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Columbus Brewing Company

🌍 United States · Regional · Known for American IPA · Session IPA
Known for American IPA · Session IPA

One of Ohio's oldest craft breweries, founded in Columbus in 1988. Columbus Brewing rebuilt and modernised in 2012 under new ownership, emerging as one of Ohio's most respected craft brands. Bodhi DIPA has become a Columbus craft landmark — one of the most sought-after DIPAs in the Midwest.

5Beers
2Styles
5.9%Avg ABV
1988Founded
Consistency· share of beers above catalogue avg
0%
catalogue avg 43%

Beers by Columbus Brewing Company

5 beers
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America 250-Ohio IPA
American IPA · 5.7%
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Bodhi Jr.
Session IPA · 4.7%
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Columbus Brewing Bodhi
Double IPA · 8.3%
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Columbus Brewing IPA
American IPA · 6.5%
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Ohio Light
American Light Lager · 4.2%
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Brewery DNA

The recurring character behind the beers

Drawn from all 5 beers in the catalogue.

Brewery signature · based on 5 beers
Signature
What keeps showing up across their beers.
hoppyevery beer
5 of 5 beers
citrusy
4 of 5 beers
bitter
4 of 5 beers
piney
3 of 5 beers

Four notes carry across the range. That's a tight house style — most breweries in the catalogue share just one.

Portfolio range
How broad they brew.
Focused5 beers · 2 style families
IPA 4Lager 1

Everything sits in one family — which makes the comparison below the interesting part. It isn't what they brew that sets them apart, but how.

How they compare
Each beer measured against others of its own style, then averaged across the range. Compared with 519 other breweries making American IPA, Session IPA and Double IPA.

Columbus Brewing Company's beers land close to what is typical for the American IPA, Session IPA and Double IPA styles they brew. The character is in the styles they choose and how consistently they hit them — not in standing apart from the field.

typical for American IPA, Session IPA and Double IPAColumbus Brewing Company
in no beersin every beer
hoppy
in all 5 of their beers · typical American IPA, Session IPA and Double IPA brewery: all 5 out of 5
A shade above, but within the field.
citrusy
in 4 of 5 · typical American IPA, Session IPA and Double IPA brewery: 4 in 5
Right where the field sits.
bitter
in 4 of 5 · typical American IPA, Session IPA and Double IPA brewery: 4 in 5
Right where the field sits.
refreshing
in 4 of 5 · typical American IPA, Session IPA and Double IPA brewery: 4 in 5
A shade above, but within the field.
fruity
in 4 of 5 · typical American IPA, Session IPA and Double IPA brewery: 3 in 5
A shade above, but within the field.
Brewery performance
How their beers place in the hopIQ ranking.
Top 64%
average beer performance
0
beers in the Top 100
3 / 5
beers above the median
#1403
best ranked beer
Bodhi Jr.

Their beers place in the Top 64% of the catalogue on average, across 5 ranked beers. Consistent rather than spiky — no single standout carrying the rest.

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About Columbus Brewing Company

One of Ohio's oldest craft breweries, founded in Columbus in 1988. Columbus Brewing rebuilt and modernised in 2012 under new ownership, emerging as one of Ohio's most respected craft brands. Bodhi DIPA has become a Columbus craft landmark — one of the most sought-after DIPAs in the Midwest.

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