Columbia River Brewing Company Reviews

stevoj	3.5 Columbia River Paddler's Porter Taster at brewery. Perhaps I spoke too soon, assuning the flight couldn't get any better. This is a nice smooth, creamy porter. Hints of chocolate and roast grain bitterness. Mild sweetness , smooth. This is tasty. Sunday, February 24, 2019
stevoj	3.3 Columbia River War Elephant Double IPA Taster at brewery. Burnished copper color, silky head, solid lacing. Aroma is malty and woody. Taste also features a nice earthy, grainy malty vibey. Slick and dry. Best of the flight. Sunday, February 24, 2019
stevoj	3.1 Columbia River Imperial Hop Heaven Taster at brewery. As stated in the hop heaven review, this is still about the malts. The increased strength is from sweet, caramelly malts. Hops seem to be an afterthought. Sunday, February 24, 2019
stevoj	2.9 Columbia River Hop Heaven IPA Taster at brewery. For a beer called Hop Heaven, this seems to be all about the malts. Light caramelly notes in aroma and taste, whatever hops used offer a bit of bitterness and some dryness.. Sunday, February 24, 2019
stevoj	3.1 Columbia River Single Hop IPA Taster at brewery. Dark golden body. Musty, grainy aroma. Taste is also leaning on the malts, some dusty hoppiness trailing in. Sunday, February 24, 2019
stevoj	2.9 Columbia River CRB Pale Ale Yaster at brewery. Everything has been tame so far, on style, but thays about it. This is no exception. Drinkable and forgettable. Sunday, February 24, 2019
stevoj	2.9 Columbia River ESB Taster at brewery. Light amber with smalk, soft head. Weak malty notes in aroma and taste. On target, but kind of bland. Sunday, February 24, 2019
stevoj	3 Columbia River Sandy Blonde Taster at brewery. Clear medium golden, small spotty head. Light grainy aroma and taste. Average. Sunday, February 24, 2019
MickieDee	3 Columbia River Rye Not IPA Tuesday, November 20, 2018
Sandro Mosque	3.4 Columbia River Stumblers Stout Friday, November 16, 2018
maekchu	3.7 Columbia River Single Hop IPA Tap at the Hanshin Department Store Portland event, as Columbia River Single Hop Heaven (Centennial). Not sure if it warrants a separate listing for the hop. Very fruity and floral nose. Copper.\/amber color. Caramel, dates, overripe stone fruit, and rather spicy bitterness. Medium body. Very pleasant hoppy stuff. Sunday, September 23, 2018
maekchu	3.2 Columbia River Raspberry Cream Ale Tap at the Hanshin Department Store Portland event. Nose of berries (duh), light citrus, and a fuzzy sort of lactic bit. Reddish amber color.Berries, gentle at first but intensifying through mid palate. Fades very quickly. Thin body. Very light but refreshing. Sunday, September 23, 2018
BuckeyeBoy	3.5 Columbia River Dubbel Vision On tap pours out amber brown color topped with a small head. Nose is belg notes some berries and bananas. Tatse is more of the sweet malts some spice and banana bread notes.a little odd. Tuesday, May 1, 2018
Sandro Mosque	3.4 Columbia River War Elephant Double IPA Wednesday, March 28, 2018
Sandro Mosque	3.4 Columbia River Hop Heaven IPA Wednesday, March 28, 2018
yasuda	3.1 Columbia River War Elephant Double IPA Thursday, October 26, 2017
dfearnley	3.6 Columbia River War Elephant Double IPA Aroma is grapefruit and orange pith. Taste is orange and lots of bitterness. Nice one...clean and crisp. Sunday, August 6, 2017
dfearnley	3.6 Columbia River Confluence IPA Aroma of orange, grapefruit, and orange rind. Damn this brewery loves orange aromatics. Taste is orange, grapefruit, and pine tar. I'm Sunday, August 6, 2017
dfearnley	3.4 Columbia River Wee Heavy Scotch, butterscotch, and bread aromas. Taste is scotch, caramel, vanilla and light malts. This is quite boozy. Sunday, August 6, 2017
dfearnley	3.3 Columbia River CRB Pale Ale Aroma is grains with lemon drops. Taste is orange rind, pine, and grapefruit. Somewhat chalky. Sunday, August 6, 2017
dfearnley	3.3 Columbia River ESB Aroma of orange, tangerine, and pine tar. Taste is rum, orange, pine tar. Sunday, August 6, 2017
dfearnley	3.4 Columbia River Stumblers Stout Aroma of chocolate, biscuit, soy, and toasted grains. Taste is biscuit, chocolate, toasted malt. Dark brown with a thin, creamy, tan head. Sunday, August 6, 2017
