Citra Pils
Al's of Hampden / Pizza Boy Brewing

Citra PilsCitra Pils
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From:
Al's of Hampden / Pizza Boy Brewing
 
Pennsylvania, United States
Style:
German Pilsner
ABV:
5%
Score:
85
Avg:
3.78 | pDev: 8.73%
Reviews:
13
Ratings:
87
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 21, 2021
Added:
Aug 08, 2013
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  6
A German-styled pilsner hopped entirely with citra hops.
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Ratings by Rhettroactive:
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Rated by Rhettroactive from Virginia

4.25/5  rDev +12.4%

Jan 19, 2014
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Reviewed by dano213 from Pennsylvania

3.84/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
16oz can purchased from the fridge as a 6-pack (weird, right?) for $13.99. No canned on date.

Look: Clear light golden color with a faint haze. Small bubbles rising up moderately. Super frothy, fluffy white head that slowly reduced to a pinky finger.

Smell: The aroma is huge with Citra hops - grapefruit zest and pith. Dank. Smells a bit peppery, and some green bell pepper on the back end. Smells nice.

Taste: Very nice. There's a lot more acidity and juiciness in here than I was expecting. I also get a good amount of sweetness. This is hardly a traditional pilsner, but we all knew that from the name and description.

Feel: Light to medium bodied, crisp and refreshing.

Overall: I definitely like this, but there's something about it that tastes a bit weird for me. I think that it has way too much sweetness. Only after pouring the bottom of the can does there seem to be enough pithy bitterness on the back end to counterbalance those sweet notes.
Dec 21, 2021
 
Rated: 3.85 by Stofko1992 from Pennsylvania

Oct 31, 2019
 
Rated: 3.79 by IckyT2012 from Florida

May 20, 2017
 
Rated: 3.9 by Budlum from Maryland

Apr 29, 2017
 
Rated: 3.38 by brian60 from Pennsylvania

Apr 27, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by craigdb from Pennsylvania

Apr 21, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by grahuba from Connecticut

Apr 17, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by MDDMD from Pennsylvania

Apr 14, 2017
 
Rated: 3.58 by madelf66 from Pennsylvania

Mar 30, 2017
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Reviewed by HopBomb515 from New Jersey

4.04/5  rDev +6.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Light golden body with a tall white head and specks of lace on the glass. Citrusy, biscuity hoppy aroma. Notes of citrus piths, straw, cracker, and light grassy floral bits. Light body, crisp and well carbed with a very clean finish. Solid pils with enough hop action to keep it interesting.
Dec 23, 2016
 
Rated: 3.73 by brother_rebus from Maine

Oct 20, 2016
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Reviewed by confer from Pennsylvania

4.06/5  rDev +7.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
L- Clean appearance, maybe a little darker that a typical pils
S- Nice light hoppy aroma , makes you want to drink it.
T- The citra hops really worked well.
F- Light and crisp just like a good pils should be.
O- I picked up a crowler of this so it may not be as fresh as right off the tap. In any case it was a very above average back yard beer.
Sep 23, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by teamwiggum from Wisconsin

Sep 15, 2016
 
Rated: 3.77 by WanderingFool from Massachusetts

Sep 03, 2016
 
Rated: 3.79 by Yellolab2010 from Pennsylvania

Aug 24, 2016
 
Rated: 3.85 by dodge408 from Pennsylvania

Aug 10, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by Eziel from Ohio

Aug 08, 2016
 
Rated: 3.67 by whatname from Pennsylvania

Jul 25, 2016
 
Rated: 4.19 by IdrinkGas from Pennsylvania

Jul 23, 2016
Citra Pils from Al's of Hampden / Pizza Boy Brewing
Beer rating: 85 out of 100 with 87 ratings