Hopped On The High Seas - White Oak Citra
Cigar City Brewing

- From:
- Cigar City Brewing
- Florida, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 7.2%
- Score:
- +5 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.2 | pDev: 10.24%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Aug 04, 2014
- Added:
- Feb 07, 2014
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 1
Hopped on the High Seas Citra with white oak. is 60 IBU Caribbean-style IPA was brewed at the Cervezas del Sur Brewery in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The mango tree-lined streets of Ponce put us in a tropical mood and Hopped on the High Seas is the result of that Caribbean feeling. Hopped on the High Seas is a 7% ABV IPA dry-hopped exclusively with one variety of hop; 165 lbs of them in fact! And since we wanted to put this beer in our favorite container, the 12 oz can, a sea journey was required to get the beer back to Tampa for canning. We took the opportunity to add the dry-hops to the refrigerated shipping container prior to racking. Which means this beer truly was Hopped on the High Seas. As the beer made its way home, the gentle motion of the ocean worked to infuse the luscious aromatics of the hops. The result is big tropical aromas and flavors, light balancing malt backbone and a clean bitter finish.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by macrosmatic from Florida
3.99/5 rDev -5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.99/5 rDev -5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Reviewed from notes. Had on-tap at CCB tasting room. Served in a pint glass.
A: Hazy orangeish-gold, with a one-finger eggshell fluffy head and moderate visible carbonation.
S: Tropical fruit, oaky vanilla, orange citrus and tropical fruit hops, and bready malt.
T: Tropical fruit, orange hops, oak, woody dry tannins, and some vanilla that adds a bit of sweetness. Subdued malt presence, and overall moderately bitter on the finish.
M: Seems a bit heavier-bodied than the base beer. Carbonation sensation is a bit low, and alcohol presence well-hidden.
O: This was a good beer, but I would prefer the base beer. I know I'm in the minority, but the white oak is not my favorite treatment. But very glad I had a chance to try it.
Feb 07, 2014A: Hazy orangeish-gold, with a one-finger eggshell fluffy head and moderate visible carbonation.
S: Tropical fruit, oaky vanilla, orange citrus and tropical fruit hops, and bready malt.
T: Tropical fruit, orange hops, oak, woody dry tannins, and some vanilla that adds a bit of sweetness. Subdued malt presence, and overall moderately bitter on the finish.
M: Seems a bit heavier-bodied than the base beer. Carbonation sensation is a bit low, and alcohol presence well-hidden.
O: This was a good beer, but I would prefer the base beer. I know I'm in the minority, but the white oak is not my favorite treatment. But very glad I had a chance to try it.
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