Columbus IPA

Bottle. Pours a slightly cloudy, hazy copper-colored body, but due to massive head-formation, it took quite some time to pour. The head was a creamy beige one in the centre, but rather frothy near the wall of the glass. Nice lacings left as well. As the name of the beer indicates, it’s heavy on Columbus hops, rather resiny and citrusy, mostly orange, and there’s also a good maltyness to give it some balance. Not saying it is balanced though. It’s full-bodied, rather sweetish, with resiny, orangey flavors, sweet, caramel, beef-stocky maltyness and a nice biting bitterness. Lasting orange flavor with a good hoppy bitterness and a sweetness managing to balance it. The bitterness lasts longer than the sweetness, so it might not feel balanced. Really enjoyable. When I finally mananged to fit all the contents of the bottle into my glass, the beer turned slightly muddy due to the amounts of yeast, and there was some floaties too. Trivia: The brewery obviously had a hard time deciding on the name, as it’s spelled Colombus on the front label, (does a circular bottle have a front?) and Columbus on the back. Or it might be a label designer in a hurry. (080330)

Hazy amber with a giant and un-controllable head. Yummy and very rich fresh-hop aroma with citrus, pine and a hint of peach. Rather sweet with plenty hops, both hop flavour and bitterness. If I had this blind I would have guessed it was an Avery product, and that’s a GOOD thing!

Bottle. Clear / light clear medium amber color with a huge frothy good lacing fully lasting beige head. Aroma is heavy hoppy, grass, pine, grapefruit, light malty, caramel. Initial flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter, finish flavor is moderate sweet and moderate to heavy bitter with a long duration. Nice balanced. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.

(Bottle 50 cl) Hazy, reddish amber with a handsome, dense shaving foam style, off-white head. Extremely fresh and piney nose. Medium body with lightly sweet caramel but otherwise completely dominated by the fresh Columbus hops also leaving a solid bitterness. A bit soapy perhaps, but still great. 080707

From 50 cL bottle. Pours brown, hazy with a very lively head light brown. Strong orange fruity and sweet malty with a clear bitterhops twist. Sweet malty and fruity flavoured.