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Paradiso Citra IPA
Big Drop Brewing Co. Limited
- From:
- Big Drop Brewing Co. Limited
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- Low-Alcohol Beer
Ranked #43 - ABV:
- 0.5%
- Score:
- 83
Ranked #24,731 - Avg:
- 3.49 | pDev: 16.62%
- Reviews:
- 7
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jul 09, 2023
- Added:
- May 09, 2020
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
83
Good
83
Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by EmperorBevis from England
3.56/5 rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.56/5 rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Canned in a little stubbie 330ml crafty craft can and I do believe purchased from Timperley Village Bargain Booze
Pours a fairly clear golden bidy with good thick white head
Aroma is lemon detergent
Flavour is citrus with biscuity malt
Apr 14, 2022Pours a fairly clear golden bidy with good thick white head
Aroma is lemon detergent
Flavour is citrus with biscuity malt
Reviewed by tigg924 from Massachusetts
4.35/5 rDev +24.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.35/5 rDev +24.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pours slightly hazy, pale gold in color with one quarter inch head. Taste is orange,lemon and starfruit. Light body, slightly bitter with high carbonation. Excellent summer sipper. Might be my favorite from them so far. Pleasant fruit combination with English ipa, not juicy like a NEIPA.
May 11, 2021
Reviewed by vinicole from England
3.5/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Can. Clear gold with a frothy head which reduces to nothing.
Smells of oranges and lemons.
Tastes like a muted version of the aroma. Clean bitter finish. Some light grapefruit tartness.
Light and refreshing.
Decent but could do with some alcohol!
Apr 21, 2021Smells of oranges and lemons.
Tastes like a muted version of the aroma. Clean bitter finish. Some light grapefruit tartness.
Light and refreshing.
Decent but could do with some alcohol!
Reviewed by thehyperduck from Canada (ON)
3.39/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.39/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
355 mL can from the LCBO; best before Jan 20 2022 and served barely chilled. Brewed in Vancouver for the Canadian market; listed at 0.4%.
Pours a slightly fogged lemon drop yellow colour, producing one finger of soapy, frothy white head that settles off within two minutes or so. A tight collar of suds remains in place, but with no cap and very little lacing - looks fine, I suppose. It smells of grainy pale malts, sourdough and faint popcorn, with hints of citrus, passion fruit, and piney, slightly spicy hops. It smells alright, but I gotta ding it a little for that buttery note.
Pretty straightforward - it's fruity and generally appealing, albeit in a very diluted sense. Hints of tropical fruit and berries at the forefront, with orange citrus, milk sugar and doughy, grainy pale malts coming through by the middle of the sip. It concludes with weak suggestions of piney, earthy, vaguely floral hops that impart a gentle bitterness to the finish, which lingers briefly into a fruity, grainy aftertaste that soon dissipates. Very light in body - downright watery, actually, with low carbonation that limply nudges the surface of the palate; feels wet and a little on the flat side. You could chug this back I guess, but I feel as if that'd defeat the purpose of drinking a low calorie beer.
Final Grade: 3.39, a B-. Paradiso Citra IPA is not bad for what it is, but it's definitely thin & watery, with the mouthfeel in particular leaving much to be desired. The hop aspects don't shine through as much as I'd like - it says 42 IBUs on the back, but that doesn't translate effectively into the flavour profile. I really need to review more NA beers so I can get a better feel for an 'average' one vs. a 'good' one - I feel like this'd be somewhere in between, but without more experience I can't really say anything more substantive than 'I didn't mind it'.
Mar 07, 2021Pours a slightly fogged lemon drop yellow colour, producing one finger of soapy, frothy white head that settles off within two minutes or so. A tight collar of suds remains in place, but with no cap and very little lacing - looks fine, I suppose. It smells of grainy pale malts, sourdough and faint popcorn, with hints of citrus, passion fruit, and piney, slightly spicy hops. It smells alright, but I gotta ding it a little for that buttery note.
