What Is Citra?
Common Roots Brewing Company

 

 

 

 

No canning date. It’s a necessity, and doesn’t add much to the cost.

Nice look: light golden color with a 3F head.

Aroma is not strong. Earthy, light citrus.

Medium carbonation.

Taste is excellent with warming:well defined citrus.

Overall: a mixed bag. Better with warming. Excellent look, taste is strong but one flavor- grapefruit/citrus. The aroma is not strong, body could be heavier, A good beer, but the recipe needs tweaking. Canning date?

 

A: The beer is very hazy yellow in color. It poured with a finger high white head that has good retention properties, as it consistently left a short head covering the surface after it died down.
S: Light to moderate aromas of gooseberries, limes, and lychee are present in the nose.
T: The taste follows the smell and has flavors of limes and gooseberries. There is a light to moderate amount of bitterness.
M: It feels nearly medium-bodied and a little crisp on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: I thought that this IPA was pretty good for a single hop IPA as both the smell and taste had a lot of complexities.

Serving type: canA: The beer is very hazy yellow in color. It poured with a finger high white head that has good retention properties, as it consistently left a short head covering the surface after it died down.
S: Light to moderate aromas of gooseberries, limes, and lychee are present in the nose.
T: The taste follows the smell and has flavors of limes and gooseberries. There is a light to moderate amount of bitterness.
M: It feels nearly medium-bodied and a little crisp on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: I thought that this IPA was pretty good for a single hop IPA as both the smell and taste had a lot of complexities.

Serving type: can

A: Poured from the can into my trusty Piraat tulip/snifter-type glass. Body is somewhat hazy light-yellow with a 1-finger white head on top, which settles quickly to leave behind decent lace on the glass.

S: Good Citra nose here - primarily lemons, lemongrass, grapefruit peel and limes.

T: Pretty much follows the nose, with dry, lemony hops dominant, over a lightly bready or grainy malt. A bit of lime noted on the finish. Nothing earth-shattering, but it's clean, dry and refreshing.

M: Call it lighter side of medium in heft. A little slick in the feel; could use a bit more carbonation "bite" here.

O: A very good showcase for the Citra hop - a light malt foundation doesn't get in the way of the hop, allowing this beer to be an easy drinker that focuses on the lemony, citrusy nature of the hop.