Beers similar to Columbus IPA

Columbus Brewing Company

IPA·United States·6.3% ABV·One of 538 IPAs in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Columbus IPA's tropical and citrusy character. One of the first IPAs on Ohio shelves: freshly peeled orange, grapefruit and soft tropical notes lead, with stone fruit, pine and a dank edge behind them and a balanced malt presence underneath. A Pacific Northwest hop blend featuring Centennial, Simcoe and Mosaic fills a light copper pour at 6.3% ABV and 58 IBU. Available year-round on draft and in cans, only in Ohio.

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10 beers like Columbus IPA

1

Fort George Brewery

United States · IPA · 7.0%

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86%

FLAVOUR MATCH

A touch more fruit notes, a notch stronger, no malt character — hop character and pine notes as with Columbus.

What carries overtropicalcitrusypineydankhoppy

Structure: a notch stronger

Compared to Columbusfruityearthymaltydark fruit

Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.

Structure: a notch stronger

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2

10 Barrel Brewing

United States · IPA · 6.9%

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85%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Like Columbus on hop character and dankness — adds orange notes, a notch stronger, but without the malt character.

What carries overcitrusytropicaldankresinoushoppy

Structure: a notch stronger

Compared to Columbusorangemaltydark fruit

Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.

Structure: a notch stronger

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3

Fresh-Hopped Head Hunter

Fat Head's Brewery

United States · IPA · 7.5%

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82%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Mirrors Columbus's hop character and pine notes — noticeably more bitter, minus malt character.

What carries overcitrusytropicalbitterdankhoppy

Structure: more bitter, a notch stronger

Compared to Columbusmaltydark fruit

Structure: Very close — a touch more bitterness, a touch less sweetness.

Structure: more bitter, a notch stronger

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Fat Head's Brewery

United States · IPA · 7.0%

81%

MATCH

Same hop character and pine notes as Columbus, adds earthy notes, noticeably more bitter, but without the malt character.

Structure: more bitter, a notch stronger

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Lagunitas Brewing Company

United States · IPA · 6.9%

81%

MATCH

As with Columbus, same hop character and pine notes, a notch stronger, no malt character.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Bits From The Hong!

Cloudwater Brew Co

United Kingdom · IPA · 6.5%

80%

MATCH

Alongside Columbus on dankness and hop character: adds earthy notes, drops malt character.

Structure: very close

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Hop Nation Brewing Co.

Australia · IPA · 6.0%

79%

MATCH

Shares hop character and pine notes with Columbus; adds grass notes, but drops dankness.

Structure: very close

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Colorful Colorado

Left Hand Brewing Company

United States · IPA · 6.6%

79%

MATCH

Keeps dankness and hop character like Columbus, adds refreshment, drops malt character.

Structure: very close

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Arbor Ales

United Kingdom · IPA · 6.0%

78%

MATCH

Same dankness and hop character as Columbus, adds haziness, but without the pine notes.

Structure: very close

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Boundary Brewing

United Kingdom · IPA · 6.5%

78%

MATCH

Same dankness and hop character as Columbus, adds fruit notes, but without the pine notes.

Structure: very close

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