Creeper
Columbus Brewing Company

Reviewed on Episode 20 of the Foam and Lace Podcast. Poured a strong yellow color with a decent amount of foam that did not recede quickly. Really enjoyed the theme of this beer and can. Dangerously smooth taste. Check out the full review on Spotify!

 

 

“World Class” says it all.

 

 

12 oz can pkgd 5/13/24 into a tulip glass.
L: SRM 4.5 pours a slightly clouded rich deep apricot caramel color with a dense 1/2" dull white head that has VG retention, light carbonation, medium lacing all the way around glass.
S: A sweet malt note, fruit mix, a trace of hard candy, very light fruit bread.
T: Succulent rich tangerine, grapefruit, a hint of melon, hard candy, light resin, rich caramelized malts, distant pastry dough, melon rind in the finish and aftertaste. All tastes are slightly full and there is light alcohol in the finish with warming.
F: Lightly brisk then smooth and plush medium bodied feel with a medium-long moderately drying finish. There is light alcohol burn.
O: Nice tasting and slightly complex flavors. Exceptional feel, and has a lovely appearance. Drinks easily at 10% with no outrageous flavor events and only a fleeting note of alcohol. It is world class in its style.

From the 12 oz can in a snifter. This monster pours a light amber tinged golden with a
nice head of white foam that subsides to a thick ring, thin clumping layer, and sports
some nice lacing. Nose of grains, pineapple, pine, lemon, and honey sweet malt.
Flavors expand on the nose with pine, pineapple, caramel, honey, lemon zest and pith,
and strong grain notes. Mouth feel is medium, medium light carbonation, and a
moderately sweet malt note blasted into oblivion by hops.

Overall, it is good, but lacks some balance which is something personally I seek
in a style that is over produced and in bountiful supply. Think Bodhi nailed it, this
one is just a bit much on the hop scale.

Cheers

 

 

12oz. can, 6 months, 2 weeks after canning. Slightly cloudy amber look, full fluffy head, heavy lacing. Smell is subtle with nothing prominent, those with refined senses may find a multitude of nuances. Taste is also a blend of the usual components, citrus, hops, malt, all in perfect unison. Mouthfeel is slightly carbonated, ABV well hidden, I could drink a lot of these, but I know that I shouldn’t. Great beer, although I’m sure I won’t be able to get this in Florida. (I visited Ohio) get it if you can!

 

 

Pours an amber color with a nice head and lacing
Aroma has malt and hop hints
Taste has a malt and hop flavor
MA medium bodied well carbonated beer
A good IIPA

 

 

12oz can
date stamped 11/14/22
L: hazy apricot colored ale; tall & foamy ivory colored head holds great retention
S: earthy pine, pithy citrus, caramelized grain, pineapple
T: hop forward, bold & bitter; pithy & zesty grapefruit, marijuana, earthy pine, pineapple, mango, light caramel, honey, toasted grain
F: full body, moderate carbonation fills the palate even fuller; alcohol is modestly boozy; dry & bitter finish with mango and pine lingering
O: a palate punisher with some great hop varieties that work very well together!

 

12oz can. Poured out a clear golden amber color with a good-sized, khaki-colored head of foam. It left sticky rings of lace on the glass. It smelled of grapefruit, orange, pineapple, resin and toasted caramel. Bold, piney bitterness with toasted caramel and a punch of tropical fruit sweetness.

Creeper from Columbus Brewing. Received from @ovaltine in a NBS BIF #15 ninja strike. Stored at 40 degrees after receiving. Reviewed 01/06/22. Note that I use DD/MM/YY protocol.
Bottom of can stamped “4/13/22”. Served at 43.3 degrees in a hand washed and dried Jester King snifter. Final temperature 54.8 degrees.
Appearance – 3.75
First pour – Straw (SRM 3), clear.
Body – Pale gold (SRM 4), hazy. When rear-lite, same, and clear.
Head – Large (Maximum 6.6 cm, aggressive center pour), light floral white, low-density froth, average retention, diminishing to a one cm crown and cap, with irregular three-dimensional narrow bands of lacing and multifarious tiny foam islands remaining as the head retracts.
Lacing – Very good! Wide, three-dimensional band of tiny to medium bubbles. See also above.
Aroma – 3.5 – Weak hops. No yeast, no malt.
Flavor – 3.75 – Begins mildly bitter and dank with a hint of malt. No yeast. Gives an impression of being slightly oily. No ethanol (10 % ABV as marked on label) taste or aroma. Mild gastric warming eventually occurs. No dimethylsulfide or diacetyl.
Palate – 3.5 – Medium, watery, soft carbonation.
Final impression and summation: 3.75 A nice impy IPA from Columbus. Thanks Mike!