Hoppy Sour: Citra
Almanac Beer Company in Alameda, California, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer Regular|
Score
7.78
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7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Bottle to tulip.
Appearance: glossy yellow color with a quickly dissipating fizzy head which didn't leave any lace
Aroma: sour/Brett-like notes, lemon acidity, mixed citrusy hop tones, light funk, grassy hop sweetness and some light herbal accents
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a funky sweet to semi-sour and tart sort of way; finishes the same way
Texture: light to medium bodied, great sipper. Leans into the tart to sour assertiveness on the tongue rather than have much or any smoothness
Overall: nicely done sour ale with Citra hops. I'd have this again.
Bottle to tulip.
Appearance: glossy yellow color with a quickly dissipating fizzy head which didn't leave any lace
Aroma: sour/Brett-like notes, lemon acidity, mixed citrusy hop tones, light funk, grassy hop sweetness and some light herbal accents
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a funky sweet to semi-sour and tart sort of way; finishes the same way
Texture: light to medium bodied, great sipper. Leans into the tart to sour assertiveness on the tongue rather than have much or any smoothness
Overall: nicely done sour ale with Citra hops. I'd have this again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Feb 2026
at 15:21
7/10
A hazed golden ale with a thick frothy creamy lacing white head. In aroma, nice tart mix of lactic notes, lemon, citrus and Brett. In mouth, a nice tart mix of lactic notes, light Brett, ground cherry, pleasant and refreshing. Bottle a few years old.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 May 2020
at 17:22
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours milky yellow with a small white head. Aromas of lactic sourness, citra, coriander, lemony, oaky, apricots. Taste has lots of citra, grapes, citrus, lemon zest, lactic sourness, stone fruits.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Nov 2019
at 16:55
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
Tap at the Watering Hole. Nice. Good, citrus light sourness that fades a little later. Got the hop character, little sweetness. Nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Sep 2019
at 16:03
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Hazy golden with a medium white head. Tart with funk, oak, some citrus and herbs. The body was on the light side. A decent one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Nov 2018
at 06:52
8/10
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Tried
on 03 Sep 2018
at 12:45
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
This brew is a hazed golden color with a medium thick white head that diminishes steadily to a film. Stringy lacing. Aroma of tart citrus, yeast, hops and oak. Medium body with flavors of citrusy hops, oak, mildly funky yeast and bready malt. The finish is tart and vinous with a citrus and oak aftertaste. Good beer all around.
Tried
on 18 Jul 2018
at 20:51
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours a slight hazy light-golden colour with a big frothy white head, long lasting and thick creamy lace. A nice mix of sour nose with the citra hops that gives fresh grassiness, berry hints with coriander and mustard even. The sour starts off the taste with a nice bitterness of grass giving my the coriander feel again. Light vinegars all over. Gets cloudy at last pour. A very nice blend of hoppy citrus grass and sourness. A great first experience from this brewery, and my first top 50 sour/wild ale.
Tried
on 02 May 2018
at 05:54
7/10
Z jednej strony fajowo intensywne, cytrynowe, nieco przyprawowe, ciut cierpkie... z drugiej te dzikusy maja jakas pawiowa nutke for mi.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Feb 2018
at 09:00
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Refrigerated 375 ml brown bottle poured into a Teku. Slightly hazy golden withmedium white head. Aroma is brett & some herbal hops, light body, lower carbonation, and pretty good lacing. Taste is tart, funky, citrus, and some oak.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Aug 2017
at 19:56