted full body set the world afire upon initial 2006 release. Rich brown chocolate entry picks up immediate vanilla bean, fudged brownie, milked espresso and Black Forest cake influence over dark-roasted hop char. Serene bourbon warmth, sugared Blackstrap molasses syruping and pureed black cherry tartness add further luster to luxuriously velveteen creamy chocolate essence.
