Citra Session
Big Lake Brewing in Holland, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Rotating|
Score
6.69
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A refreshing light beer made with malted wheat and Citra hops. This beer is juicy and easy drinking. Perfect for the summertime or anytime.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
16 ounce can into pint glass; no can dating, but is a recent release. Pours fairly clear golden amber color with a 2 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with good retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Nice dense foamy lacing clings down the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, mango, lemon zest, orange peel, light pepper/pine, wheat, cracker, lightly toasted bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and compelxity of citrus/tropical/pine hops and light-moderate bready malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, mango, lemon zest, orange peel, light pepper, pine, wheat, cracker, lightly toasted bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Moderate pine/citrus rind/grassy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, mango, lemon/orange rind, pepper, pine, wheat, cracker, lightly toasted bread, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/tropical/pine hops and light-moderate bready malt flavors; with a nice malt/bitterness balance, and minimal lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate dryness from bitterness, increasing though the glass. Medium carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, crisp, moderately sticky/resinous, and lightly bready/grainy balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.8%. Overall this is a nice American pale ale. All around good complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/tropical/pine hops and light-moderate bready malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, and refreshing to drink. A nicely enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Aug 2016
at 18:55
6/10
Tried
on 28 Aug 2013
at 18:06