Garden Lights - Citra
Prisma Brewing

Garden Lights - CitraGarden Lights - Citra
Beer Geek Stats
From:
Prisma Brewing
 
Germany
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
6.6%
Score:
+9 ratings needed
Avg:
3.52 | pDev: 0%
Ratings:
1 | reviews: 1
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Sep 28, 2020
Added:
Sep 11, 2020
Wants:
  0
Gots:
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Hops: Citra
Malts: Pale, Wheat, Vienna, Oats
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Reviewed by Snowcrash000 from Germany

3.52/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a cloudy, golden amber coloration with a medium, fluffy head. Smells of biscuity, slightly caramelly malt and floral, citrus hops, with notes of grapefruit and tangerine. Taste is a decent balance of biscuity, slightly caramelly malt and rather floral, citrus hops, with notes of grapefruit and tangerine as well as just a slight, tropical accent of mango. Finishes with a light bitterness and some grapefruit and tangerine lingering in the aftertaste.

I always love a single-hopped IPA, which is why I thought it a little disappointing that that distinct citrus character of Citra doesn't seem all that well-defined here, with an overly floral hop presence dominating and only light and somewhat intangible citrus accents coming through, while it's also a bit too sweet and light-bodied for my personal taste and the ABV, lacking a good bitterness as well. Overall, it's a nice IPA that could be better balanced though and certainly doesn't live up to the absolute premium price of over 5€ for a small can. I enjoyed their Distorted West Coast IPA a lot more.
Sep 28, 2020