Photon Citrus
Equilibrium Brewery in Middletown, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Pale Ale - Flavoured Regular|
Score
7.28
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Photon Citrus is our beloved Photon American Pale Ale conditioned on fresh grapefruit, lime, lemon, tangerine, and orange zest. It is everything photon is with a balanced touch of citrus; this citric delight is perfect to welcome the Summer weather.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: burnt orange to almost amber haziness with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated at a slow pace to leave some light lace
Aroma: lemon to tangerine to grapefruity to orangey hop notes; light clean malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine bittersweet to sweet quality; finishes lemony to grapefruity to tangerine-like tones
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; nice smoothness, low hop bitterness; low carb
Overall: pretty nicely done variant of Photon, I would return to this.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: burnt orange to almost amber haziness with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated at a slow pace to leave some light lace
Aroma: lemon to tangerine to grapefruity to orangey hop notes; light clean malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine bittersweet to sweet quality; finishes lemony to grapefruity to tangerine-like tones
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; nice smoothness, low hop bitterness; low carb
Overall: pretty nicely done variant of Photon, I would return to this.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Mar 2026
at 22:12
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can: Poured a slightly hazy pale yellow color ale with a large white foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of citrusy notes with some light floral hops notes. Taste is very citrus forward with some lemon and grapefruit notes with some light floral hops. Body is light with extreme cabronation (canw as a gusher). Enjoyable though overly carbonated.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Sep 2022
at 17:29
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Taste at Trail's End. Pours a hazy, yellow color, with a medium, frothy, white head. The nose is grapefruit juice, straw, and cane sugar. Sweet and very citrusy, with a mellow bitterness. Light and interesting.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Sep 2021
at 19:02
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Undated can (refrigerated, almost certainly quite fresh) drunk 5/20/21.
Copper-amber body must have some color added from the citrus? Because it's much darker than this light pale ale should be. Small, white head shows good retention. Moderately hazy.
Nose immediately shows the citrus addition as soon as the can is opened. Light lemon-tangerine atop dry cracker malts and strong, plaster and light bubblegum-like yeast notes. The citrus is nice but rather disjointed from the rest of the beer.
Similarly in the mouth, the citrus feels like a very separate element, with the rest of the beer showing plastery yeast, bare cracker malts and a hint of honey-like sweetness on the end. Light-bodied with lemon rind and gentle tangerine lingering. Seems a bit odd to add a citrus cocktail to a hoppy pale ale. Bit of astringency lingers, as well.
Copper-amber body must have some color added from the citrus? Because it's much darker than this light pale ale should be. Small, white head shows good retention. Moderately hazy.
Nose immediately shows the citrus addition as soon as the can is opened. Light lemon-tangerine atop dry cracker malts and strong, plaster and light bubblegum-like yeast notes. The citrus is nice but rather disjointed from the rest of the beer.
Similarly in the mouth, the citrus feels like a very separate element, with the rest of the beer showing plastery yeast, bare cracker malts and a hint of honey-like sweetness on the end. Light-bodied with lemon rind and gentle tangerine lingering. Seems a bit odd to add a citrus cocktail to a hoppy pale ale. Bit of astringency lingers, as well.
Tried
from Can
on 20 May 2021
at 20:47
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Crowler Hazy yellow with a white head. Pineapple mango aroma. The flavor is bitter with tropical fruit flavors.
Tried
from Crowler
on 05 Nov 2018
at 22:06
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7
Pours a hazy, lemon yellow, with huge, pillowy, lasting head. Aroma has a strong citrus (lime?) note and not a whole lot else. Flavor is citrusy, with some pine/spruce hoppy bitterness. At 4.8% ABV, isn't this closer to a session ale than a standard American Pale Ale?
Tried
from Can
on 09 Sep 2018
at 19:07
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft at Hellcat Annie's. Murky yellow color with a thick froth of white head. Grapefruit zest, lemon rind. Basically just citrus peel. Solid, kinda one note. Good mouthfeel. Easy drinking. Good beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Oct 2017
at 14:32
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft at Valhalla, 9th Ave, New York City. Pours cloudy pale gold with a small off-white head. Aroma of citrus fruit, tropical fruit, hop and very light spice. Moderate sweetness, medium sweetness. Towards medium body, slight oily and sherbet texture, soft carbonation. Good stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Aug 2017
at 23:57