Scott Bennison's Citra APA Homebrew Review

Scott Bennison's Citra APA Homebrew Review
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Appearance:
Opens with a satisfying "Hsst", pours a straw to copper/amber colour, leaning more towards the copper/Amber with a straw/gold highlights. Off white/subtle tan cap with creamy tight bubbles.

Aroma:
Damn nice nose on the beer. Citrus/grapefruit/resin, which is balanced with the sweet malt backbone. If given a vigorous swirl you pick up fresh lemon zest. A great citrus hop bomb with distinct hop character. Great aroma on this beer!

Mouthfeel:
Nice light to medium mouthfeel, leaning more towards the light side. Carbonation was a bit subtle, but I suspect it was bottled from the keg. Very easy drinking and is a fantastic summer session beer. Dry finish really helps the moreishness of the beer.

Flavour:
Nice smooth upfront bitterness, reminds me of orange zest bitterness, which eases into a nice malt character. The beer is hop dominate, with the malt balancing out the hop character/bitterness with  the malt sweetness. Very Palatable. The only small fault I can pick up is a subtle butterscotch on the back end. But nothing that takes away or distract's from the beer. If the beer was super fresh you would not even pick up on it. Other than that the flavour of this beer is fantastic, hop character/bitterness to sweet malt is balanced and tasty.

Overall:
This beer is a balanced citrus hop bomb, which is light and very easy drinking. The beer went down so smooth on a hot summer's day and left me with a profound feeling of "I want more" and honestly I cant say more than that. Its a great beer and I feel privileged to have tried it.

Scott Bennison's Pinefruit XPA Homebrew Review

Scott Bennison's Pinefruit XPA Homebrew Review
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Appearance:
Opens with a small “hsst”, the beer is keg conditioned so not expecting any fireworks. The beer pours crystal clear and a fantastic amber/orange colour, really great looking beer in the glass. Has a pure white head with tight small bubbles. The beer keeps a small cap, but does generate a small decent head once swirled. Some great lacing on the beer though, so it might just be a dirty glass.

Aroma:
This is a very complex aroma, fantastic and complex. Major pine notes with a sweet resin back bone with just a bit of dankness in there for complexity. Pungent comes to mind, but in the best possible way. The malt does not come through on the nose, very hop dominant! And it's great! And just to note, I have as light head cold while drinking this brew, but the pine and resin are coming through in spades.

Mouthfeel:
The beer has decent carbonation, if not a bit on the light side.  Mouth feel is light to medium leaning more towards the light side. The low carbonation lets the resinous flavour coat your taste buds and lets those hops shine on the palate.

Flavour:
The beer is hop dominated by far, upfront bitterness that's lingers once swallowed. The pine/resin hop character lingers on the palate, leaving the drinker with the feeling of a face full of pine cones, but in the best possible way. The malts come through on the finish with a sweet malt, just to help ease the palate from the pine/resin assault. There seems to be subtle kiwi fruit hop fruitiness behind the more dominate hop character.

Overall:
As I mentioned above, I have a slight head cold,  it this beer is not letting that get in the way, the hops are coming through in spades. The brew is hop forward and those hops dominate! The beer is very easy drinking and going down well chilling on the patio. My overall verdict is not going to be long as I want to get it over so, I can just relax and enjoy the beer. To me, there is no better verdict or "dammit, let's get this finished so I can just enjoy the beer!"