Photon Citrus
Equilibrium Brewery
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- Style:
- Pale Ale - American
Ranked #309 - ABV:
- 4.8%
- Score:
- 89
Ranked #9,594 - Avg:
- 4.13 | pDev: 4.12%
- Reviews:
- 6
- Ratings:
- From:
- Equilibrium Brewery
- New York, United States
- Avail:
- Rotating/Seasonal
- Wants
- 0
- Gots
- 4
SCORE
89
Very Good
89
Very Good
Notes:
Reviews: 6
| Ratings: 30
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Reviews by thebeers:
thebeers from Pennsylvania
3.86/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
Cloudy light orange with an oversized, very airy, off-white head that leaves some moderate soap-bubble lacing.
Lemon and orange citrus, honeydew and white pepper in the nose.
Orange juice, a lemon twist, pepper and toast in the taste. Citrusy bitterness in the finish. Maybe a touch of formaldehyde in the aftertaste, but it’s very light.
Full bodied for a pale ale with moderate fizz.
This is fine.
Aug 10, 2020
3.86/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
Cloudy light orange with an oversized, very airy, off-white head that leaves some moderate soap-bubble lacing.
Lemon and orange citrus, honeydew and white pepper in the nose.
Orange juice, a lemon twist, pepper and toast in the taste. Citrusy bitterness in the finish. Maybe a touch of formaldehyde in the aftertaste, but it’s very light.
Full bodied for a pale ale with moderate fizz.
This is fine.
Aug 10, 2020
More User Reviews:
BEERMILER12 from Maine
4.25/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
A: Pours a ha y orange color with 2 fingers of head that fades down to a nice cap that leaves good lacing
S: Lots of citrus up front including some lemon, lime, grapefruit, and orange. Some lighter floral notes in there as well
T: Follows the nose. Starts off with the citrus and some bready maltiness. Mostly lemon, lime, and orange. Light-moderate bitterness. Floral notes present towards the finish
M: Light-medium bodies with moderate carbonation
O: A very good pale ale that has a big focus on the citrus. Super easy to drink. Definitely worth checking out
Jun 20, 2020
4.25/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
A: Pours a ha y orange color with 2 fingers of head that fades down to a nice cap that leaves good lacing
S: Lots of citrus up front including some lemon, lime, grapefruit, and orange. Some lighter floral notes in there as well
T: Follows the nose. Starts off with the citrus and some bready maltiness. Mostly lemon, lime, and orange. Light-moderate bitterness. Floral notes present towards the finish
M: Light-medium bodies with moderate carbonation
O: A very good pale ale that has a big focus on the citrus. Super easy to drink. Definitely worth checking out
Jun 20, 2020
Hopheadjeffery from Illinois
4/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Tasted in a Spiegelau IPA glass from a one pint can on August 3, 2020.
Oct 12, 2020
4/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Tasted in a Spiegelau IPA glass from a one pint can on August 3, 2020.
Oct 12, 2020
beersampler6 from Michigan
4.04/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Fairly nice pale ale, great tasting and good overall. No date printed on can. Pours a darker medium golden color with some fluffy white head and small rings of lingering lacing. Smells of fresh grapefruit and pineapple, some orange and vanilla. Also some malt and bread. Taste follows the nose, quite juicy and flavorful, good balance, smooth slightly sticky mouthfeel and good carbonation. Will have to try others from this brewery.
Aug 11, 2020
4.04/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Fairly nice pale ale, great tasting and good overall. No date printed on can. Pours a darker medium golden color with some fluffy white head and small rings of lingering lacing. Smells of fresh grapefruit and pineapple, some orange and vanilla. Also some malt and bread. Taste follows the nose, quite juicy and flavorful, good balance, smooth slightly sticky mouthfeel and good carbonation. Will have to try others from this brewery.
Aug 11, 2020
bschmidt_37 from Illinois
3.86/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Aug 12, 2020
3.86/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Aug 12, 2020
hoponit from New York
4.34/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Oct 23, 2017
4.34/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Oct 23, 2017
Billolick from New York
4.09/5 rDev -1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Draft at Green Growler, Croton on Hudson, NY
Pours heavily clouded, minimal head and no lacing
Fruited up nose
Delicious fruity quaffer, with complex notes of oranges,tangerine, apples, pears and mango
Light and refreshing - go get some
Nov 21, 2017
4.09/5 rDev -1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Draft at Green Growler, Croton on Hudson, NY
Pours heavily clouded, minimal head and no lacing
Fruited up nose
Delicious fruity quaffer, with complex notes of oranges,tangerine, apples, pears and mango
Light and refreshing - go get some
Nov 21, 2017
Noelito76 from New York
4.19/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Oct 26, 2017
4.19/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Oct 26, 2017
kniles38 from New York
4.19/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Jul 16, 2017
4.19/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Jul 16, 2017
grahuba from Connecticut
4/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Jun 05, 2017
4/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Jun 05, 2017
ScaryEd from New Hampshire
4.07/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a growler filled at the brewery.
