Columbus Pale Ale
Hill Farmstead Brewery

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From:
Hill Farmstead Brewery
 
Vermont, United States
Style:
American Pale Ale
ABV:
5.2%
Score:
91
Avg:
4.1 | pDev: 9.27%
Reviews:
17
Ratings:
47
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Apr 28, 2015
Added:
Feb 18, 2012
Wants:
  10
Gots:
  0
An American Pale Ale bittered, flavored, and dry hopped exclusively with Columbus hops.
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Ratings by smutty33:
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Rated by smutty33 from Connecticut

4/5  rDev -2.4%

Apr 19, 2012
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.25 by Jpepe08 from Vermont

Apr 28, 2015
 
Rated: 3.98 by Guzzle_McBrew from Connecticut

Apr 17, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by rozzom from New York

Jul 12, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by iatethecloudsfor from Vermont

Nov 22, 2013
 
Rated: 4.5 by ArchEnemyBrew from Washington

Jul 29, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by BARFLYB from Pennsylvania

Jul 29, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by phishdaly from New York

Apr 13, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by Takeanotherswing from New York

Mar 06, 2013
 
Rated: 4.75 by brandoman63 from Illinois

Jan 30, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by spycow from Illinois

Jan 13, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by BeerCosmonaut from Vermont

Jan 05, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by CypherEnigma from Massachusetts

Dec 12, 2012
 
Rated: 3.75 by dunix from Vermont

Dec 11, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by AgentZero from Illinois

Dec 06, 2012
 
Rated: 3.25 by chippo33 from Vermont

Nov 30, 2012
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Reviewed by Billolick from New York

4.2/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On tap at the Birdsall House Peekskill, NY

Pours heavily hazed lighter amber, loose off white head, leaves a tiny bubble film and fine and scattered lacing.

Fruity hop nose with resiny undertones.

Quite dry and near puckering brew with more then a moderate hop bite. Resins, light tropical fruit notes and dense waves of hoppy goodness. Flavorful, complex and thoroughly enjoyable IPA.
HFB brews living up to the hype.
May 22, 2012
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Reviewed by ehammond1

3.56/5  rDev -13.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Growler

Acquired via trade
Thanks, AdamJackson!

Hazy golden with a pillowy, big-bubbled near-white head that leaves irregular lines of lace down the glass.

A somewhat spicy and earthy aroma from the Columbus hops, along with a bit of sage or coriander character, surprisingly. Hoppy and bright, but not my favorite hop aroma.

The flavor follows the aroma similarly, with a moderate level of bitterness per the style, and a distinct earthy/peppery/herb hop character.

Medium bodied with moderate/high carbonation.

A good pale ale, for what it is, but these aren't my hops of choice.
May 15, 2012
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Reviewed by Rifugium from North Dakota

2.65/5  rDev -35.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
First had: on tap at Hill Farmstead, Greensboro, VT

Yep, definitely something going on with this brew, and it wasn't good. Hazy orange-yellow body with a small white head that fizzled away to nearly nothing. Aroma of biscuity malts, herbal hops, some indistinct funk. Taste was...quite weird, frankly. For something labeled an IPA, up front this resembled more of a stale saison with lager-ish qualities, wet grass funk, phenols, saltines, cardboard, giving way to some of the biscuity malts and herbal hops noted in the aroma, but with a general blandness throughout. I don't know if it was an off batch or what, but considering this was fresh from the source, I really can't give it a high rating. Light-medium body, thin and almost...flat? Just too stale and off-tasting to be drinkable. Quite disappointing for an otherwise consistently solid brewery.
Apr 24, 2012
 
Rated: 4.25 by whartontallboy from New York

Apr 15, 2012
Columbus Pale Ale from Hill Farmstead Brewery
Beer rating: 91 out of 100 with 47 ratings