Fool's Gold
Columbus Brewing Company

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From:
Columbus Brewing Company
 
Ohio, United States
Style:
American Pale Wheat Beer
ABV:
4.7%
Score:
87
Avg:
3.89 | pDev: 9.51%
Reviews:
11
Ratings:
55
Status:
Active
Rated:
Oct 14, 2020
Added:
Dec 23, 2012
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  2
A highly refreshing Golden ale. Fool's Gold is brewed with a fruity English yeast strain, small quantities of wheat and oats, and gently dry hopped with Citra hops, all creating a synergy of citrus and tropical fruit.

20 IBU
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Ratings by williamjbauer:
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Rated by williamjbauer from Colorado

4/5  rDev +2.8%

Oct 30, 2013
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Reviewed by jackflaps from Pennsylvania

3.64/5  rDev -6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a bottle into pint glass.

Pours pale golden, not too much carbonation. Not much lacing.

Smell is a little bit sweeter than expected; hops come through as it warms up, though.

The dry-hopping gives it a fair amount of bitterness for the style, I think; it's not my taste in golden ales but it might be yours. Once the initial hop notes pass it resolves into a well-balanced, standard golden ale flavor.

Feel is crisp but with a little bit of body to it.

Overall I'd rate it closer to a 3.5 than a 3.75 but a lot of that is down to personal preference. If you like hop-forward golden ales you'll be a fan of this one if you can get it.
Oct 14, 2020
 
Rated: 3.98 by ItsBeer4Me from Pennsylvania

Sep 01, 2020
 
Rated: 3.17 by j0hnc2468 from New York

May 21, 2020
 
Rated: 3.67 by lsudduth from Ohio

Apr 29, 2020
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Reviewed by Danzifer from Ohio

2.37/5  rDev -39.1%
look: 3 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.5
It smells horrible and doesn't have much good going in terms of taste. The name Fool's Gold is very appropriate. One of the worst beers I've had. I'd rather have about any adjunct beer than this. I will finish it though part of me doesn't even want to. Just glad I only got one bottle.
Apr 01, 2020
 
 
Rated: 4.14 by a_silva_016 from Arizona

Mar 01, 2020
 
Rated: 3.91 by nhirsch04 from Ohio

Feb 26, 2020
 
Rated: 3.63 by beergorrilla from Michigan

Aug 10, 2019
 
Rated: 3.58 by travelguy from Ohio

Jul 06, 2019
 
Rated: 3.5 by C_Adams from Ohio

Jul 01, 2019
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Reviewed by buschbeer from Ohio

3.53/5  rDev -9.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
12 FLUID OZ bottle
Served in a tulip glass

This beer pours a golden hue with suspended yeast visible. It is topped with an inch of off white head that leaves spotty lacing.

It has a yeasty, doughy smell. I get light fruitiness.

The taste follows the smell. I has a sourdough taste with lemon and lighter flavors.

Medium bodied and mouthfeel

I am glad I only bought a single. Not my bag.
Jun 01, 2019
 
Rated: 3.75 by West_Chester_Ale_Tester from Ohio

May 05, 2019
 
Rated: 3.72 by prototypic from Ohio

Apr 28, 2019
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Reviewed by superspak from North Carolina

4.13/5  rDev +6.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
12 ounce bottle into pint glass, bottled on 2/23/2019. Pours fairly hazy/cloudy medium golden yellow color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, red apple, mango, melon, citrus peel/rind, wood, mint, peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/tropical/earthy hops, fruity yeast, and moderate pale/wheat malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, red apple, mango, melon, citrus peel/rind, wood, mint, peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, woody, floral, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, red apple, mango, melon, citrus peel/rind, wood, mint, peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/tropical/earthy hops, fruity yeast, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; with an awesome malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Moderately crisp/clean finishing. Moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy/sticky, and fairly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.7%. Overall this is an awesome hoppy American blonde ale. All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/tropical/earthy hops, fruity yeast, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, clean, and refreshing to drink with the modestly bitter/resinous/drying finish, not aggressive. Very flavorful and not watery for the ABV. Feels like classic English hops, along with the Citra dry hops. Awesomely vibrant/dank/earthy, and fairly juicy hops, with fruity English yeast; and a great clean pale/wheat malt backbone. Minimal residual sweetness with crisp dryness. A really enjoyable offering, and outstanding style example as expected.
Apr 27, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by DigitGrowler from Kentucky

Apr 13, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by Sullymsu from Ohio

Apr 12, 2019
 
Rated: 4.04 by Zanico from Ohio

Apr 07, 2019
 
Rated: 3.93 by Nunya from Ohio

Apr 03, 2019
Fool's Gold from Columbus Brewing Company
Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 55 ratings