Citra Imperial India Pale Ale
Mikkeller ApS

Citra Imperial India Pale AleCitra Imperial India Pale Ale
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From:
Mikkeller ApS
 
Denmark
Style:
Imperial IPA
ABV:
8.9%
Score:
94
Avg:
4.24 | pDev: 8.49%
Reviews:
29
Ratings:
142
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 28, 2020
Added:
Apr 10, 2014
Wants:
  4
Gots:
  21
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Ratings by MuFugga:
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Rated by MuFugga from Wisconsin

4.16/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Nov 14, 2015
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Rated: 4.25 by OtisCampbell007 from Tennessee

Mar 28, 2020
 
Rated: 4.25 by digitalflood from New York

May 14, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by plaid75 from New York

Feb 19, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by paulish from New York

May 13, 2018
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Reviewed by mntlover from Tennessee

4.58/5  rDev +8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Just happened to be in the beer shop when it was delivered best by 12/01/18 yeah hardly doubt that since its an IPA but should be wonderful now.

Pours a deep murky tangerine color with a nice fluffy thumb sized cream colored head that falls slowly and laces very well.

Aroma is wow very fruity tangerines, pineapples front and center mango, peaches and others underneath all mingled together. Juicy fruit bubble gum of IPA's. Malt base is nice sweet almost like honeysuckle. Not sure if I am just in the mood for this one but having a hard time remembering another IPA with this much tropical fruit notes, damn. Not really bitter smelling just fruity as hell.

Taste is well sadly a notch down from the nose, but considering the nose is near perfection a notch down is still very nice. Good malt base that is lightly sweet honey notes, good fruity notes tangerine, pineapple, mango the whole tropical Citra hop fruit thing going on. Fruity hops flavors but bitterness is also present with lingering herbal spice notes more so then the citrus bitterness that is hidden underneath. Good flavor, very good beer wouldn't mind kicking back a few of these but since I paid $7 for this bottle so don't see that happening.

Mouthfeel is nice approaching full and seems a little creamy even with the slightly peppy carbonation thanks to the oats I guess.

Overall really enjoying this one kind of sad that my glass keeps getting emptier, might have to pick up another couple of these even with that price tag just to see if my mouth was biased today.
Dec 08, 2017
 
Rated: 4.21 by mcthfg from Korea (South)

Nov 16, 2017
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Reviewed by StJamesGate from New York

3.67/5  rDev -13.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
On tap at Underdog, Dublin.
Dark bronze with speckles. 4
Honey, booze, and limeade. 3.75
Caramel, red grapefruit, red hots, and Cointreau. 3.5
Chalky end.
Medium, sticky, hot. 3.75

Smells stale. Citra can be delicate, but this ain’t. Burns, too. A bully. 3.75
Oct 11, 2017
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Reviewed by biboergosum from Canada (AB)

3.97/5  rDev -6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
330ml can - last week, it was all the variably hopped session IPAs, and this week it's the variably hopped DIPAs. Good move, Alberta import agent.

This beer pours a dark, murky apricot amber colour, with four fingers of puffy, loosely foamy, and bubbly ecru head, which leaves some layered broken chainlink fence lace around the glass as it lazily blows off.

It smells of grainy and doughy caramel malt, thickly pith-strewn orange juice, some muddled tropical fruitiness, a small hard water flinty essence, and zingy leafy, piney, and perfumed floral green hop bitters. The taste is gritty and bready caramel malt, orange, lemon, and lime citrus rind, earthy yeast, damp Pez candies, and more testy leafy, grassy, and piney verdant hoppiness.

The carbonation is fairly inert in its barely-there frothiness, the body a solid medium-heavy weight, and generally smooth, with maybe a soupcon of alcohol ingress taking things down a notch or so here. It finishes off-dry, the mixed fruitiness, lingering malt, and hovering booze making for familiar company.

Overall, this is a pleasant enough version of the style, as, once again, the Citra varietal has proven itself worthy of going solo in any sort of IPA. Big and juicy, and just a wee bit warming, which works oh so well on a September day that falls decidedly outside of the whole concept of 'Indian Summer'.
Sep 20, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by Skellbop from New York

Sep 13, 2017
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Reviewed by kitch from Hong Kong

3.58/5  rDev -15.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
A 330ml can with a best before date of 15th November 2017. Poured into a Mikkeller tasting glass.

Appearance: A hazy dark golden orange colour with an almost two finger white head that had decent retention and left nice lacing.

Aroma: Orange juice, lemon, pine and caramel with hints of mango.

Taste: Bittersweet tangy citrus fruit, orange rind, biscuit malt, toffee and hints of honey.

Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.

Overall: This was nice and enjoyable to drink. Second favourite to Mosaic, and much better than the Cascade and Simcoe versions.
Jul 29, 2017
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Reviewed by Everydayoff from Thailand

4.25/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
330ml can poured into a snifter.

Very hazy golden orange color which is almost NE like, the pour builds up very thick creamy off-white head that withstands with good retention before slowly subsiding to a long-lasting bubble patch atop and leaving lots of lacing patch and spot.

Very fruity and juicy Citra aromas of tropical, strong citrus, lime, lemon rind, passion fruit, melon, pineapple, lychee, earth, resin, and some spice. Malt is sweet candy-like, caramel, syrup, and bread.

The taste is nice with loads of tropical and fruity paradise of strong citrus, lime, lemon rind, passion fruit, melon, pineapple, lychee, earth, some spice, and persistent resiny bitterness. The overall flavor is intense with hop but same time being balance by malt with its sweet candy, caramel, syrup, bread, as well as some smoothness and sweetness. The end and aftertaste is wrapped up and lasting with upright bitterness and some fruitiness.

Medium body with smooth mouthfeel and moderate to some lively carbonation through the palate, the feeling is crisp, well-rounded, and refreshing with a very dry finish.

Citra is always ones of my favorite hops when it comes to IPA. This one as well with alcohol perfectly concealed making it so drinkable.
Jul 17, 2017
 
Rated: 4.27 by jroof1 from Massachusetts

May 30, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by BEER88 from North Carolina

May 26, 2017
 
Rated: 3.86 by epyon396 from Pennsylvania

Apr 26, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by bigred89 from Maryland

Mar 18, 2017
 
Rated: 4.76 by BKArmstrong from District of Columbia

Mar 17, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by afsdan from Colorado

Feb 06, 2017
 
Rated: 3.78 by Holly1215 from Massachusetts

Feb 03, 2017
 
Rated: 4.02 by JamFuel from Sweden

Dec 28, 2016
Citra Imperial India Pale Ale from Mikkeller ApS
Beer rating: 94 out of 100 with 142 ratings