Citra Double IPA
Kern River Brewing in Kernville, California, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Regular|
Score
7.91
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This beer is all about the hops! Citrus, mango and pineapple aromas abound, but make no mistake, there is no fruit here, just a serious dry-hop regimen of Citra and Amarillo hops. We put in just enough malt backing to balance out the flavor, but Citra Double IPA is as close as it gets to chewing on a hop vine. Enjoy this one fresh!
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8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
22 oz. bottle, pours a cloudy orange with a medium white frothy head. Aroma of pungent tropical fruits in the way of pineapple and mango, some floral notes and piney hops. Flavour of pungent tropical fruits: mango and pineapple, with lots of piney hops, floral notes, dried fruits (apricots), with a well-malted bready malt backing with slight sweetness. Finishes dry, tropical fruity, bready and only lightly sweet. Extremely well-balanced and crafted all-round. Most excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 May 2012
at 22:28
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
66cl Bottle at AHBS. Hazy golden yellow colour, white head. Aroma of orange lemonade, sweet, fruity, pineapple, pine. Flavour is dry, fresh, light pine, citrus, crackers, dry citrus bitter finish. Light to medium bodied. Very nice and refreshing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 May 2012
at 09:28
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle @ Dan’s house, courtesy of arminjewell. Thanks amigo! Pretty clear, fluorescent orange appearance with a white head. Potent grapefruit citrusy, light ganja, a touch resins, floral hoppy aroma. Rich grapefruit creamy, orange citrusy, a bit piney ganja hoppy flavor with a lingering dry finish. Nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Apr 2012
at 18:38
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bomber shared by the guys at the Davis Beer Shoppe. Pours hazy darkish gold. Mixed resin/citrus aroma. Smooth flavor that’s about the same. There’s lush fruitiness, and a large amount of hop. Extreme, but not burning, hop level in the finish. Excellent.
Tried
on 13 Apr 2012
at 15:19
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours a rather hazy, copper color with a nice head that sets up and stays. Aroma of citrus and hops. Flavor is a very nice combination of citrus and pine-hops that’s not too bitter. There’s an underlying sweetness. One of the best.
Tried
on 15 Mar 2012
at 16:48
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Thanks to Secret Santa. Pours hazy golden with a small lasting creamy head and lacings. Orange, lemon and pineapple. Dry and bitter. Slightly oily. Citra no question but also some orange and some other hop. Not sure this is entirely fresh or perhaps it is just the mix of Citra and Amarillo?. Not sweet malty but some caramel and more malty than expected. Tasty nevertheless. Smooth and dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jan 2012
at 12:17
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle thanks to Peter!. Pours cloudy gold with cream white head. Nose/taste of pineapple, mango, citrus, pine and caramel malt. Smooth and creamy hops with lots of pineapple and citrus and a semi dry pine and mango finish. Wonderful world class pineapple and tropical fruit nose falls a little short on the taste. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Sep 2011
at 20:54
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Massive grapefruit aroma. Hazy orange, copper with a full white head. Starts off slightly watery, but continues with medium-full warming mouthfeel. Malt holds up nicely for this hop bomb. Citrus and grapefruit. Bitterness throughout.
Tried
on 21 Feb 2011
at 20:27
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
Sample at the brewpub. The beer is a slightly hazed amber-orange color with a medium white head that recedes steadily. Rings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of citrus, grassy hops and malt. Medium body with a moderately bitter hops character that has notes of grapefruit and spruce. The finish is hoppy with a citrusy aftertaste. Pretty solid overall.
Tried
from Draft
at
Kern River Brewing Company
on 13 Jan 2011
at 18:54
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Absolutely fantastic beer. I had a few glasses of this beer and was just blown away. I really didn’t expect it to live up to the hype, but I was happily wrong on that score. It has easily the best Citra flavor in the 10 or so Citra IPAs I’ve tried so far. It was all very bright floral and tangerine notes. The beer is quite well made. Just enough light malt sweetness to carry the hops. Finishes mildly dry and refreshing. Little to no harshly bitter notes. This is a very easy beer to like and makes me want to make the long drive down to Kernville.
Tried
on 22 Aug 2010
at 13:46