Xtra-Citra Pale Ale
Surly Brewing Co.
- From:
- Surly Brewing Co.
- Minnesota, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
Ranked #342 - ABV:
- 4.5%
- Score:
- 88
Ranked #18,201 - Avg:
- 3.94 | pDev: 8.88%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 167
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 12, 2026
- Added:
- Jan 29, 2016
- Wants:
- 16
- Gots:
- 142
SCORE
88
Very Good
88
Very Good
You'd think hops in the bright sunshine would make us happy, but you'd be wrong. It just makes us Xtra-Surly. This bright colored session ale Xplodes with Citra hop flavor and aroma, in a deliciously drinkable brew.
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Ratings by fflopps:
Rated by fflopps from Iowa
3.9/5 rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
May 27, 2022
3.9/5 rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
May 27, 2022
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by BeerEssentials96 from Texas
3.88/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.88/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Hazy golden pour with a very light, fizzy head. Bready and slightly grassy nose with similar taste - definitely light and crispy. Nothing ground breaking but definitely refreshing and nice on a hot day.
Mar 14, 2026
Rated by ttoadee from Texas
3.9/5 rDev -1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.9/5 rDev -1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
RB transfer
Jun 27, 2025
Reviewed by KTCamm from New Jersey
3.68/5 rDev -6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.68/5 rDev -6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
12/22/20...golden bright with patchy heavy foam. Faint malt smell, slight citrus. Sharp citrus bitter open. Peppy. Citra hops pop out. Juicy! And quite smooth. Nice.
Dec 28, 2020
Reviewed by daliandragon from Maryland
4.09/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.09/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
As others have said, this is really good for what it is. This is a low abv, high taste pale ale with a burst of citrus and plenty of carbonation. Not a ton of substance but just the thing in the right situation. I wish I had this in the summer but this is a perfect outside beer. It does make me burp a lot.
Nov 27, 2020
Reviewed by mickyge from Massachusetts
3.74/5 rDev -5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev -5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Poured into a can glass yields finger sized fluffy and quickly dissipating head. Opaque golden color
Aroma of grapefruit guava and papaya
Taste is mainly grapefruit and citrus rind and slight stone fruit
Mouthfeel is astringent and tingles the palate. Medium to low carbonation
Overall I feel it’s fairly light and slightly refreshing, if you are into dry slightly bitter
finishing beer this is it.
Nov 08, 2020Aroma of grapefruit guava and papaya
Taste is mainly grapefruit and citrus rind and slight stone fruit
Mouthfeel is astringent and tingles the palate. Medium to low carbonation
Overall I feel it’s fairly light and slightly refreshing, if you are into dry slightly bitter
finishing beer this is it.
Reviewed by DrDemento456 from Pennsylvania
4.25/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Really sad to see these guys closing especially since I started seeing more of their beers as of late. Great pale ale tons of flavor smooth hop presence and nice session able ABV. Not sure how much I paid but it was worth it. Still like zombie dust a bit more though but this one comes in pounders.
Nov 04, 2020
Reviewed by TedHead from Illinois
3.9/5 rDev -1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.9/5 rDev -1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pours a slightly darker amber with a white head that lines the glass as you drink it. Smells incredibly fruity. Smells of citrus peels, pineapple, mango and guava are apparent. Taste flows the nose but is cut by a fair amount of bitterness. This one goes down smoothly. Overall pretty good.
Oct 29, 2020
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