Hop Load - Citra
Start Line Brewing in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
IPA Regular|
Score
6.79
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Jow (8309) reviewed Hop Load - Citra from Start Line Brewing 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 8
Draft at Bills. Gold and foamy head. Nose is melon and citrus. Tastes of thick sweet lemon, grapefruit, honey dew, some peppery. Slick palate.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Hop Load - Citra from Start Line Brewing 7 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Canned 12/4/17, drunk 2/8/18.
Moderately hazy, peach-bronze-golden. Super frothy, white head shows good retention.
Smells very fruity (yellow, some juicy, light tropical) and lightly floral. Lots of citrus coming through on the end with typical older hop notes of candied orange/marmalade. Completely competent and clean. Smells very soft and nice with light malts adding biscuit and honey.
In the mouth it's thick and sweet with melon and light orange rind. Hops are a touch dirty/old on the end but it's easy to forgive. Carbonation is still ebullient with a soft, malty texture and good dryness. Surprisingly good given how bad the base Hop Load was. May have to try a few more from these guys.