Chasing Citra
Resident Brewing Co.

 

On tap at the brewery. Tropical fruit, bready malt, piney hops on the palate. Long dry finish. Nice brew.

 

 

Poured into a Seattle Beer Week pint glass. Pours a slightly hazy, medium golden amber with a fine, two finger white head with great retention and thick lacing. Aroma of lightly caramel malt, citrus and lightly tropical hops, orange, lemon, slight mixed tropical fruit. Flavor of pale malt with a hint of caramel, citrus hops, grapefruit, orange, lemon and mild tropical fruit. Somewhat dry, lingering citrus rind hop finish with suggestions of pine. Medium bodied with light creaminess. A nice, straightforward West Coast leaning IPA. I really like Citra and chose this one because I expected to enjoy the hop notes and was not disappointed. Aroma is a little more juice forward than the taste, but there is plenty of Citra herbal flavors and a nice lingering hop finish. A little more malt depth in the finish and this would go up a notch in taste rating. Still liked it quite a bit and will look for other offerings from this brewery.

 

 

Here is another refreshingly clean IPA. While the amber brew is kind of hazy it doesn't taste murky. Lots of foam in the Chalice with a lively, frothy mouthfeel. It's fruity with orange peel and a touch of grapefruit in the finish, but not very bitter.

Fairly sweet and quite smooth and malty. Flavors of honey and a whiff of orange blossom. Quite drinkable and pleasing overall. From the 16 oz can purchased at Best Damn in San Diego.

 

 

Sweet tropical hoppy nose on this one! Taste follows with smooth and soft citrus bitterness because of the citra hops. It decent depth and feel for a single. Good!

Very nice, flavorful, complex IPA whose depth reminded me more of an imperial IPA. Pours a slightly hazy yellow-orange color with some good looking white fluffy head and spotty lingering lacing. Smells of some fruity zest hops - grapefruit, orange, mango, lemon, tangerine - as well as some weaker malt, bread and piney hops. Taste follows the nose, and there’s a little dankness at the finish. Smooth, slightly sticky, mild mouthfeel and good carbonation. A very enjoyable offering, with good flavors and balance.

 

 

 

 

Must like Citra but a great beer if you do.......