Autumnation: Citra
Sixpoint Brewery in New York City, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Autumn Out of Production|
Score
6.65
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Autumn ushers in an annual rebirth with a full harvest, longer nights, and in many cases, a new wardrobe. We’re celebrating the bounty of the season with a new beer that’s coming out in cans this week — Autumnation. Brewed with pumpkin, ginger and white pepper, and wet-hopped with just-harvested Citra hops from the oldest continually farmed hop farm in the country, it’s a burst of fresh, seasonal spices trapped in a 16-ounce. can.
What does wet-hopping mean? It’s adding freshly harvested hops to beer in their natural form (not ground and pelletized), which can only happen at one point every year.
Admin Note: Citra version was brewed in 2011 and 2012.
What does wet-hopping mean? It’s adding freshly harvested hops to beer in their natural form (not ground and pelletized), which can only happen at one point every year.
Admin Note: Citra version was brewed in 2011 and 2012.
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4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
From the other beers I’ve had from this company, I was expecting something big and bold. However, even with its near 7%, there was very little rudenss. On tap at the Bocktown Monaca. Smell is just barely hoppy floral. The initial taste does have some of that octoberfest feel in it. However, it also has some kind of odd unidentifyable backbone in there, maybe leather maybe something else. . I guess this is what makes it a sixpoint. Finish is not bad, somewhat medium bitter ending.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Oct 2011
at 08:19
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pours hazy orange-amber into an English pint. Off-white micro head with good retention recedes leaving sheet lacing. Mild sour citrus, pumpkin and resin aromas. Medium bodied with sweet and sour pumpkin upfront turning to earthy, sour resin in the lasting finish.
Tried
on 15 Oct 2011
at 14:43
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Shared can. Poured an amber-orange color with a small white head. Aroma was citrus notes, earthy hops as well. Flavor was hops, citrus, overall earthy. Pumpkin not there, but I’m glad I’m not the only one that was confused by this.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Oct 2011
at 15:51
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Served on draft at Beer Run. Pours a hazy amber color with a medium creamy white head. Good head retention. Big spicy, peppery hop aroma with faint bits of pumpkin. The taste is huge herbal and peppery hop notes with a mild pumpkin and spice finish. Medium bodied. Doesn’t come across much like a pumpkin ale.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Oct 2011
at 21:33