Vibrant Forest Brewery Pale Ale - Citra

Pale Ale - Citra

 

Vibrant Forest Brewery in Hardley, Hampshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular
Score
7.02
ABV: 5.0% IBU: - Ticks: 25
Eyes closed, mouth open, chunky gulp of golden ambrosia, Boom...you're in a tropical paradise (for extra impact, scatter hot sand about your feet.) This exceptional Pale Ale is dry-hopped into oblivion to deliver a mighty smash of grapefruit, lychee, passionfruit, mango and pineapple (seriously).
 

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7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cloudy blond appearance with thin head. Aroma and flavour have plenty of citrus. Especially lime zest. Pretty bitter too.

Tried on 14 Nov 2019 at 21:32


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Yellow colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Creamy palate!

Tried on 09 May 2019 at 10:54


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Tap @ Mig & Ølsnedkeren. Unclear yellow with small off-white head. Aroma is malt, fruit, hops, citrus and a little grapefruit. Flavour is malt, fruit, hops, citrus, medium sweet and medium bitter.

Tried from Draft on 02 May 2019 at 17:10


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Draught @ Mig & Ølsnedkeren. Pours hazy dark yellow with a small offwhite head. Aroma of malt, fruity hops, tropical fruit, peach. Flavor is sweet, malt, rich fruity hops, peachy, little citrus. Medium body, average carbonation, sweet finish. 020519

Tried on 02 May 2019 at 17:05


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Tap @ Mig & Ølsnedkeren. Hazy dark golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty and moderate hoppy - fruity. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 020519

Tried from Draft on 02 May 2019 at 16:29


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Tap @ Mig & Ølsnedkeren. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are rich citrus hops, fruits, flowers and has a sweet fruity and hoppy finish.

Tried from Draft on 02 May 2019 at 15:34


5.9
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Draft. An unclear golden beer with a lazing beige head. The aroma has notes of malt, caramel, and fruit. The flavor is sweet with notes of hops, malt, caramel, and spices, leading to a bitter finish.

Tried from Draft on 01 May 2019 at 14:37


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2016, [ Great British Beer Festival 2016 ], London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Vibrant Forest Pale Ale Citra (VPA Citra) ].ABV: 5.0%. Unclear - hazy medium orange yellow colour with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, light caramel, moderate hoppy, citrus. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, sweet malt, pale malt, fruity malt, citrus, fruity, fruity hops. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20160811] 7-3-7-3-14

Tried from Cask on 04 Dec 2018 at 14:20


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at the CP&K, 29/12/17. Hazed golden orange with a decent egg shell white head that dissipates edgeward in time. Nose is orange pith, light spruce, raw citric shreds, toasted malts, grass. Taste comprises pithy citric peel, orange wine gums, light pine, touch of passionfruit, grains, light bread, kiwi fruit. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close with balanced juicy hop bitterness. Decent cask pale affair.

Tried from Cask on 29 Dec 2017 at 09:52


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 6.5

Keg at Broood, Leicester during their Vibrant Forest tap takeover. Sharp lemon, gardenia, grapefruit and hand soap. Bitter and slightly astringent taste. Lemon peel bitterness in the finish and aftertaste. Heavily carbonated, which lifts the body. Not one of VF's best but I'm enjoying it well enough.

Tried from Draft on 27 Oct 2017 at 16:52