Winston-Salem's Foothills (@foothillsbrew) has had, for a good while now, a perennial winner in Hoppyum.
A red-gold beaut made with Columbus, Simcoe, Cascade and Centennial, Hoppyum packs 70 IBUs and comes in at 6.2% ABV. Not quite a session beer, but that depends on what kind of session you're looking for, doesn't it? I had a chance to try a new and different Foothills IPA the other day at Barley's (@barleysgville), called Jade. As you can see, it's a shade or so more orange than Hoppyum:
Dr. Dan (@drelwell) had the reaction many of you may have had - "why two IPAs?" The answer is in the hop profile. Jade uses Citra and Cascade, but adds dry-hopped New Zealand Jade to the mix. The result is a nose full of citrus and almost-spruce. Jade has more bitterness than Hoppyum (85 IBUs), and will definitely satisfy any hopheads who can find some to quaff. That last bit may be tricky, though. The batch Foothills brewed was allegedly just 14 kegs, so Jade is hard to come by and disappearing fast.
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