Columbia Common - Widmer Brothers Brewing Company

Ford

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +5.6%

03-16-2013 00:51:21 | More by Ford

wrightst

Maryland

2.76/5  rDev -22.3%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75

Good name for this one. Not a bad beer, well above the adjunct axis of evil - you know who I mean. But in the current craft environment, this just blends in. It's even on the label - common.
The look is of any spring ale, maibock, pilsner, etc., which is to say medium to dark, but as I like to say, you don't drink the look.
Smell and taste are indistinct, this beer does not want to stand out. I won't call it lazy, but it certainly is not working very hard. I'm not asking them to put cherry blossoms or grass nibs in the fermentation - I don't need a beer to be so exotic, but a range of flavors would be nice. There is a mild hint of grass, citrus or pine, but not much. More malt than hops, in fact very little hop aroma or flavor at all.
Widmer is in the Redhook Kona Pyramid family of beers and they are starting to seem like the GM of beers to me. Decent, working vehicles, some really good, but there's a whole lot of overlap between them leaving you to wonder, if there wasn't a label on the bottle, could you tell the difference?
Drink Beer, Be Happy!
Cheers!

Serving type: bottle

05-24-2013 01:06:12 | More by wrightst

jaswilson2

South Carolina

3/5  rDev -15.5%

05-23-2013 21:27:29 | More by jaswilson2

KlayWey

Idaho

2.75/5  rDev -22.5%

05-23-2013 14:04:37 | More by KlayWey

bh123

California

3.5/5  rDev -1.4%

05-22-2013 17:04:49 | More by bh123

khargro2

Georgia

3/5  rDev -15.5%

05-20-2013 01:43:22 | More by khargro2

bcuz7

Florida

3.5/5  rDev -1.4%

05-19-2013 22:07:24 | More by bcuz7

mwar

Kentucky

3.75/5  rDev +5.6%

05-19-2013 14:03:01 | More by mwar

UCLABrewN84

California

3.55/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Bottled 12/15/12.

Pours a clear honey orange with a foamy beige head that settles to a film on top of the beer. Foamy streaks of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of malt, biscuit, grain, and grassy aromas. Taste is much the same with malt and grassy flavors on the finish. There is a mild amount of hop bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer with a distinct grass forward aroma and flavor.

Serving type: bottle

05-18-2013 06:09:23 | More by UCLABrewN84

KC9LDB

Illinois

4/5  rDev +12.7%

05-14-2013 20:19:19 | More by KC9LDB

MRsojourner

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -1.4%

05-12-2013 20:07:16 | More by MRsojourner

sharpski

Oregon

3.5/5  rDev -1.4%

05-11-2013 20:07:44 | More by sharpski

sparx1100

Minnesota

3.5/5  rDev -1.4%

05-11-2013 17:54:32 | More by sparx1100

apasternak

Ohio

2/5  rDev -43.7%

05-08-2013 22:23:47 | More by apasternak

nickleeye

Massachusetts

3.25/5  rDev -8.5%

05-06-2013 17:01:58 | More by nickleeye

DerHabs

Arizona

3.75/5  rDev +5.6%

05-05-2013 00:08:28 | More by DerHabs

psmith161

Indiana

3.5/5  rDev -1.4%

05-04-2013 00:28:47 | More by psmith161

Brad007

Vermont

3.26/5  rDev -8.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25

Pours a dark gold with a one-finger head into my glass. Bog standard. Someone complained that it doesn't look like a pils. That's because it's NOT a pils!

Sweet with a buttery edge. Bit of pine on the nose. The bottle indicates that this was brewed at Redhook's facility in NH.

Pretty much tastes the same as it smells. Light hop flavors/aroma. Tastes close to a bitter for some reason.

Lingering pine and buttery malt make up the mouthfeel. Not bad. Crisp.

If you like the style, you'll like this. I think it's ok.

Serving type: bottle

05-01-2013 05:44:56 | More by Brad007

BrianJohnson

South Carolina

3.79/5  rDev +6.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I was expecting almost a Pilsner style color, but this was much darker than a Pilsner. Not a heavy hop smell - very bready and almost lager-ish. Taste was very similar, not quite a smooth, dark, winter ale but also not quite a light, summer ale. Essentially a beer to have around year-round, I think. Very nice taste and mouthfeel. Again, very lager-ish, but extremely pleasant and enjoyable. I very much enjoy this beer.

Serving type: bottle

05-01-2013 00:11:31 | More by BrianJohnson

OB1

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -1.4%

04-30-2013 03:36:14 | More by OB1

skyisland

Missouri

2.75/5  rDev -22.5%

04-29-2013 04:23:06 | More by skyisland

Rando23

California

3.75/5  rDev +5.6%

04-28-2013 21:14:20 | More by Rando23

TTripp725

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +26.8%

04-28-2013 05:03:47 | More by TTripp725

Haybeerman

Colorado

3.75/5  rDev +5.6%

04-28-2013 00:55:35 | More by Haybeerman

jkrich

Indiana

3.5/5  rDev -1.4%

04-28-2013 00:30:13 | More by jkrich