Jade IPA | Foothills Brewing Company | Part 2 of 2

I rolled into Asheville in December 1999 after leaving Clearwater, FL.  It was a bit of a culture shock due to the friendly people, the weather and the beer choices. Up until then, the best craft offering I had was a Samuel Adams so you can imagine what it was like for this beer-virgin in the up-and-coming beer city USA. I since have a love and deep respect for beer brewed next door in North Carolina. My liver has never been quite the same and probably never will.

While exploring Asheville I also attended my first beer festival, Brewgrass.  Not only did Asheville expand my beer exploration it also introduced me to jam bands such as The Dead, Widespread and also created a deep love for bluegrass music.  It was also at Brewgrass that I was first introduced to Foothills Brewing, to Jade IPA and to my favorite Foothills beer, Seeing Double IPA.  Now, at this time I didn’t know much about the brewing process or the complex brews that can be created from simply changing ingredients, mash tem

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