Columbus Brewing IPA

Brewed by Columbus Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Columbus, Ohio USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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Draft. Orangish in color. Aroma of citrusy hops. Decent hop bitterness, has a somewhat fruity flavor.

Had one of these at the Brewpub to compliment my 5 cheese pizza, and one of them there chicken and anduille sausage kay sa dillas. Thanks to Robert and Rick for joining me for an undbridled night of debauchery. Nose of pine & grapefruit, resin and flowers. Pours a clear copper with melon highlights. The white head is thin and characteristic of brew from the tap leaving a thin sheet of lace. The brew is bitter and acidic. The character is heavily citric with decent depth and sourness accenting the bitterness at the finish. The medium body is dry and lively.

7/21/2007: Columbus IPA is a cloudy, amber-orange color with a frothy off-white/beige head. The sweet maltiness is overshadowed by a dull bitterness that has a light grapefruit flavor to it. The body is medium-light and thin. This beer is overly bitter without very much flavor to balance out the dull bitterness.

Draught at Casa Nueva Cantina in Athens, Ohio during the Ohio Brew Week 2007. Rating #15 for this beer...

Mid-copper with a slow-forming head, slow carbonation and thick legs. Doesn’t look "unfiltered" as the menu suggests. Sharp nose with lemon zest, orange rind, pine needles, peppers and florals. Wow... nice! Sharp flavor concentrates on the pine & pepper. A little thin in the mouth with a dry, bitter linger. Very subtle suggestion of sweetness, but not enough to divert your concentration from the hoppage. I’d say 65-70 IBU’s? Groovy.

<font size=-4>On draught at <a href=http://ratebeer.com/Place/ohio/columbus/colum Columbus Brewing Company, Columbus, Ohio 43215</font>

4/28/07: MRAF ’07 – Cask.
Aroma was sweet and hoppy with whiffs of flowers and grass. Bright orange body. Large and fresh hop flavor with apricots, flowers, sweet malt - also slightly bitter. Sweet and slightly bitter finish. “It’s like nectar of the Gods”!

Draft @ CBC. Brunt orange pour with a creamy white head. Fairly nice aroma of tropical fruit and floral hops...quite fresh with some light caramel malt backing it. Flavors of trop[ical fruit, citrus, somewhat catty hops held together with some light pale malt. Medium bodied, nice bitterness throughout with a clean finish.

Cask version at Barley’s 5th Annual Mini RAF (04/28/07): This brew is a clear dark amber color with a compact bone white head and spotty lacing. Citrusy hops aroma. Medium body with hops, pine and citrus flavors. Touches of malt here and there too. The finish is hoppy and lingers awhile, and allows some roasted malt flavor to poke through. Pretty good overall.

Had on at Barley’s Mini Real Ale Fest 2007! Taste was VERY citrusy! Orange and lemon, and some sweet malts. Finish was a bit hoppy. Drinkable but nothing special!

Nice citrus aroma. Powerful. Comparable to UnEarthly. Nice bitter citrus taste with lingering bittering hops on the backside but not to intense.

On tap at brewpub. Dark copper color, not much head besides some thin soapy wisps. Decent aroma - some pine, some citrus, but overall a pretty weak aroma for an IPA. Mild hop bite to begin, then it just kind of craps out. OK but unexciting.