Cottonwood Frostbite - Foothills Brewing Company

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42 Ratings

rAvg: 3.95
pDev: 10.38%
Reviews: 7
Hads: 35

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Brewed by:
Foothills Brewing Company

North Carolina, United States

Style | ABV
American Black Ale | 6.50% ABV

Availability: Winter. bottle (5), on-tap (2).

Notes:
Embrace the long winter nights in the company of Frostbite Black IPA. A careful blend of barley and roasted wheat malts deliver a clean finish, backed up by a big blast of Pacific North West aroma hops.

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Reviews by wedge:

wedge

North Carolina

4.1/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a very dark brown color with a lush, stick-y looking head. The aroma is very oily upfront...green hops, grapefruit juice, and pine resin over a smooth, not-so-roasted chocolate and coffee malt base. Big, delicious hoppy flavor. I don't remember the old recipe tasting anything like this. Spicy, piney, and green...almost minty. A little rough in the attack, taking over most of the flavor and not leaving much room for the malt to come through. Good stuff though! Medium bodied and bitter. It doesn't scream "winter" to me, but that's cool. This will be in my fridge again soon.

Serving type: bottle

11-25-2012 19:51:16 | More by wedge

More User Reviews:

JMUbrewz

Virginia

4/5 rDev +1.3%

06-12-2013 16:07:48 | More by JMUbrewz

Bung

North Carolina

3.75/5 rDev -5.1%

05-28-2013 00:54:17 | More by Bung

mikeincharleston

South Carolina

3.75/5 rDev -5.1%

05-23-2013 01:55:36 | More by mikeincharleston

JHendu

Florida

3.25/5 rDev -17.7%

05-21-2013 22:25:26 | More by JHendu

cackalacky

South Carolina

4/5 rDev +1.3%

04-13-2013 03:46:43 | More by cackalacky

marley2112

North Carolina

3.5/5 rDev -11.4%

04-09-2013 02:27:24 | More by marley2112

MagnusThunnus

North Carolina

3.25/5 rDev -17.7%

03-31-2013 01:44:17 | More by MagnusThunnus

pauldave1976

North Carolina

3.75/5 rDev -5.1%

03-03-2013 23:16:33 | More by pauldave1976

dailyminefield

North Carolina

4/5 rDev +1.3%

03-03-2013 16:25:27 | More by dailyminefield

dvmin98

North Carolina

3.5/5 rDev -11.4%

03-02-2013 03:18:42 | More by dvmin98

plinythederek

North Carolina

2.75/5 rDev -30.4%

02-25-2013 02:55:44 | More by plinythederek

FLBeerGuy

Florida

4.25/5 rDev +7.6%

02-23-2013 13:49:59 | More by FLBeerGuy

CalbeDacks

North Carolina

3.5/5 rDev -11.4%

02-02-2013 15:04:35 | More by CalbeDacks

bozodogbreath

Indiana

4.25/5 rDev +7.6%

02-02-2013 06:05:35 | More by bozodogbreath

LooseMoose1978

North Carolina

4/5 rDev +1.3%

02-01-2013 23:34:07 | More by LooseMoose1978

Leviathan_USBM

4.5/5 rDev +13.9%

01-26-2013 23:16:11 | More by Leviathan_USBM

Sivad

North Carolina

4/5 rDev +1.3%

01-21-2013 23:14:41 | More by Sivad

jpro

South Carolina

4.38/5 rDev +10.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

12oz bottle from Sam's in Durham. Poured into a Piraat tulip glass...

A: Pours a black-brown, with a light brown head - about a thumb's worth; minimal retention leaves no lace.

S: Piney, resinous hops; some grapefruit in there, too; not much besides some hoppiness... may some really light notes of burnt sugar.

T: Sweet, piney hops; some citrus / tropical fruit, but mostly resiny piney hops... wow. Malt profile is pretty low... not much besides a shade of char on the finish.

M: Lighter bodied; moderate carbonation; has a pretty intense bitter finish.

O: A really nice American Black Ale / Black IPA; fairly drinkable due to a lower abv and lighter body; it's a little dry on the palate, though - would be nice to have a little more malt to back up the hops. Nevertheless, a nice beer from Foothills.

Serving type: bottle

01-15-2013 01:39:43 | More by jpro

Onenote81

North Carolina

4.2/5 rDev +6.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Had this one on-tap at the brewpub. Light ruby edges make this one just less-than-black. A nice small cap of foam on top leaves perfect sip rings on the glass edge. Excellent nose bursting with notes of pine scent, citrus, fresh crushed hop pellets. Great inviting hoppy scent!

Good body. Not too thick, easy to drink. Moderate carbonation. Well-balanced. Juicy, flavorful hops make up the bulk of this one. Nice bitter pop to it, but great citrusy flavor. Some mild cocoa-like sweetness noted, a little dry character on the finish. A good dark bitter beer. I like this one better than their standard IPA I think. Nice work retooling this one, Foothills.

Serving type: on-tap

01-15-2013 01:02:45 | More by Onenote81