Robot Fish: Citra Smash
Kings County Brewers Collective (KCBC)

 

will buy again

16oz can dated 7/8/21.

Pours cloudy yellow with an inch of white head. Retention and lacing is less than moderate. Pungent candied peach and orange in the nose. On the lighter side of medium bodied with a soft mouthfeel. Apricot and peach on the palate with zero mall or bitterness. Finishes with candied apricot and peach.

 

Poured from a 16 ounce can into a 16 ounce glass. It looks like a hazy golden yellow. So so head with decent lacing. Pulled from the bargain bin in Buffalo NY. A victim of a covid economy I am assuming. I enjoy single hop IPAs and I also enjoy citra hops. It tastes very good to me. Not too sweet and not too bitter with decent mouthfeel and strong but not overwhelming citra on the back-end. There is just enough maltiness to give it a good character. For 6.6 abv I find it to be quite crushable. A good find and I am going back to get more before they are gone. A very decent IPA.

 

This beer excellent. It's straight up tasty. I love beers like this. It has a look of undissolved sand in the glass. Straight suit front flavor and not too hoppy. Easy drinking tasty and strong. Great beer.

 

 

 

 

Poured from a can dated 12/16/19 on 1/27/20 into a snifter.

Look: Golden, straw like color, very hazy, and about 1 finger of head, disappates in a couple of minutes.

Smell: Hoppy scent, a little bit of citrus

Taste: Tastes orangey, with light tk moderate bitterness. Very well balanced. Finishes with a smooth, almost juice-like flavor.

Feel: Very smooth feel with medium carbonation.

Overall: Well made and balanced IPA. Great example of Citra hops.

 

16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 12/16/2019. Pours very hazy deep golden amber color with a 1 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a light amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big tangerine, orange juice, red grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, honeydew melon, gooseberry, citrus peel/zest, wood, light peppercorn/pine, cracker, white bread dough, biscuit, light toast, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/fairly earthy hops and bready malt notes; with big strength. Taste of big tangerine, orange juice, red grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, honeydew melon, gooseberry, citrus peel/zest, wood, light peppercorn/pine, cracker, white bread dough, biscuit, light toast, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Mild pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, orange juice, red grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, honeydew melon, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, cracker, white bread dough, biscuit, light toast, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/fairly earthy hops and bready malt flavors; with a fantastic malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/grainy, fairly sticky, and lightly resinous/rindy mouthfeel that is fantastic. Minimal warming alcohol for 6.6%. Overall this is an outstanding hazy IPA. All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/fairly earthy hops and bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the mellowly bitter/resinous/drying finish; fantastic soft feel. Fantastic Citra showcase. Very juicy, vibrant, and fairly dank/earthy hops; with a nice sized bready malt backbone. Light residual sweetness with lingering resin dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, and outstanding style example. Loved the hop profile as expected.

 

Pretty enough - nice haze with some fluffy head over a golden body. Nose is nice - sweet malt give this a straight juice and zest scent. Absolutely no pithy bitterness. Taste is similar - nice bright flavors, but orange juice dominant. Not bad at all - mouthfeel is exquisite and leaves the palette ready for another drink.