Columbus Brewing Bodhi

Brewed by Columbus Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Columbus, Ohio USA

On tap at the CBC. Yellow color with one finger of a sticky head. Big fresh hop nose with grapefruit rind, pineapple and apricot. Really enticing nose. The flavors follow through with big sweet red grapefruit, pineapple, apple sauce and an almost honey sweetness. Noticable but not intrusive alcohol. Stiicky on the lips with a lingering hop burn on the tongue. Really nice hop head beer.

Draft at CBC. Poured a clear golden color with an average frothy off-white head that mostly lasted with good lacing. Moderate to heavy sour citrus aroma. Medium body with a slick texture and lively carbonation. Medium to heavy bttersweet flavor with a medium to heavy bittersweet finish of moderate to long duration. My expectations where met.

Sample at the North Market Microbrew Festival on 09/12/2009 (happy 29th berfday to me). Cloudy orange pour with a thin off-white head. Orange and grapefruit hop aroma with a decent malt balance. Gotta believe Centennial is the dominant hop in this brew (good thing). Bitter orange flavor up front with a bit of sweet malt before a bitter grapefruit finish. They need to make this a regular offering, although their regular IPA is no slouch.

Sample at the North Market Microbrew Festival on 09/12/2009. The beer is a hazy orange-amber color with a medium off-white head that recedes steadily. Stringy lacing on the glass. Aroma of citrusy hops and malt. Medium body with a moderately hoppy character and notes of pine, citrus and malt. The finish is hoppy with a lingering bitterness left over. Straightforward and drinkable IIPA overall.