dfearnley	3.6 Columbia River Hop Heaven IPA Sweet orange and tangerine. Taste is orange, grapefruit, and loads of bitterness. Orange in colour with a thin, white head. Sunday, August 6, 2017
dfearnley	3.5 Columbia River Big Sky Molasses, chocolate, toasted malt, and toast aromas. Taste is malt, rye, orange peel, and biscuits. Sunday, August 6, 2017
dfearnley	3.7 Columbia River Summer Saison Sweet lemon, yeast, bread, and pepper aroma. Taste is yeast, bubble gum, pepper and bread. Clear, light amberish yellow with a thin creamy white head. Sunday, August 6, 2017
dfearnley	3.3 Columbia River Sandy Blonde Lemon, hay, biscuit and pepper aromas. Taste is peppery and bitter with biscuit and grains. Sunday, August 6, 2017
Fatehunter	3.7 Columbia River Stumblers Stout Pours a finger and half of tan head on a black body. Aroma is roasted malt, darkness, anise and coffee. Taste is black licorice, dark chocolate and chocolate. Texture is softer. Monday, November 21, 2016
BillKismet	3.3 Columbia River War Elephant Double IPA Amber body with a decent fluffy white hop head and some hop leaf debris settling at the bottom of the glass. Candi hop fruity nose--juicy. Bitter body of acerbic hops. Grapefruit, tangerine, and peach. Alcohol breath on the finish. Monday, May 9, 2016
mcberko	2.6 Columbia River Boom Boom Espresso Stout On tap at Columbia River, pours a red-tinted black with a small tan head. Aroma brings out notes of oats and light espresso. Flavour is weird, with sweet espresso and dry bready malt. Not a good mix. The coffee is not used well. Not great. Tuesday, March 29, 2016
mcberko	3.4 Columbia River Stumblers Stout On tap at Columbia River, pours black with a small beige head. Aroma brings out notes of oats and cocoa. Flavour is subtle, with notes of oats upfront and dry cocoa powder. Restrained and well-balanced. Solid stuff. Tuesday, March 29, 2016
mcberko	2.5 Columbia River Confluence IPA On tap at Columbia River, pours a clear copper golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out herbal hops and bready malt, a little skunky notes. Flavour is a bit skunk, with herbal hops and biscuity malt. This is just stale and too herbal. Not good. Tuesday, March 29, 2016
mcberko	3.4 Columbia River Paddler's Porter On tap at Columbia River, pours black with a small beige head. Aroma brings out sweet chocolate upfront and a little vanilla beans. Flavour is along the same lines, with notes of vanilla and cocoa. Pretty slick and oily mouthfeel. Decent stuff. Tuesday, March 29, 2016
mcberko	1.8 Columbia River Barrel Aged Stout On tap at Columbia River, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma is stale, with wood varnish and vinegar. Flavour is along the same lines, with wood varnish and weird vinegar. Something horribly wrong here. Drain pour. Tuesday, March 29, 2016
mcberko	2.6 Columbia River Sandy Blonde On tap at Columbia River, pours a clear copper golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out gentle biscuity malt and cereal notes. Flavour is clean, with notes of biscuity malt and cereal. Bland, but clean and drinkable. Decent. Tuesday, March 29, 2016
mcberko	2.8 Columbia River Hop Heaven IPA On tap at Columbia River, pours a clear copper blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out herbal hops and biscuity malt. Flavour is along the same lines, with herbal and piney hops, followed by biscuity malt backing. Dry, biscuity finish. Nothing overly invigorating but it’s okay. Tuesday, March 29, 2016
mcberko	2.8 Columbia River CRB Pale Ale On tap at Columbia River, pours a clear copper with a small white head. Aroma is quite earthy and herbal in the hop department. Flavour is dry, with herbal and grassy hops. Dry, with a biscuity malt finish. Meh. Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Theis	3.6 Columbia River War Elephant Double IPA Draught at Watering Hole, Yoyogi. Clear amber - white head. High hoppy. Aggressive. Citrus. Resin. Grape fruit. Light sweet malty. Lots of bitterness. Knækbrød. Tobacco. Ok - a bit too aggressive. Monday, February 22, 2016
