Forbidden Root Columbus
Brewpub
in
Columbus,
Ohio,
United States 🇺🇸
Owned by
Forbidden Root Brewing Company
Contact
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Sample at Forbidden Root during the "Dankhouse Tap Takeover" event on 09/19/2025. Slightly hazy bright yellow-orange color with a medium thin white head that burns away steadily to an outer ring. Short strings of lace. Grassy hops, tropical fruit and malt in the nose. Light body with flavors of grassy hop, juicy tropical fruit and biscuit malt. The finish is mildly bitter with a fruity hop aftertaste. Above average overall.
Tried
from Draft
at
Forbidden Root Columbus
on 19 Sep 2025
at 18:25
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Sample at the Columbus brewpub. Clear pale golden color with a medium bright white head that burns away steadily to an outer ring. Strings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of yeast, oak, fruit and malt. Light to medium body with flavors of herbal yeast, oak, citrus and doughy malt. The finish is mildly funky yeast and oak. Above average overall.
Tried
from Draft
at
Forbidden Root Columbus
on 12 May 2025
at 18:30
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Sample at the Columbus brewpub. Clear reddish-orange color with a thin frothy off-white head that burns away quickly to an outer ring. Sparse stirngs of lacing. The aroma consists of fruit, nuts and malt. Light-bodied with flavors of strawberry, peanut butter and doughy yeast. The finish is fruity with a strawberry and peanut aftertaste. Decent overall.
Tried
from Draft
at
Forbidden Root Columbus
on 12 May 2025
at 18:25
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Sample at the Columbus brewpub. Cloudy bright yellow-orange pour with a medium white head that dissipates steadily to a film. Sparse strings of lace. Aroma of herbal hop, citrus and malt. Medium body with flavors of herbal hop, grapefruit and bready malt. The finish is mildly bitter with a citrusy hop aftertaste. Above average overall.
Tried
from Draft
at
Forbidden Root Columbus
on 12 May 2025
at 18:20
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Sample at the Columbus brewpub. The beer is a clear reddish-copper color with a thin off-white head that evaporates quickly to a thin outer ring. Sparse spots of lace. Aroma of cherry, ginger and malt. Light-bodied with flavors of ripe cherry, yeast, ginger and doughy malt. The finish is fruity with a mildly spicy ginger aftertaste. Decent overall.
Tried
from Draft
at
Forbidden Root Columbus
on 12 May 2025
at 18:05
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Sample at the Columbus brewpub. Clear pale golden color with a medium thin white head that burns away quickly to an outer ring. Short strings of lace. Aroma of floral hops, fruit and malt. Light-bodied with flavors of mild floral hop, fruity yeast and bready malt. The finish is clean with a fruity yeast aftertaste. Decent overall.
Tried
from Draft
at
Forbidden Root Columbus
on 12 May 2025
at 18:00
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 9
Overall 7
Taster at FoBAB. A very pale gold color in the glass with a slight ring of foam that looks good. The foam dwindles away very quickly. Taste has the yeasty bite of saison with a little bit of coriander. Another very nice and yeasty saison in the middle of some large heavy beers.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Nov 2024
at 06:00
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample at the brewpub during the Cheers To 3 Years - - Anniversary Event on 08/19/2023.
Tried
on 31 Aug 2023
at 20:59
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample at Derive during the Cheers To 3 Years - - Anniversary Event on 08/19/2023.
Tried
on 31 Aug 2023
at 20:58
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample at the CCBW Six One Pour festival on 06/03/2023.
Tried
on 06 Jul 2023
at 20:37