Review #2 - Columbus Brewing Company Bodhi - Park Street Tavern

Two reviews for this week.  First we went to Park Street Tavern with the hope that they'd either have the CBC Creeper or Fresh Hop Ale.  As it turned out, they didn't update their website or draft board, so we settled on the Bodhi, still a solid IPA.

Park Street was an interesting place. It smelled like pee, but was otherwise a pretty charming old school dive bar.  Not a bad place at all once you get past the odor.

Jahi

A very light colored beer, the glass is a clear yellow with little head. It smells distinctly of grapefruit and pine. The taste is also of grapefruit and pine, with a strong, dry aftertaste of pine and hops. The aftertaste lingers for quite a while. The alcohol content is deceptively high for how it tastes, so be careful around this one. Despite the strong aftertaste, it is still a clean tasting beer because of its selection of flavors and is a relatively smooth choice for a double IPA. 

7.5/10

Jeff

This beer had a very nice medium hazy brown look to it and had a good hoppy citrus and pine aroma. The first taste of this double IPA is a very jolting rush of hops to the palette. Bodhi represents all that is good with an American IPA, very hoppy and light on the malt. I enjoyed the clean finish with minimal lingering bitterness that you can get from many double IPA's. The hint of grapefruit can be noticed as well as a hint of pine. The crisp finish makes this DIPA very drinkable and drinks like a regular IPA. Just watch out for the 8.0 ABV, as the word Bodhi means in Sanskrit, it can take you to a world of enlightenment. 

8.5/10

Kasey

This beer looked like the bar smelled, Urine! The color was a straw yellow and resembled a light lager in appearance. The thin head dissipated quickly. No haze almost transparent 

Smell of very pungent fresh hops.

-vegetative taste (planty)
-Hops residue mouth coating 
-Grass tasting.
-All hops no malt showcased hops
-Grapefruit 
-Bitter finish

Possibly the best example of a west coast ipa. The hops are definitely the focal point of this beer. I really enjoyed this beer however this beer does not show much creativity is the definition of a west coast ipa

9/10

Tim

Mostly translucent and pale yellow, no head, very bright and almost florescent. Looks like the mountain dew of beers.

Smells like a freshly mowed lawn, big grapefruit smell, citrus and piney hops. Very simple and clean without a lot of depth.

Tastes very light, little to no malt character. Very refreshing, good for sitting out in hot weather. Definitely west coast in the same vein as the CBC IPA. Not balanced at all, but I don't think that was the goal.

Kind of a one trick pony, but that one trick is pretty tasty.

8/10

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Final Score: 8.25
Controversy Rating: 4

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