Otter Creek Citra Mantra
Otter Creek Brewing

3.69/5  rDev -7.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
by Lone_Freighter from Vermont

This was poured into a pilsener glass. The appearance was a nice looking semi-hazy yellow color with a light transparency about it. Carbonation could be seen rising to fill a three finger white foamy head that dissipated within less than a minute leaving some light ringy foamy lacing cutting into the glass appropriately. The smell had a sweet to semi-bitter connotation of citrus spiced rind over some light biscuity breadiness. It’s backed up by a nice sweet floral aspect as well. The taste was moderately bitter with a sweetness sliding in to confide in a sweet smooth yet bitter sticky citrus aftertaste and a light sweet finish. On the palate, this one sat about a light on the body with a pretty good sessionability about it. Carbonation comes across fairly tame allowing a sticky smooth citrusto grassy feel rolling over my tongue. Overall, I say as an India pale lager it works. Not sure why it’s labeled as an Imperial lager on here. Just cause it’s got a higher ABV doesn’t mean it’s an Imperial lager. Eh, oh well, whatever. It’s good for what it is and would be a good food beer.

Jun 10, 2017

2.64/5  rDev -34%
look: 1.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.5
by q33jeff from New Jersey

**
03/20/14
Bottle to pint glass.
Nose is Orange lemon grapefruit.
Look is pis yellow. Small head.
Taste is grapefruit ash.

Went down easy, but very boring.

**

Dec 29, 2016

3.78/5  rDev -5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
by IvoryFoxhole from Virginia

Shorty review. Undated bottle. Ginormous head with lots of sticky lace. Uh oh. Pale gold. Take a sniff. Yup, citra hops have faded out and it's all Pils and other malts now. Taste is a little bit better, as the malts predominate but some of the citra remains and you get some grapefruit, mango, and lime. Malts are dead-on for a lager, though; this is better than a malted-over IPA. More medium of a mouthfeel than you might expect, medium carbonation, balance off. Probably is better fresh or on tap.

Jul 29, 2016

3.78/5  rDev -5.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
by cjgator3 from Florida

12oz bottle poured into a snifter. The aroma is sweet bready malts and citrusy/grassy hops. The taste is bursting with crisp flavor, a lot of sweet pale malts up front and citrusy hops (bitter grapefruit and lime zest most notably) in the finish.

Jun 26, 2016

4.2/5  rDev +5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
by AgentMunky from New York

Poured from a 12 ounce bottle into a Kiabacca glass. Bottled 020316.
4/4.5/4.25/3.75/4
A: Pours with two fingers of head above an effervescent clear-pale copper-gold liquid.
S: Bursting at the veritable seams with pineapple and lush tropical fruit. Almost oversweet, with a mild but welcome vegetation at the end.
T/M: Delicious, fruity pale ale. But let's be real -- there's basically no way I wasn't gonna like a 100% Citra beer. Wish I'd caught this one sooner; it seems to be fading around the edges. Very trouble, full-bodied, relaxing. Good sipper.
O: Yum. Will buy again next spring.

Jun 08, 2016

3.38/5  rDev -15.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
by FickleBeast from New Jersey

12 oz bottle poured into a pint glass.

Pours a hazy orange color with a full finger of thick foam that coats the glass nicely as it recedes. Aroma is full of delicious citrusy hops... smells great.

Flavor has a huge dank bitterness. Almost skunky. Strong lingering bitterness. I did not expect this. Maybe I have a bad bottle but the bitterness is completely overpowering, and I am an IPA lover.

I'll rereview if the other bottles in this 6'er are better, but I can barely tolerate this beer. It smelled great! Not sure what is going on here exactly.

May 28, 2016