Trail - Citra
Tree House Brewing Company
- From:
- Tree House Brewing Company
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- German Pilsner
Ranked #43 - ABV:
- 5.1%
- Score:
- 91
Ranked #9,059 - Avg:
- 4.17 | pDev: 5.76%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 28, 2026
- Added:
- Jul 22, 2022
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
91
Outstanding
91
Outstanding
Following primary fermentation, this carefully managed batch of Trail received a judicious dose of personally-selected Citra hops! This treatment elevates the flavor profile, presenting with notes of orange marmalade, lychee, and tropical fruit across a smooth and robust lager base. Refined and dutifully executed, Trail Citra is certain to delight your tastebuds. We trust you will enjoy it as much as we do!
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Reviewed by ScaryEd from New Hampshire
4.02/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
12 oz can.
Pours a hazy pale yellow color with a massive fluffy white head. Great head retention. Leaves a crown of cobweb lacing.
Aroma has loads of citrus, grass, and bready malts.
Flavor is more of the same. Citrusy, faintly spicy. Wet grass and sweet doughy malt.
Body is medium-light with good carbonation. Very clean. As with all the Trail variants this is disturbingly drinkable.
Overall, this is a great hoppy German "pils". The appearance is more like a kellerbier, but everything else is on point for the style. Clean and crisp. Nicely balanced.
Nov 04, 2025Pours a hazy pale yellow color with a massive fluffy white head. Great head retention. Leaves a crown of cobweb lacing.
Aroma has loads of citrus, grass, and bready malts.
Flavor is more of the same. Citrusy, faintly spicy. Wet grass and sweet doughy malt.
Body is medium-light with good carbonation. Very clean. As with all the Trail variants this is disturbingly drinkable.
Overall, this is a great hoppy German "pils". The appearance is more like a kellerbier, but everything else is on point for the style. Clean and crisp. Nicely balanced.
Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York
4.32/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.32/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
On side pull tap at Tree House Brewing Company in Saratoga, NY.
This one pours a mostly clear golden yellow color, with a small head, and lots of lacing.
This smells like fresh cut grass and freshly squeezed orange juice.
Trail Magic has so many different iterations, and they’re all so much better than the early days of that pilsner. Tree House’s lager games is leaps and bounds better than the early days. This has some nice breadiness, and a bit of pine and freshly cut grass, with a nice Citra drizzling of orange juice and orange peel.
This is lighter bodied, crisp, clean, and super drinkable.
This is a really tasty expression of Citra that doesn’t completely overwhelm the base lager.
Jun 25, 2025This one pours a mostly clear golden yellow color, with a small head, and lots of lacing.
This smells like fresh cut grass and freshly squeezed orange juice.
Trail Magic has so many different iterations, and they’re all so much better than the early days of that pilsner. Tree House’s lager games is leaps and bounds better than the early days. This has some nice breadiness, and a bit of pine and freshly cut grass, with a nice Citra drizzling of orange juice and orange peel.
This is lighter bodied, crisp, clean, and super drinkable.
This is a really tasty expression of Citra that doesn’t completely overwhelm the base lager.
Reviewed by TCgenny from New York
4.25/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Wow exceptional Pils , pours golden with rich heady that clings down the glass Aroma is fresh citrus, tangerine orange. Taste follows . Light , delicious, I love it!
Dec 09, 2024
Reviewed by beergoot from Colorado
3.88/5 rDev -7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.88/5 rDev -7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Fine, golden color, appears unfiltered; thick, frothy, long-lasting, white head, semi-creamy texture, spidery patches of foam cling to the inside of the glass. Low-key fresh citrus aroma, lemon and tangerine. Mild, delicate flavors; twinge of bread crust; lightweight fruity esters; minimal hop bitterness. Medium-light body; lightly juicy.
This is a very fine lager, seemingly simple yet slyly complex.
ABV: 5.1%; pouring temperature: 49 °F; canning info: Summer 2024
Source: beer gift from @TCgenny
Nov 02, 2024This is a very fine lager, seemingly simple yet slyly complex.
ABV: 5.1%; pouring temperature: 49 °F; canning info: Summer 2024
Source: beer gift from @TCgenny
Rated by 322wingedfoot from Pennsylvania
4.19/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.19/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Canned summer 2024. Very smooth, light, and refreshing.
Aug 01, 2024
Reviewed by tigg924 from Massachusetts
4.58/5 rDev +9.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.58/5 rDev +9.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Had on tap. Pours clear, gold in color with one third inch head. Taste is pilsner malt with honey. Light bodied,sweet,with moderate carbonation. Excellent lager.
Sep 22, 2022
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