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.