STsuno33	3 Columbia River CRB Pale Ale Monday, December 14, 2015
shoulderbroken	3.4 Columbia River Dubbel Vision Tap at the Grub. Hmmm. Red brown, very sweet, lots of liquorice, sweet and fruity, light salted caramel. Too sweet for me. Tuesday, November 24, 2015
bpreo	1.5 Columbia River Hop Heaven IPA The bottle cap was rusty, and the outside of the lip had a lot of white stuff on it. I’m not sure if it was rust related, or mold. The beer is clear, smells ok, and tastes ok, so I think I am good to drink it. Monday, November 23, 2015
Capa	3.8 Columbia River Paddler's Porter Pour is black with a beige head. Aroma is sweet malty, chocolate, roasted malt, light booze, earth, slight anise. Full bodied. Flavor follows the aroma with plenty of chocolate, dirt, molasses, light booze. Finish is lingering sweet molasses and chocolate with light roasted malts. A full brew. Maybe a tad too sweet for me, but still worth a go or two. Wednesday, October 7, 2015
KansaiBeerLvrs	3.4 Columbia River War Elephant Double IPA A cloudy orange with a thick beige head. It's got nice hop bouquet of juicy citrus, tropical fruits and light pine. The taste is bitter pithy grapefruit rind & malty caramel sweetness. This is also near it's expiry date but has held up much better than the Pale Ale. Good. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Friday, October 2, 2015
Nie	3.6 Columbia River War Elephant Double IPA Bomber poured to cup. Hoppy aroma with a piney citrus zest. Maple color, average activity, tiny suspended yeast clumps. Citrus rind, sweet, Just enough malt. Pithy grapefruit finish leaves it a bit too bitter. Friday, October 2, 2015
KansaiBeerLvrs	3 Columbia River CRB Pale Ale Columbia River Pale Ale 6.5% Bomber half-price from World Beer Market. It pours a dull copper color with a thick beige head of foam that leaves spotty lacing clinging to the sides of my pint glass. Pine and light fruitiness in the hop bouquet. Medium bodied with a fairly still seeming carbonation. The taste is sweet, herbal, floral, a bit of fruits and somewhat harsh. I am guessing this was heat damaged in transit, fresh I’d say it is a decent but dull pale ale. Sunday, September 27, 2015
beastiefan2k	4 Columbia River Paddler's Porter Apparently Columbia River likes to surprise consumers with an 8.5% porter in their regular lineup. I was very surprised when I came home and noticed this was an imperial porter. This bomber cost me $3.79 at Grocery Outlet but would be a little more elsewhere. Pretty good bang for your buck. Especially considering its a good beer. Black but really dark brown color. Tan head that lasts. Aroma has that espresso dessert without being sugary sweet. Flavor has some heft from the dessert and alcohol but neither comes close to being too much. Fumy without ash which is great, dark crust, low acidity, and finished light. What a wonderful surprise. Thursday, September 3, 2015
beastiefan2k	3.5 Columbia River Stumblers Stout 22oz bottle. Its a very acidic (not sour) aroma with bitter malts. Flavor is similar with low hops. Pretty easy drinking despite the acidity and the 6.5 abv. The oatmeal does not come through in either the flavor or mouthfeel. It went well with the oysters I was eating. Thursday, August 27, 2015
Arayaga2	3.9 Columbia River Barrel Aged Stout Brown/black, with a fruity aroma and taste. The barrel flavored seem grapey, and vinous, though this came from a Jack barrel. Nice beer. $6/13oz ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Sunday, August 23, 2015
Arayaga2	3.7 Columbia River Catherine II Brown/black, with a toasty nose and taste. Some licorice, and fairly substantial hop bitterness. 13oz /$5.5 ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Sunday, August 23, 2015
JapanCarl	2 Columbia River Rose City Wheat (Raspberry Ale) Friday, August 7, 2015
mjg74	3.4 Columbia River Stumblers Stout Bomber from Capital Market. Black in color. Sweet nose with a good deal of roasty maltiness. Chocolate and milk sugar as well. Roasted malt and a touch of sweetness up front. A little thin in the mouthfeel department. Good roasted coffee finish. Tuesday, July 21, 2015