Citraddiction XPA (2019)
Great Lakes Brewery

 

Appearance - Pours a cloudy peach with three fingers of foamy white head.

Smell - citrus and tropical hops, peach, papaya, mango, hint of pineapple, citrus and orange peel, bready malts, and earthy yeast.

Taste - citrus and tropical hops upfront followed by the peach, papaya, mango, hint of pineapple, citrus and orange peel. The bready malts and earthy yeast round out the brew.

Mouthfeel - Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Finishes sticky with the hops and fruits lingering.

Overall - A highly sessionable and flavourful tipple of a brew. This one is definitely a summer patio or these days "an at home crushable brew".

16 oz can packaged June 11/20 (3 weeks old).
Pours a hazy yellow with golden tones - finger + of foamy white head.
Aroma is citrus forward with hints of pineapple and mango, cereal malt, grapefruit pith, pear and melon.
Tastes of grapefruit rind, pineapple, pear sweetness, mango - some malty sweetness balancing a bit of grapefruit peel bitterness, earthy hops that initially seemed overdone but as warmed a bit were actually quite enjoyable.
Medium mouthfeel - at 4.4% certainly not thin, and would have guessed 5-5.5% - a bit of astringent bitterness at the finish. Overall a fine and drinkable pale ale.

A nice enough hazy and light IPA that is not really worth an overly long description.
It's obviously citrusy (duh) and soft on the tongue with a strong head retention. The low ABV hurts it, as it could have been so much better. Still, worth a try, maybe two.

Got in a BIF from Coronaeus. 16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 3/27/2019. Pours opaquely hazy deep golden yellow color with a 1 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops, fruity yeast, and moderate bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops, fruity yeast, and moderate bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy, and sticky/resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.4%. Overall this is an excellent session NEAPA. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops, fruity yeast, and moderate bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the modestly bitter/resinous/drying finish, not overly aggressive. Flavorful and not watery for the ABV. Awesome Citra showcase as expected. Very juicy, vibrant, dank, and earthy hops with Vermont yeast complexity; and a nice balancing wheat/oat/malt backbone. Minimal residual sweetness with lingering resin dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and impressive style example for the ABV.