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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7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Keg @ Chez Sophie, Shrewsbury. Pours golden orange, small white head. Aroma has fruity orange tendencies. Taste has a similarly fruity character with some jammy apricot, citrus, grapefruit with a soft bitterness. Nice.

Tried on 06 Oct 2017 at 13:04


8.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

Cask at CBC, Clerkenwell on 18th August 2017. Hazy amber with shallow off-white foam and initial lacing. Intense hoppy and yeasty aromas. Tropical fruits and grapefruit hoppiness in-mouth, and a citric finish that becomes increasingly bitter. Plenty of body and a zingy mouthfeel. Absolutely superb.

Tried from Cask on 18 Aug 2017 at 16:17


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

Cask at GBBF day 3 11/08/2016. A translucent golden yellow coloured pour with a halo of white head. Aroma is pear and watermelon, fruit, low jammy fruits flavour is composed of light bready grains, strawberry fruits, pear and watermelon. Palate is grainy, mellow carbonation,. Decent.

Tried from Cask on 25 Aug 2016 at 16:28


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at GBBF 2016, Olympia, London. A hazy golden/orange coloured pour with a medium white head on top. Hoppy, tropical fruit, peach, orange aroma. Tastes hoppy, fruity, malty, orange, peach, tropical fruit, dank. Nice work, will seek this one out again.

Tried from Cask on 17 Aug 2016 at 04:41


6
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Sampled @ GBBF Day 3. Hazy murky yellow to light orange color, small to average sized white head. Smell and taste are moderately malty, indeed quite citrussy, citrus dry hoppy finish, moderately bitter. Decent body and carbonation. Not bad.

Tried on 17 Aug 2016 at 04:26


8.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Cask at GBBF 2026 - Day 4. Pours unclear gold with a frothy, white head. Lovely aroma, great dank and pissy hops, citrus, melon, some biscuit. Light sweet flavour with more juicy citrus hop character, more melon, light bitter grass, lemon rind. Light bodiednwith fine carbonation; good condition. Good balance to the finish, some quenching grassy bitterness, more dank citrus, light lime, papaya. Outstanding gold.

Tried from Cask on 12 Aug 2016 at 15:00


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

Gbbf. Trübes orange goldenes Bier. Geruch angenehm fruchtig hopfig, grapefruit. Geschmack sehr hopfig bitter, fruchtig, Orangen, grapefruit.

Tried on 11 Aug 2016 at 08:05


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

Bottle thanks to Stuu666. Appearance - hazy golden amber with a decent thin head. Nose - grapefruit and fresh sweat. Taste - oranges and general fruit salad things going on. Peach finish. Palate - light to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a dry balanced finish. Overall - very well balanced, not too bitter.

Tried from Bottle on 25 May 2015 at 04:58


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle at Ash’s. Pours hazy amber with a thin white head. Aromas of grapefruit, passionfruit. Taste is peachy, more citrus and passionfruit. Bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle on 25 May 2015 at 04:58


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle at ash’s. Pours hazy orange, nose is orange, grapefruit, toffee, taste is passionfruit, juicy citrus.

Tried from Bottle on 25 May 2015 at 04:57