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Citra Pils
Al's of Hampden / Pizza Boy Brewing
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- From:
- Al's of Hampden / Pizza Boy Brewing
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- German Pilsner
Ranked #252 - ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 85
Ranked #21,422 - Avg:
- 3.78 | pDev: 8.73%
- Reviews:
- 13
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 21, 2021
- Added:
- Aug 08, 2013
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 6
SCORE
85
Very Good
85
Very Good
Notes:
A German-styled pilsner hopped entirely with citra hops.
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Reviewed by dano213 from Pennsylvania
3.84/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.84/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
16oz can purchased from the fridge as a 6-pack (weird, right?) for $13.99. No canned on date.
Look: Clear light golden color with a faint haze. Small bubbles rising up moderately. Super frothy, fluffy white head that slowly reduced to a pinky finger.
Smell: The aroma is huge with Citra hops - grapefruit zest and pith. Dank. Smells a bit peppery, and some green bell pepper on the back end. Smells nice.
Taste: Very nice. There's a lot more acidity and juiciness in here than I was expecting. I also get a good amount of sweetness. This is hardly a traditional pilsner, but we all knew that from the name and description.
Feel: Light to medium bodied, crisp and refreshing.
Overall: I definitely like this, but there's something about it that tastes a bit weird for me. I think that it has way too much sweetness. Only after pouring the bottom of the can does there seem to be enough pithy bitterness on the back end to counterbalance those sweet notes.
Dec 21, 2021Look: Clear light golden color with a faint haze. Small bubbles rising up moderately. Super frothy, fluffy white head that slowly reduced to a pinky finger.
Smell: The aroma is huge with Citra hops - grapefruit zest and pith. Dank. Smells a bit peppery, and some green bell pepper on the back end. Smells nice.
Taste: Very nice. There's a lot more acidity and juiciness in here than I was expecting. I also get a good amount of sweetness. This is hardly a traditional pilsner, but we all knew that from the name and description.
Feel: Light to medium bodied, crisp and refreshing.
Overall: I definitely like this, but there's something about it that tastes a bit weird for me. I think that it has way too much sweetness. Only after pouring the bottom of the can does there seem to be enough pithy bitterness on the back end to counterbalance those sweet notes.
Reviewed by HopBomb515 from New Jersey
4.04/5 rDev +6.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.04/5 rDev +6.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Light golden body with a tall white head and specks of lace on the glass. Citrusy, biscuity hoppy aroma. Notes of citrus piths, straw, cracker, and light grassy floral bits. Light body, crisp and well carbed with a very clean finish. Solid pils with enough hop action to keep it interesting.
Dec 23, 2016
Reviewed by confer from Pennsylvania
4.06/5 rDev +7.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev +7.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
L- Clean appearance, maybe a little darker that a typical pils
S- Nice light hoppy aroma , makes you want to drink it.
T- The citra hops really worked well.
F- Light and crisp just like a good pils should be.
O- I picked up a crowler of this so it may not be as fresh as right off the tap. In any case it was a very above average back yard beer.
Sep 23, 2016S- Nice light hoppy aroma , makes you want to drink it.
T- The citra hops really worked well.
F- Light and crisp just like a good pils should be.
O- I picked up a crowler of this so it may not be as fresh as right off the tap. In any case it was a very above average back yard beer.
Reviewed by tmbgnicu from Pennsylvania
4.21/5 rDev +11.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.21/5 rDev +11.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Can release on July 1st. Thoroughly enjoyable, and considerably better than the old reviews are stating. Maybe made some improvements with this batch? Citra shines through the crackery malt profile. Crisp and clean with some slight bitterness from the citra, this is a fantastic summer beer.
Jul 06, 2016Reviewed by citizencane from Pennsylvania
3.47/5 rDev -8.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.47/5 rDev -8.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Citra hops add a touch of kick to the flavor, but there's nothing too far above average here. That said, it's crisp, refreshing, and a bit less bland than many craft pilsners I've had.
Mar 05, 2016
Reviewed by stephenjmoore from Maryland
4.03/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.03/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Typical clear clean golden body with a sticky bone white head. Aroma and flavor are I bit on the hoppy side, with noticeable citra influences. Crisp clean feel and a solid beer.
Jul 18, 2015
Rated by GregStoner from Pennsylvania
2.75/5 rDev -27.2%
look: 3 | smell: 1 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25
2.75/5 rDev -27.2%
look: 3 | smell: 1 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25
Taste and feel is not bad. Absolutely no smell.
May 09, 2015
Citra Pils from Al's of Hampden / Pizza Boy Brewing
Beer rating:
85 out of
100 with
87 ratings
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