Guayabera Citra Pale Ale
Cigar City Brewing

Guayabera Citra Pale AleGuayabera Citra Pale Ale
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From:
Cigar City Brewing
 
Florida, United States
Style:
American Pale Ale
Ranked #171
ABV:
5.5%
Score:
91
Ranked #7,823
Avg:
4.06 | pDev: 7.88%
Reviews:
281
Ratings:
1,088
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 10, 2024
Added:
Oct 07, 2014
Wants:
  16
Gots:
  198
Traditional throughout Latin America, the guayabera shirt combines style, functionality, form and tradition in it’s four-pocketed design. We at Cigar City feel the same reverence and appreciation for the guayabera that we do for the Citra hop varietal, an ingredient that imparts notes of tangerine, lime and berries to this traditional American Pale Ale. The exclusive use of Citra hops in this beer creates a flavor that’s at once unique and recognizable, while it’s dry, crisp character and moderate alcohol make it as refreshing and functional as a crisp linen guayabera.
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Ratings by StJamesGate:
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Reviewed by StJamesGate from New York

4.28/5  rDev +5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
CAN
Clear pale amber with leggy head; lime, green mango, honeydew, ganga + more lime on the nose; light breadiness then grapefruit chunks + gooseberry shifting to lime sorbet, melon, herb, and green Swedish fish + slight grassy end; oily + soft. Nectarine sweetness as it opens.


4 4 4.5 4.25 4.25


Jul 1 canning - 8 weeks old. Big lemon oil nose doesn’t prepare you for all the angles that the flavour brings.
It starts with lean, almost tart citrus that drops in big candied fruit, almost like green pixie sticks, with hints of tropical lushness as base notes.
That’s a long way of saying there’s a helluva lot going on here for a 5.5% beer.
Add a soft body + I could stick on this all evening.

One of the best representations of Citra I’ve tasted.
Sep 05, 2020
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Reviewed by cyclonece09 from Wisconsin

3.93/5  rDev -3.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a can into a pint glass. Pours orange yellow with a small white head. Smells of citrus hops with sweet grain. Tastes of citrus hops with sweet grain. Beer is light bodied and easy drinking, good carbonation. Overall, a very good beer.
Mar 10, 2024
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Reviewed by Phyl21ca from Canada (QC)

3.85/5  rDev -5.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Can: Poured a light hazy pale yellow color ale with a pure white foamy head with good retention and light lacing. Aroma of dry citrusy hops notes with light floral hops undertones. Taste is also a mix of floral hops undertones with some citrusy notes and a slight bitter finish. Body is light with good carbonation. Drinkable pale ale with a nice touch of Citra hops.
Dec 31, 2023
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Reviewed by MadMadMike from France

4.1/5  rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Fresh cold 12 ounce can poured into a nonic glass.
Lightly hazed golden-orange brew with a full finger of white foam.
Aroma of orange, lime, grapefruit and mild pine.
Taste is Florida citrus with a hint of berries, good malt balance, slight bitterness. Crisp dry finish. No alcohol zip.
Mouth is lightly medium body and medium to high carbonation.
Overall, CCB takes a single Citra hop and develops a Floridized version of a familiar west coast staple with great success. Great all day beach beer.,,
Jun 04, 2023
 
Rated: 4.06 by BradtheGreat7 from Ohio

May 05, 2023
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Reviewed by indieg from Florida

4.49/5  rDev +10.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
This is a nice light bodied easy drinking ale. The fact that it is hopped with Citra is a bonus! My go-to pale ale since Cigar City discontinued Invasion Pale Ale. If your benchmark for Citra pale ale is Zombie Dust, you need to give this beer a try.
Apr 27, 2023
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Reviewed by NorsemanOne from Utah

3.53/5  rDev -13.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Surprise from my MIL, now I know why. Canned 8.9.21

Poured into a nonic at fridge temp

Pours golden orange with a fair 2 finger eggshell head. 4

Hops and almost sickly sweet tropical aroma. 3.5

Taste isn't bad for it's age, but not great as well. Hops, bitterness without any of the citrus, lime or berries as advertised on the can. 3.5

Body is lighter, resinous and pretty light carbo. 3.5

Overall I need to try this fresher to give it an accurate rating and review 3.5
Apr 19, 2023
 
Rated: 4.1 by KC_beerman from Missouri

Jan 13, 2023
 
Rated: 4.13 by PHS from Florida

Dec 31, 2022
 
Rated: 4.37 by superwho24 from Arkansas

Sep 16, 2022
 
Rated: 3.75 by Mattias from Sweden

Aug 30, 2022
 
Rated: 3.66 by benjaminsa from Vermont

Aug 27, 2022
 
Rated: 4.08 by JTuomi from Finland

Aug 13, 2022
 
Rated: 4.07 by LAM01833 from Massachusetts

Jul 31, 2022
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Reviewed by DrOfGolf from Delaware

4.21/5  rDev +3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Great aroma upon opening of citric and floral hops. A smooth crisp finish and the beer has a great balance of hops and a caramel malt. I usually don't drink this type of beer, but I think it's probably going to change, especially during the warm, hot weather. Good one to relax with after work or play in the summer.
Jun 17, 2022
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Reviewed by whitro17 from Florida

4.01/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Look is slightly hazy gold & has nice Citra smell to it. Starts off with an astringent zing followed by berries and a lime finish. Nice Citra hop aftertaste that lingers. This is tasty pale ale that goes down easy at 5.5%.
May 30, 2022
 
Rated: 4.16 by cold_beer

May 07, 2022
 
Rated: 3.69 by DOCRW from Kentucky

Mar 30, 2022
 
Rated: 3.82 by NodakEric from Minnesota

Mar 24, 2022
 
Rated: 3.93 by HighwayChile from Kansas

Mar 12, 2022
Guayabera Citra Pale Ale from Cigar City Brewing
Beer rating: 91 out of 100 with 1088 ratings