The Pils Are Alive With the Sound of Citra
Champion Brewing Company in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
Lager - Pilsener Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.78
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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
canned. pours a shiny orange gold. grapefruit tangerine lead off but some pilsner chalkiness. complex for a session beer
Tried
from Can
on 20 May 2025
at 01:50
3.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 2
Can as pictured. But, my can says nothing about 'with the sound of citra'. Look, I'm just so curious why IPA has to bastardize all the other styles? Take this for instance, its supposed to be a pilsner but its nothing more than an india pale lager. Come now, real pils is bitter but not IPA bitter. Somebody ruined this style it seems. It even smell like IPA. Can't we get back to style basics? Does everything have to taste like an IPA? Just asking. Yes, just another IPA tasting brew, there are a zillion of them out there, call godzilla, will yah?
Tried
from Can
on 04 Aug 2020
at 21:06
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
12 oz. can bought at Total Wine - Melbourne, FL. Pours light gold color with a white head and fair retention. Almost no lacing. Sharp hoppy lemony pilsner aroma. The taste matches the nose. Sharp hoppy pilsner taste but not as bitter as I expected. Clean and crisp. Good example of the style.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Jun 2020
at 21:33
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at Pour Taproom. Crystal clear bright yellow color, solid white head. Wow big lemon aroma. Taste is bitter citrus. Extra points for the name
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Jan 2019
at 19:57
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Golden with a white head. Bright citrus, grass, earthy spicy hops. Medium body. Finish has a crisp bite. Refreshing and full-flavored. Great Pils.
Tried
on 15 Feb 2018
at 23:48
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at Whole Foods Charlottesville. Clear golden, large creamy offwhite head, good retention. Aroma of bright citrus, dandelion, white bread. The taste is lemon, grapefruit, bready malt. Medium bodied, crisp.
Tried
on 23 Dec 2017
at 14:50
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pour is a clear golden with a large white head. Aroma is a nice citrus hop with a little pils malt shining through. Flavor is about the same, maybe a bit more malt then hops with the flavor but this was quite tasty. If this was available where I live I would get this all the time.
Tried
on 11 Nov 2017
at 14:23
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can: Pine needle, mango nose. Clear amber, thick head. Orange, lemongrass. A little biscuit at midpalate. Light body, easy carbonation. Nice balance, tasty.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Oct 2017
at 18:59
6/10
Tried
on 10 Oct 2017
at 17:12
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
3 week old can > pilsner glass A: Crystal clear pale gold with busy carbonation forming a tall frothy head. Head fell to surface patches and left big patches of lace. S: Sweet lemon, hay and bread. Lemon cake. T: Watery taste of bitter citrus hops and lemon zest with a woody doughy aftertaste. M: Thin bodied with average carbonation level. Refreshing and highly drinkable. O: Not bad but also not a radical departure from the norm and hardly worth $12/6.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Oct 2017
at 18:02