Derive Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Columbus, Ohio, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Derive Brewing Company

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2808 N High St, Columbus, OH, 43202, United States

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Pint Can. Pours a somewhat hazy yellow color with a small white head. The aroma is light with some citrus and herbs. The taste is similarly light with watered down citrus, breads and corn. The palate is clean and crisp. Finishes short and dry. Overall: meh

Tried from Can on 14 Jul 2025 at 23:05


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Sample at the brewpub. The beer is a murky purplish-red color with a medium thin pinkish-white head that burns away steadily to an outer ring. Short strings of lace. Aroma of strawberry, malt and citrus. Medium body with flavors of sweet-tart strawberry, biscuit malt, lemon and vanilla. The finish is fruity with a strawberry shortcake aftertaste. Pretty good overall.

Tried from Draft at Derive Brewing Company on 13 Jul 2025 at 19:00


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Sample at the brewpub. The beer is a cloudy pinkish-rhubarb color with a thin pinkish-white head that burns away gradually to a film. Sticky strings of lace. Aroma of raspberry, wheat, strawberry and malt. Light-bodied with a sweet-tart blend of berries and guava, along with some floral wheat and doughy malt. The finish is tart with a raspberry aftertaste. Above average overall.

Tried from Draft at Derive Brewing Company on 31 May 2025 at 20:10


7.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Sample at the brewpub. The beer is a clear golden color with a thin white head that dissipates quickly to an outer ring. Short strings of lace. Aroma of fruit, yeast and floral hops. Light-bodied with flavors of grassy hop, fruity yeast and floral honey. The finish is clean with a fruit and mild hop aftertaste. Above average overall.

Tried from Draft at Derive Brewing Company on 31 May 2025 at 20:00


7.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Sample at the brewpub. Cloudy peach color with a thin white head that burns away quickly to an outer ring. Sparse spots of lace. Aroma of peach, citrus and cinnamon. Medium body with a sweet-tart peach character and flavors of salty lemon, cinnamon and doughy malt. The finish is fruity and creamy with a peach aftertaste. Above average overall.

Tried from Draft at Derive Brewing Company on 10 May 2025 at 22:25


7.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Sample at the brewpub. The beer is a cloudy orange-gold color with a medium frothy white head that dissipates steadily to a film. Sticky strings of lace. Herbal hops, stone fruit and malt in the nose. Medium body with flavors of herbal hop, apricot, citrus and biscuit malt. The finish is mildly bitter with a fruity hop aftertaste. Above average overall.

Tried from Draft at Derive Brewing Company on 10 May 2025 at 22:20


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Sample at the brewpub. Black pour with some mahogany around the edges, and a medium tan head that diminishes slowly to a dense film. Small patches of lace. Roast malt, pistachio, caramel and chocolate in the nose. Full-bodied with flavors of caramel malt, roasted pistachio, vanilla and chocolate. The finish is sweet with a malty and nutty aftertaste. Good beer all around.

Tried from Draft at Derive Brewing Company on 10 May 2025 at 22:05


7.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Sample at the brewpub. The beer pours a hazy peach-gold color with a medium thin white head that recedes steadily to a film. Short strings of lace. Aroma of piney hops, citrus and malt. Medium body with flavors of piney hop, grapefruit and biscuit malt. The finish is moderately bitter with a citrusy hop aftertaste. Pretty good overall.

Tried from Draft at Derive Brewing Company on 10 May 2025 at 22:00


7.9
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Sample at Flip Side Easton. The beer is a hazy dull yellow-gold color with a medium frothy white head that recedes steadily to an outer ring. Stringy lacing on the glass. Aroma of herbal hops, stone fruit and malt. Medium body with a dank hoppy character and flavors of peach, grapefruit and bready malt. The finish is mildly bitter with a fruity hop aftertaste. Solid IPA all around.

Tried from Draft at Flip Side - Easton on 24 Mar 2025 at 21:10


7.9
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

On draught at the brewpub. The beer is a cloudy dark yellow color with a medium white head that diminishes gradually to a dense film. Sticky strings of lace. Aroma of herbal hops, citrus and malt. Medium body with a dank hoppy character and flavors of grapefruit and bready malt. The finish is mildly bitter with a lingering citrusy hop aftertaste. Pretty good all around.

Tried from Draft at Derive Brewing Company on 19 Mar 2025 at 01:11