Shaka Citra
Surf Brewery

 

From 22oz bottle.

Pour: brings 2-3 fingers of frothy white foam. Glass is filled with a slightly bronzed straw-colored clarity.
Smell: Slight grassiness moving toward citrus.
Taste: Barely sweet, gentle citrus that stays all the way to the finish.
Mouthfeel, light, almost crisp. Would like a little more here, but it's simply a liter IPA.
Overall: For $5.50 a pretty damn good Citra. I would categorize this as a "session IPA" due to the lower ABV, and don't forget the price.

 

Pours a murky light orange with a foamy off-white head that settles to a partial film on top of the beer. Foamy swaths of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of malt, citrus fruit, and citrus zest aromas. Taste is much the same with earth, grapefruit juice, and citrus zest flavors on the finish. There is a mild amount of hop bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a good level of carbonation with a crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer with solid citrus forward hop qualities that are slightly better in the aroma to me.

Serving type: bottle.