MattHollingsworth
Well-Known Member
Looking around, I don't see very much Columbus for sale anywhere. In fact, I only see pellets at Steinbarts in Portland and don't see whole leaf anywhere. Freshops lists Zeus as Columbus like, but in my experience that is completely false. I did a single hop beer a long time ago with Zeus and it was really piney and resinous. Nothing like Columbus, at least to me.
Anyway, I used to use Columbus more than any other hop. My absolute favorite for all additions.
But what happened? Did it fall out of favor? Did they have a bad crop year for that hop? I saw some places don't have very many varieties in general and saw Hoptech said something about an off crop year or something. Anybody know where to get whole leaf Columbus online via mail order? Any further info about what's up with Columbus is appreciated.
Anyway, I used to use Columbus more than any other hop. My absolute favorite for all additions.
But what happened? Did it fall out of favor? Did they have a bad crop year for that hop? I saw some places don't have very many varieties in general and saw Hoptech said something about an off crop year or something. Anybody know where to get whole leaf Columbus online via mail order? Any further info about what's up with Columbus is appreciated.