Columbus Brewing Pale Ale

Brewed by Columbus Brewing Company
Style: American Pale Ale
Columbus, Ohio USA

Simply put, this is a wonderful Pale Ale. It has a flowery hop aroma and a sharp, clean taste. If you’re ever in Columbus, don’t pass up one of these.

I have to agree definitely one of the better pale ales out there.

bottled. Lovely rich amber, crystal clear with dense head. Nice caramel and vienna malt aroma, subtle citrusy ester aroma. Great clean malt taste with rich caramel and vienna following through from the nose. Moderate carbonation makes for a smooth finish with firm bitterness. Thoroughly enjoyable.

Pours a dark amber color with a decent head that fizzled away after a few minutes. Smells of sweet malt, fruit and Flowery hops. Nice bitter hop bite, I can dig this beer. Full of hops and sweet malt, but mostly hops. If your not a fan of hops you won’t like this. For me the more bitter the better. GO BUCKS! BEAT MICHIGAN!

As the user name implies, I’m quite a fan of this beer. However, it is mostly for sentimental reasons. As a student at OSU this was the local beer that nudged me away from kegs of Natti Light every weekend. Yes, it is light on the hops, but the overall package is very pleasing. Much better on tap than in the bottle.

Had a few bottles of this tonight after sex (who needs cigarettes?). This brew pours a clear ruddy orange. The large off-white head is creamy, tight and fully lasting (like the woman I just finished pulling out of). The lacing is fair. The fresh aroma (I love these non-pasteurized brews) is sweet caramel and toasted malt, citrus, and spice (sweet peppery grapefruit). The well balanced flavor has plenty of complexity. It starts sweet with a pleasant sour middle, and a long bitter finish (a great representative of the style). Acidity is kept to a minimum. The medium body is dry and lively with a very clean finish. Excellent!! It doesn’t hurt that I’m a huge fan of APA’s. It’s hard to believe something this good is brewed right up the road. I need to visit their brewpub VERY soon!

This is probably the most popular local beer to get on tap in various bars. It’s a shame they lost one of their brewers, Vince Falcone, to Elevator Brewing, then he left there. Medium copper color with a white head. Aroma of malt and some citrus. Nice finish to it.

Here is another rating from memories: On draft at the High Beck in Columbus. Incredibly fresh and incredibly under rated and under distributed. Drink this beer.