Double Citra Vice
Masthead Brewing Co.

On tap at location in Cleveland!

Amazing from the aromas to the blast of flavors!

Completely tropical! Tangerine, papaya, mango and grapefruit. Flavor follows aroma. I could drink this all day. A little too over the too sweet for Dave (he's like that with hazys) , but Leah loves......

 

From a 3-week-old can, pours a very hazy pale gold. The smell of Citra hops hits during the pour. Masthead really knows how to pull the full, near-perfect expression of hops. This beer has all the elements that I love in Citra: the fruit, the musky, earthy, spicy herbs, and a hint of catty, sweaty dank. Taste follows. Nice little bit of drying bitterness in the finish. Drinks like a lower ABV beer. Another example of why Masthead has become my favorite brewery of 2021.

 

 

 

A: The beer is very hazy to cloudy whitish yellow in color. It poured with a quarter finger high white head that left a narrow collar around the edge and some lacing down the sides of the glass.
S: Moderate aromas of gooseberries are present in the nose along with hints of lime.
T: The taste follows the smell and is dominated by flavors of gooseberries. Little to no bitterness is perceptible.
M: It feels medium-bodied and very juicy on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This New England IPA is all about the Citra hops.

Serving type: can

Soft, pale yellow body, cloudy; nice head, thick and creamy. Mildly fresh lemon and tangerine aroma; light note of biscuit. Well-rounded taste; white grapefruit with a bit of lemon; bread crust; oats; light hop bitterness. Medium body; softly tart and biting; acidic edge; juicy.

For a double IPA, the alcohol is fairly well-hidden. Overall, the beer is nicely balanced and relatively subtle and quite enjoyable.

Bright yellow murky body with a white cap. Huge pulpy orange juice, lime, lemon, lychee, and touches of grapefruit in the smell and taste. Nose has simply hop bitter to finish. The taste has more juice to it and the hops finish with touches of pine amongst the bitters. Bright and light feel, super juicy, crushable, hiding the abv very well

 

 

Orange and grapefruit up front with a soapy head and a pithy finish. A bit of an alcohol bite for 8% and malty throughout.

 

 

Glowing fire orange hue that's almost completely opaque, featuring a finger's worth of soapy head, decent retention, and sparse lacing. Aromas of bright orange, lemon-lime, lychee, mango, as well as some perfumy floral notes. Additional notes of bread crust, and earthy aromas. Taste follows with a muted honey-layered sweetness, and hints of grapefruit peel. The mouthfeel is full, coating, and bitter on the finish. Solid, solid offering from Masthead. Peace...