Citra Mantra
Otter Creek Brewing in Middlebury, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
Lager - India Style Regular|
Score
7.15
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India Pils Lager
Our spring seasonal offering brewed with 100 percent positive vibrations and single-hopped with Citra hops. The presence of the Citra hop is elevated by a clean fermenting lager yeast that allows the subtle Pilsner, Munich and Vienna malts to lay a crisp, bready foundation. The citrus and tropical fruit character of the Citra hop comes from kettle additions followed by a huge dose of ‘em again in the fermenter.
Our spring seasonal offering brewed with 100 percent positive vibrations and single-hopped with Citra hops. The presence of the Citra hop is elevated by a clean fermenting lager yeast that allows the subtle Pilsner, Munich and Vienna malts to lay a crisp, bready foundation. The citrus and tropical fruit character of the Citra hop comes from kettle additions followed by a huge dose of ‘em again in the fermenter.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle at home. Pours hazy dirty gold with sudsy white head. Nose is lovely burst of juicy citrus. Tastes of mangos, guava, dank weed, honey, peppercorns, touch aerosol. Nice sticky yet lively palate. Drying finish. Probably best otter creek beer I’ve had.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 May 2015
at 21:20
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Aroma: citrus, bread, grass, Appearance: golden, hazy, white foam, Taste: medium sweetness, medium bitterness, Palate: slick feel, light body, Delicious.
Tried
on 01 May 2015
at 20:18
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
12 ounce bottle into lager glass, bottled on 11/10/2014. Pours lightly hazy golden straw color with a 1 finger dense and rocky white head with great retention, that reduces to a dense cap that lasts. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the head. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, mango, melon, apricot, lemon zest, orange peel, light pine, cracker, bread, and herbal/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great complexity of citrus/tropical hops and light-moderate pale malt notes; with good strength. Taste of big grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, mango, melon, apricot, lemon zest, orange peel, pine, cracker, bread, and herbal/grassy earthiness. Good amount of pine/citrus rind bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, mango, melon, apricot, lemon/orange peel, pine, cracker, bread, and herbal/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Damn nice complexity, robustness, and balance of bright citrus/tropical hops and light-moderate pale malt flavors; with a crisp malt/bitterness balance and no cloying flavors after the finish. Very clean on lager flavors with zero yeast notes present. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, crisp, and sticky mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a awesome IPL style. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of bright citrus/tropical/piney hops and light-moderate pale malt flavors; and very smooth and crisp to drink. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Apr 2015
at 21:18
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
New Beer Distributors, NYC twelve ounce bottle: pours slight hazy gold with a white head. Aroma is moderate citrus and some grass. Taste is lightly bitter and kind of sweet. Definitely tastes like a lager. Pretty good. Lingering sugary aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Apr 2015
at 22:09
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours hazy golden, small white head dissipates to a ring leaving decent lacing. Aroma is Citra - i get it as buttery tropical dank and fruity, mango and guava. Flavor is light sweet and light plus bitter, muted citra hoppy flavors, a bit of underlying honey. Medium body, lingering bitterness. Pretty solid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Apr 2015
at 16:09
7.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours a hazy dark straw from a bottle, aroma is almost a pure hit of citra, flavor is an immensely bitter and floral/piney astringency, very good very hoppy. Good beer.
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Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Mar 2015
at 17:42
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft. Clear bright yellow color, white head. Nice aroma of earthy citrus. Taste is bready and lightly bitter lemon. Nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Mar 2015
at 19:56
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
Grapefruit and marigold nose. Clear amber, thick head, nice lace. Strong daffodil on the front end, swift turn to a delightful malty end. Lemon zest at midpalate. Light to medium body, well carbonated.Very hoppy, bitter, intense.
Tried
on 04 Mar 2015
at 17:35
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Pretty dmn good for style. Just the right mix of pilsener malts and citra for a little lime infusion. Pours golden with decent initial head and lacing. Light bitterness. Very drinkable. Light tangy finish from citra hops and good malt backbone. A very drinkable beer. Bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Feb 2015
at 19:35
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
12 oz bottle dated 01/02/2015. Aroma has a light bready malt character and a slight grainy, yeasty note. Large citra hop character with a lot of grapefruit and tropical fruit and a light background resin note. Medium light stone fruit. Pours a slightly cloudy, pale yellow gold with a big, thick, white head that exhibits really nice retention. High lacing and medium legs. Flavor has a similar grain and bread backbone with a strong, assertive bitterness. A light butter note is present towards the finish. Moderately strong hop flavors of grapefruit and resin with lighter tropical and stone fruit. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a pretty nice beer though I do think I pick up hints of diacetyl. Lots of hop character and seemingly more bitter than the 55 IBUs it claims.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Feb 2015
at 23:03