Pretentious Barrel House
Microbrewery
in
Columbus,
Ohio,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Pretentious Barrel House
Established in 2017
Contact
Description
Pretentious Barrel House is the first dedicated sour brewery in the Columbus Area. Our extensive knowledge of sour beer production and microbe management provides consistent amounts of high-quality sour beer. By manufacturing a wide range of beer along the sour spectrum, our consumers can ease their way into this unique style. Our goal is to produce award-winning sours that change people’s perspectives regarding craft beer.
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Sample at The Draft Room. Slightly hazy pale golden color with a thin white head that dissipates quickly to a wispy film. Short strings of lace. Fresh cucumber, citrus and yeast in the nose. Light-bodied with flavors of cucumber, tart lime, wheat and doughy malt. The finish is tart with a lime and cucumber aftertaste. Good beer overall.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Dec 2018
at 19:37
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
This beer is a clear pale orange-gold color with a thin white head that burns away quickly to an outer ring. Short strings of lace. Aroma of citrus, oak, yeast and malt. Light-bodied with flavors of oaky tequila, slightly funky citrus, peppers and malt. The finish is oaky with a tequila and lime aftertaste. Pretty good overall.
Tried
on 29 Oct 2018
at 20:55
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Sample at the taproom. Cloudy copper-orange color with a medium white head that diminishes quickly to a sparse outer ring. Spotty lace. Aroma of tropical fruit, yeast and malt. Light-bodied with flavors of passionfruit, oaky vanilla, yeast and doughy malt. The finish is fruity hops and vanilla. Pretty good overall.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Jul 2018
at 20:49
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Sample at the taproom. Cloudy reddish-orange color with a medium thin white head that dissipates quickly to a sparse outer ring. Spotty lacing. Aroma of tart berry, oak, yeast and malt. Light-bodied with flavors of tart plum and berry, mildly funky yeast and doughy malt. The finish is lingering tart blackberry. Good beer all around.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Jul 2018
at 20:46
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Sample at the taproom. Cloudy bronze-amber color with a medium off-white head that dissipates steadily to an outer ring. Stringy lacing. Aroma of apricot, oak, yeast and malt. Tart stone fruit character with notes of oak, yeast and doughy malt. The finish is tart with an apricot aftertaste. Pretty good overall.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Jul 2018
at 20:40
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Sample at the taproom. The beer is a clear reddish-amber color with a thin bone white head that dissipates quickly to an outer ring. Short strings of lace. Fruity and peppery aroma with yeast and oak notes. Light to medium body with flavors of tart citrus and cherry, oak, peppery yeast and doughy malt. The finish is oaky with a peppery fruity aftertaste. Pretty good overall.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Jul 2018
at 20:36
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sample at the taproom. Clear brownish-amber color with a medium off-white head that diminishes gradually to a film. Partial rings of lace. Aroma of tart fruit, coffee, yeast and malt. Light-bodied with flavors of tart cherry, roasted coffee, yeast and doughy malt. The finish is roasty coffee and cherry. Pretty good overall.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Jul 2018
at 20:06
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample at the taproom. Clear dark amber color with a medium thin off-white head that recedes steadily to an outer ring. Stringy lacing. Tart fruit, chocolate and yeast in the nose. Light-bodied with flavors of vinous oak, chocolate, cherry and yeast. The finish is a tart cherry cordial. Above average overall.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Jul 2018
at 19:38
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample at the taproom. Clear reddish-amber color with a medium off-white head that diminishes gradually to a film. Patchy lacing. Aroma of tart fruit, oak and yeast. Light-bodied with flavors of tart cherry, oak, mildly funky yeast and bready malt. The finish is tart with a cherry aftertaste. Above average overall.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Jul 2018
at 19:22
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample at the taproom. Cloudy golden color with a medium thick frothy white head that recedes steadily to a film. Partial rings of lace. Aroma of tropical fruit, yeast, malt and a bit of spice. Light-bodied with flavors of mango, tart lemony hops, yeast and doughy malt. The finish is tart with a citrusy aftertaste. Above average overall.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Jul 2018
at 19:19