Oh, The Citranity!
Beards Brewery

Taste: crisp, citrus, grapefruit, orange, tart and some sour notes, light finish. Grainy citrus nose. gold color hue, semi clear,big foamy head with lattice of lace. medium light body. Hot weather beer. 41 IBUs

 

 

12 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 10/11/2019. Pours slightly hazy deep golden/amber/light orange color with a 2 finger fairly dense and rocky off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big red grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, wood, mint, peppercorn, pine, cracker, white bread dough, toasted biscuit, light honey/caramel, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and moderate dark/bready malt notes; with big strength. Taste of big red grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, wood, mint, peppercorn, pine, cracker, white bread dough, toasted biscuit, light honey/caramel, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of red grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, wood, mint, peppercorn, pine, cracker, white bread dough, toasted biscuit, light honey/caramel, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and moderate dark/bready malt flavors; with an awesome malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Fairly crisp/clean finishing. Moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy, and sticky/resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 5.2%. Overall this is a fantastic session IPA. All around fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and moderate dark/bready malt flavors; very smooth and fairly crisp/clean/refreshing to drink with the moderately bitter/resinous/drying finish. Not overly aggressive, very flavorful and not watery for the ABV. Fantastic Citra showcase as expected. Extremely vibrant, dank, earthy, and fairly juicy hops; with a great clean pale malt backbone. Minimal residual sweetness with crisp resin dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, and outstanding style example. Loved the hop profile as expected.

 

 

Very nice IPA. Aromas of pine and citrus, with orange forward and grapefruit/lemon in the back. Very nice balance of doughy/biscuit malt and more citrusy goodness. Not aggressively bitter.

 

L - 2.5 finger offwhite head atop a dark yellow body.

S - floral hops, herb, some citrus.

T - imagine grilling grapefruit slices over charcoal. That is how this tastes. Some dankness, a bit floral in the middle. Low bitterness. Low sweetness. No booziness.

F - medium-light body and average carb.

O - smoky grapefruit taste, but very easy to drink.

 

 

$13.31 (Including tax and deposit)/6-pack of 12 oz cans ($ 0.185/oz) from Shottle Bop, Hancock, MI. Reviewed 8/1/18.
Undated can, stored on shelf in store. Served at 42 degrees in a hand washed and dried Jester King snifter.
Appearance – 4.
Body – Medium yellow, slight haze.
Head – Large (Maximum 6.8 cm, aggressive center pour), off-white, medium density, average retention, diminishing to an irregular seven to fifteen mm lacy ring, a heaped partial layer, and lots of open lacing left behind from head retraction. Second pour produces a much smaller head.
Lacing – Good. Produces tight, narrow bands of tiny to small bubbles, connected by short, thin columns of bubbles.
First pour – Light yellow, clear.
Aroma – 4 – Strong perfume of grapefruit. Lasts!
Flavor – 4 – Begins with grapefruit flavor and some bitterness. Ends with a bit of chalkiness. No alcohol, no diacetyl, no dimethylsulfide.
Palate – 3 – medium, watery, soft carbonation.
Impression and interpretation – 4 – The can bills this as “Session India Pale Ale”. I agree – I could drink this all day long! Very pleasing aroma and flavor, nice at which to look, a symmetrical six-pack price – the best brew of my whole recent trip to the U.P. The only downside is the lack of can dating.

 

Pours hazy deep golden orange. Foamy, medium, off-white head that last shortly.

Smell citrus peel, caramel, grapefruit and Floral.

Taste citrus peel, Orange, grapefruit, light Pine, light grassy and caramel malt. Finishes dry with a citrus peel and pine linger. Medium body and creamy medium carbonation.