ØLFABRIKKEN COLUMBUS PALE ALE is a tribute to the American Columbus hop, which we love so much at Ølfabrikken. The beer presents itself with astonishing pungent aroma of pine and grapefruit, which is coming back in the flavor, balanced by sweetness from British caramel-malt. The aftertaste is long and dry and characterized by hops bitterness. Serve it with creole food such as blackened fish and dirty rice with melted butter, homemade chili/raisin/apple chutney. Ølfabrikken Columbus Pale Ale is of course unfiltered, unpasteurized like all Ølfabrikken beers.
Beer Ratings and Reviews:
[1] Review by oh6gdx from Vaasa, Finland who has tried this beer once. (4/25/2008 12:55:01 AM)
"Bottled. Golden/amber colour with mediumsized beige head. Aroma is fruity and flowery hops along with some caramel malts. Flavour is some fruity hops as well as grassy and caramel malty notes. "
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
6/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
6/10
Overall:
6/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.1)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[2] Review by Sap from Tucson, AZ, USA who has tried this beer once. (11/29/2007 9:08:09 PM)
"Best by date June 2008, Sampled November 2007
Pours with a frothy, initially two finger thick, light tan colored head that sits atop an opaque, cherry hued, concentrated amber colored brew that shows a brilliantly clear, bright cherry color when held up to the light. The aroma is nice and hoppy; as soon as I pop the swing-top cap a note of fruity, concentrated, candied orange peel greets my nose. When explored more fully the nose yields a nice mix of sharp (pine, piquant citrus oil, and herbal notes) and fruity (grapefruit, tangelo and lychee) hop components. There is a noticeable backdrop of crystal malt notes that adds a definite caramel edge, some brown sugar biscuit notes and some toasty grain aromatics. The hops are definitely the dominant note in the aroma though, with the grapefruit notes being most noticeable, but followed fairly closely by the pine scented notes.
Light, with a touch of crystal malt sweetness to an otherwise dry, albeit quite chewy with malt notes, beer. The hop character certainly adds to a perception of sweetness too though; citrus hop flavors add a nice fruitiness to this beer that is reminiscent of grapefruit and perhaps bitter orange. A fair amount of pine flavors, as well as a touch of menthol and even some herbal notes are found here as well, those last two especially in the finish. Speaking of which, the finish of this beer has a nice, solid, somewhat lingering bitterness to it, that is actually quite smooth and not nearly as biting as it could be. While starting out softly sweet and citrus like the beer definitely finishes with a harder, sharper edge (even with a touch of pithy, green hop astringency). The beer has a nice, yet light, creamy feel to it as it rests on the tongue; I certainly like the heft of this brew as it is quite spot on for a good Pale Ale.
Definitely a nice pale ale, but it seems to be lacking a bit of refinement & integration of flavors; this despite that this is a single hop focused style. I think part of this might be that I feel like a little more malt sweetness / complexity would help to accentuate and perk up the hop focus of this brew."
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.7)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 500ml @ $0 Unit Cost: $0 per Pint
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(3.1)
