Day 332: Pilot Mountain Pale Ale

Name: Pilot Mountain Pale Ale

Brewer: Foothills Brewing Co. (Winston-Salem, NC)

Classification: American Pale Ale

Alcohol: 4.8%

Thoughts: Through my work I was given tickets to a Durham Bulls baseball game recently. The tickets were a few rows behind home plate and they came with passes to the MVP club, which is free food (ribs, potatoes, and veggies) and free drinks (beer, beer and more beer). However, the best part of going to a Bull's game is that they have an amazing beer selection at the park. Carolina Brewery, Natty Greene's and Foothills all have stations there. Not to mention, All About Beer's World Beer Fest (Fall Edition) is held as this ballpark every October. With so many beers to choose from, I was in heaven. I ended up getting Foothills' Pilot Mountain Pale Ale. The head was really thick on the pour so it was tough to get a great reading on how smooth this pours, but it seemed to have a bit of a pinkish-golden hue to it. The aroma was very typical for a pale ale. Lots of pale malt and fruity, dry hops. These hops seemed a little more earthy than usual though. The taste was really smooth and dry with a killer biting aftertaste and a wicked big malt wallop. I thought this was a really good example of an NC Brewed ale, because of its quality and structure. I would definitely recommend it. Also, I thought about using a lot of baseball metaphors to describe this beer, but this blog is all about class and that would be a tad tacky. 

Rating: 84/100