Pretty straightforward - it's fruity and generally appealing, albeit in a very diluted sense. Hints of tropical fruit and berries at the forefront, with orange citrus, milk sugar and doughy, grainy pale malts coming through by the middle of the sip. It concludes with weak suggestions of piney, earthy, vaguely floral hops that impart a gentle bitterness to the finish, which lingers briefly into a fruity, grainy aftertaste that soon dissipates. Very light in body - downright watery, actually, with low carbonation that limply nudges the surface of the palate; feels wet and a little on the flat side. You could chug this back I guess, but I feel as if that'd defeat the purpose of drinking a low calorie beer.
Final Grade: 3.39, a B-. Paradiso Citra IPA is not bad for what it is, but it's definitely thin & watery, with the mouthfeel in particular leaving much to be desired. The hop aspects don't shine through as much as I'd like - it says 42 IBUs on the back, but that doesn't translate effectively into the flavour profile. I really need to review more NA beers so I can get a better feel for an 'average' one vs. a 'good' one - I feel like this'd be somewhere in between, but without more experience I can't really say anything more substantive than 'I didn't mind it'.
Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
3.36/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25
3.36/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25
330 ml can, from leske.no . ABV is 0.5%, IBU 42. Clear golden colour, small white head. Nice citrus aroma. Light bodied as expected. Flavour of citrus / grapefruit, and pine needles / resin. Bitter finish. Not bad for a n/a beer.
Jan 27, 2021
Reviewed by bark from Sweden
3.35/5 rDev -4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.5
3.35/5 rDev -4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.5
The clear liquid is yellow, the two-finger head sinks down quickly leaving quite a lot of lacing. It looks pretty much like a pilsner.
The smell is hoppy with notes of grapefruits, lemon peel, apricots and bitter orange. Some clean sweet notes, too, and a hint of paper/pulp.
The taste is first just bitter. It is overall light and a bit dry. Citric juice and peel, mostly grapefruit. Light body. The aftertaste brings some lore of the exotic fruits and a growing distinct lactose sweetness. Clean bitter fruity flavours in the surprisingly long finish.
The carbonation is medium strong, the mid-sized bubbles are smooth. The liquid is rather smooth.
I have had this beer to some spicy BBQ, and then I didn’t notice the lack of body as I did today.
Nov 12, 2020The smell is hoppy with notes of grapefruits, lemon peel, apricots and bitter orange. Some clean sweet notes, too, and a hint of paper/pulp.
The taste is first just bitter. It is overall light and a bit dry. Citric juice and peel, mostly grapefruit. Light body. The aftertaste brings some lore of the exotic fruits and a growing distinct lactose sweetness. Clean bitter fruity flavours in the surprisingly long finish.
The carbonation is medium strong, the mid-sized bubbles are smooth. The liquid is rather smooth.
I have had this beer to some spicy BBQ, and then I didn’t notice the lack of body as I did today.
Reviewed by beer_beer from Finland
4.3/5 rDev +23.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.3/5 rDev +23.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Rating 2 Nov 2020.
Review 24 Sep 2022, can, 330ml:
L: clear, golden, 2cm white head, receding somewhat fast to a ring and some lace.
S: orange, grapefruit.
T: surprisingly mild taste, grapefruit, mild bitterness in the back, lingering aftertaste, a little sugar.
F: mild carbonation, light bodied.
O: good one!
Nov 02, 2020Review 24 Sep 2022, can, 330ml:
L: clear, golden, 2cm white head, receding somewhat fast to a ring and some lace.
S: orange, grapefruit.
T: surprisingly mild taste, grapefruit, mild bitterness in the back, lingering aftertaste, a little sugar.
F: mild carbonation, light bodied.
O: good one!
Paradiso Citra IPA from Big Drop Brewing Co. Limited
Beer rating:
83 out of
100 with
12 ratings
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