Pours an opaque golden orange color with a finger of bright white head. The head has solid retention, leaving some splotches of lace before settling into a creamy film.
The aroma is very light, but still pleasant. There are notes of grass, lemon drop candy, and oranges. The back end has the absolute faintest hint of pine.
The taste is just straight up like biting into an orange. There's some rind and subtle pine notes, but the orange flavor is the star of the show here.
The feel is medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Nicely crisp with a very dry finish.
Overall, a very tasty pale ale that absolutely lives up to its name. A nice, refreshing beer for a hot day.
Jun 14, 2017
4.07/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a growler filled at the brewery.
Pours an opaque golden orange color with a finger of bright white head. The head has solid retention, leaving some splotches of lace before settling into a creamy film.
The aroma is very light, but still pleasant. There are notes of grass, lemon drop candy, and oranges. The back end has the absolute faintest hint of pine.
The taste is just straight up like biting into an orange. There's some rind and subtle pine notes, but the orange flavor is the star of the show here.
The feel is medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Nicely crisp with a very dry finish.
Overall, a very tasty pale ale that absolutely lives up to its name. A nice, refreshing beer for a hot day.
Jun 14, 2017
WillieThreebiers from Connecticut
3.99/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Jun 23, 2017
3.99/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Jun 23, 2017
malfunxion from New York
4.55/5 rDev +10.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.25
Oct 03, 2017
4.55/5 rDev +10.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.25
Oct 03, 2017
GreesyFizeek from New York
4.04/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
On tap at Tap and Mallet in Rochester, NY.
This one pours a light and hazy golden orange, with a small head, and lots of lacing.
This smells like sweet tangerine, orange marmalade, pine, and grassiness.
The citrus infusion here makes for a pretty sweet and juicy beer. I'm not necessarily sure that the beer here is better than the regular base Photon, but it's still quite tasty, as we are talking about Equilibrium after all. There's a very slight bitterness, and the whole spectrum of tropical citrus character- your usual mango and pineapple and tangerine and all that. You've heard it a million times.
This is light bodied and crisp, with a surprising amount of flavor for only 4.8%. The carbonation level is normal.
I don't usually like hoppy beers that have fruit added to them, and to be real, I don't think this is an improvement on the base beer. It is very tasty, however, and that's the important part in the end.
Jun 01, 2017
4.04/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
On tap at Tap and Mallet in Rochester, NY.
This one pours a light and hazy golden orange, with a small head, and lots of lacing.
This smells like sweet tangerine, orange marmalade, pine, and grassiness.
The citrus infusion here makes for a pretty sweet and juicy beer. I'm not necessarily sure that the beer here is better than the regular base Photon, but it's still quite tasty, as we are talking about Equilibrium after all. There's a very slight bitterness, and the whole spectrum of tropical citrus character- your usual mango and pineapple and tangerine and all that. You've heard it a million times.
This is light bodied and crisp, with a surprising amount of flavor for only 4.8%. The carbonation level is normal.
I don't usually like hoppy beers that have fruit added to them, and to be real, I don't think this is an improvement on the base beer. It is very tasty, however, and that's the important part in the end.
Jun 01, 2017
Hendry from Vermont
4.25/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Jul 17, 2017
4.25/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Jul 17, 2017
TrackcoachLVPA from Pennsylvania
4.46/5 rDev +8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Aug 09, 2017
4.46/5 rDev +8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Aug 09, 2017
knicks19947 from New York
4.25/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
May 24, 2017
4.25/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
May 24, 2017
smi69 from New York
4.08/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Nov 25, 2017
4.08/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Nov 25, 2017
mkmarth from Pennsylvania
3.84/5 rDev -7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Jul 25, 2017
3.84/5 rDev -7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Jul 25, 2017
edmiglia from New York
4.25/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Jul 27, 2017
4.25/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Jul 27, 2017
TBonez477 from Vermont
4.29/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Jun 14, 2017
4.29/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Jun 14, 2017
TomMorris from Connecticut
4.41/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
May 18, 2017
4.41/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
May 18, 2017
CharlesK from Pennsylvania
4.15/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Aug 08, 2017
4.15/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Aug 08, 2017
Hyptochrons from Massachusetts
4.25/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
lots of lemon and grapefruit, bright orange and grainy malts, mellow grassy green quality. overall very clean and some pleasant hoppy character.
Aug 14, 2018
4.25/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
lots of lemon and grapefruit, bright orange and grainy malts, mellow grassy green quality. overall very clean and some pleasant hoppy character.
Aug 14, 2018
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