Beers similar to Columbus Pale Ale

American Pale Ale·United States·5.6% ABV·One of 301 American Pale Ales in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Columbus Pale Ale's malty and hoppy character. A CBC original returns: slight caramel, citrus and pine aromas, with toasty British crystal malt balancing American "C" hops at 5.6% ABV and 40 IBU. The recipe goes back to the brewery's roots, and the beer is a seasonal release brewed in Columbus, in cans and on draft, sold only in Ohio.

Similar beers ranked by flavour match rather than popularity.Similar beers ranked by flavour, not popularity.

toastymaltyhoppy

Explore 10 alternatives Compare with your taste

Also searched: alternatives to

Alphabet Pale Ale

Find alternatives →

Back Forty Naked Pig Pale Ale

10 beers like Columbus Pale Ale

Sierra Nevada Pale Ale

Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

United States · American Pale Ale · 5.6%

CLOSE ALTERNATIVE

88%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Same toasty notes and pine notes as Columbus, adds floral notes, but without the malt character.

What carries overpineybittertoastyhoppycitrusy

Structure: very close

Compared to Columbussmoothfloralmalty

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

Structure: very close

View beer Alternatives to Sierra Nevada Pale Ale

Tried both? Do they taste alike?

Tankhouse Pale Ale

Mill Street Brewery

Canada · American Pale Ale · 5.2%

CLOSE ALTERNATIVE

85%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Shares toasty notes and caramel notes with Columbus; adds resin notes, but drops pine notes.

What carries overcaramelbittertoastyhoppycitrusy

Structure: very close

Compared to Columbusresinousbreadypiney

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

Structure: very close

View beer Alternatives to Tankhouse Pale Ale

Tried both? Do they taste alike?

Chiron

Thornbridge Brewery

United Kingdom · American Pale Ale · 5.0%

CLOSE ALTERNATIVE

83%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Alongside Columbus on pine notes and caramel notes: adds peach notes, drops toasty notes.

What carries overpineyrefreshingcitrusyhoppymalty

Structure: very close

Compared to Columbuspeachorangetoasty

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

Structure: very close

View beer Alternatives to Chiron

Tried both? Do they taste alike?

Also close

More matches

Same idea, less detail — open a beer to see the full comparison.

Hounds Pale Ale

Pittsburgh Brewing Company

United States · Pale Ale · 5.0%

81%

MATCH

A touch more tropical notes, no toasty notes — pine notes and caramel notes as with Columbus.

Structure: very close

View Alternatives

Pure Fury

Rhinegeist Brewery

United States · Pale Ale · 6.2%

80%

MATCH

Keeps pine notes and caramel notes like Columbus, adds dankness, a notch stronger, drops toasty notes.

Structure: a notch stronger

View Alternatives

All In

Georgetown Brewing Company

United States · Amber Ale · 5.7%

79%

MATCH

Mirrors Columbus's toasty notes and pine notes, plus dryness, sweeter.

Structure: sweeter, less bitter

View Alternatives

La Laguna

Fierce Beer

United Kingdom · Pale Ale · 5.0%

79%

MATCH

Like Columbus on toasty notes and pine notes — adds tropical notes, but without the caramel notes.

Structure: very close

View Alternatives

Dale's Pale Ale

Oskar Blues Brewery

United States · American Pale Ale · 6.5%

78%

MATCH

As with Columbus, same pine notes and caramel notes; adds dankness, a notch stronger, no toasty notes.

Structure: a notch stronger

View Alternatives

Philter Pale Ale

Philter Brewing

Australia · Pale Ale · 4.8%

78%

MATCH

Softer — same toasty notes and caramel notes as Columbus, adds dryness, a notch softer, but without the pine notes.

Structure: a notch softer

View Alternatives

Charnwood APA

Charnwood Brewery

United Kingdom · American Pale Ale · 4.8%

78%

MATCH

Softer — same pine notes and citrus notes as Columbus, adds resin notes, a notch softer, but without the toasty notes.

Structure: a notch softer

View Alternatives