Citra-Rye Pale Ale
Westbrook Brewing Co.

Citra-Rye Pale AleCitra-Rye Pale Ale
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From:
Westbrook Brewing Co.
 
South Carolina, United States
Style:
American Pale Ale
ABV:
5.5%
Score:
88
Avg:
3.96 | pDev: 16.16%
Reviews:
15
Ratings:
50
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Nov 18, 2014
Added:
May 19, 2011
Wants:
  8
Gots:
  1
Our single-hop rye pale ales are created to showcase the flavor and aroma characteristics of individual hop varieties. The grain recipe is kept the same and only the type of hop is changed from batch to batch. Citra is one of our favorite hop varieties and has some crazy tropical fruit flavors and aromatics – think mango, pineapple, and passionfruit.

35 IBU
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Ratings by rjknyy:
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Rated by rjknyy from Georgia

4.25/5  rDev +7.3%

Apr 13, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4 by olradetbalder from Sweden

Nov 18, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by jaswilson2 from South Carolina

May 21, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by flipdog0 from North Carolina

May 17, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by MonkeyBread from Nevada

May 05, 2014
 
Rated: 4.75 by huntermop from South Carolina

Feb 21, 2014
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Reviewed by RblWthACoz from Pennsylvania

3.99/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I like this beer. It's smooth with a nice character that shows citric tones, but isn't out of control. A pleasant drinker with a smooth feel and an appropriate balance. I like it, and oddly it seems better over time as it warms. This isn't the citra hop explosion a lot of people are wanting to see.
Nov 07, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by PatGreer from Massachusetts

Sep 14, 2013
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Reviewed by Mojo from Alabama

3.71/5  rDev -6.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
22 ounce bottle -> Westbrook Brewing snifter

A - pours up a beautiful gold with a foamy two finger head. Retention is good and lacing is great.

S - Grassy, floral, pine.

T - sort of malt forward with a hop rye flavor at the finish. A little unbalanced with malt being dominant.

M - average

O - I sort of expected better. This bottle had a little age on it, so I would be willing to try one that is fresher.
Aug 24, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by 2Xmd from New York

Jul 28, 2013
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Reviewed by Greywulfken from New York

4.35/5  rDev +9.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
A: into a pint, hazy golden straw body with a tower of fat white foam that left messy lace all down the sides

S: like fields of fresh grain and flowers, some citric hints and spice

T: fresh, bright and smooth - lots of great barley and rye action - some tingly spice (from the rye presumably), too; hops of citrus and floral nature, deeper earthy flavors

M: smooth, clean, tingly rye notes, perfectly bittered - extreme drinkability

O: absolutely impressed with Westbrook again - this is a stellar beer - somewhere in-between an APA and an IPA - great blend of Citra and Nelson Sauvin (and Amarillo?) hops - the rye is present but doesn't interfere with the barley malts and hops - a real stunner.
Jul 11, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by analienacorn from Florida

Jun 15, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by ChrisMetcalfe from South Carolina

May 23, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by irish01980 from South Carolina

Apr 14, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by DaPan from Canada (ON)

Apr 13, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by dvmky from Kentucky

Apr 10, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by DVMin98 from North Carolina

Apr 01, 2013
 
Rated: 4.5 by mikeincharleston from North Carolina

Mar 31, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by sendbeer from Georgia

Mar 03, 2013
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Reviewed by UnderPressure from South Carolina

4.59/5  rDev +15.9%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Hazy golden orange beer. Nice color. A half inch white, rocky head melts to a thin layer after a minute or two. Nice lacing.

Massive tropical fruit aroma. Pineapple, orange, mango. A slight hint of spiciness after the beer settles down a little bit in the glass.

A spicy bitterness hits the tongue immediately. Followed by sweet and spicy malt, fruity hops and finally a spicy bitter finish.

Relatively thin bodied for a rye beer. The bitterness, spiciness and carbonation combined is a little rough on the tongue.
Feb 26, 2013
Citra-Rye Pale Ale from Westbrook Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 50 ratings