Kern River Citra Double IPA

A double IPA that is hazy pale in color with a strong pungent aroma that comes from large amounts of Citra hops.

4.1

226 reviews

Kernville, United States

Community reviews

3.8 Draft. Cloudy copper color. Aroma of honey and toffee. Flavors follow nose with some gingerbread and lemon. Nicely layered.

5.0 Pale orange haze with a thick creamy head of eggshell colored foam. Dank, fresh, and juicy citrus hops explode on the aroma and pallete. Supremely quenching and sneakily alcoholic. Just like Florida's orange juice within a beer with muscle.

4.1 On tap at the brewery. Pours hazy golden with medium white head. Hoppy, dank, citrus, grapefruit, dry and lasting bitterness in finish. Medium bodied. Nice, maybe expected a bit more.

4.0 Bottle 22fl.oz. @ home. [ As Kern River Citra Double IPA ]. Clear medium orange colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, moderate to heavy hoppy, citrus, tropical fruit, mango, pineapple, light pine, light grapefruit. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, sweet fruit, fruity hops, mango, pineapple, tropical fruit, citrus - grapefruit bitter, sweetness from tropical fruit ala mango - pineapple. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20170413] 9-3-8-3-17

4.3 Pours hazy amber with low white head Aromas hoppy of citrusy fruits, grapefruit, pineapple , caramel Taste has hoppy notes of citrusy fruits, grapefruit, resin, caramel Perfectly balanced dipa with medium body, average carbonated and lingering bitterness

4.3 Pours hazy apricot with a low white head. Aromas of ccitrus, peach, apricot, mango, resin. Taste is very fruity and moderately bitter with some grassy notes. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Almost annoyingly well balanced. Awesome!

3.8 Bottle shared with koleminer20 for the Koleminer20 Turns 3k and Ebone1988 turns 1.6k Bonanza. Aroma is tropical fruit, pine, slight malt, resin, citrus, great. Appearance is amber golden, slightly hazy, off white head. Taste is tropical fruit, a little malty, pine, resin, a great West Coast IPA example. Mouthfeel is light to medium body, light crisp carbonation, citrus and pine aftertaste. Overall, very enjoyable.

4.0 From notes. Enjoyed at a tasting Kyle finally made it to at Mickey’s on December 01. 22 oz bottle. The pour is a lighter golden orange yellow color with a thick head of off-white head that slowly falls down to a thick film with a couple good spots of lace. The aroma is nice. The citrus is great. Huge citra hops, light bitterness, great citrus zest, and a surprising crispness. The flavor is much of the same. Big, bright citra hops and a light leafy bitterness. The bitter citrus zest is wonderful and lets this thing do what it is supposed to. The mouth feel is a little syrupy, but brightly carbonated with a lingering citra blast. I’m a big fan here.

4.1 Draught at the brewery. Pours hazy pale orange with a medium, frothy white head, long retention with good lacing. Aroma is heavy dank, fruity and floral hops with peach and apricot esters, nectarines and biscuit malt. Flavor is heavy citrus, dank and floral hops with cracker and biscuit malt, light nectarines and a dry finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation.

4.0 On draft at Caps & Taps. It pours a clear golden color wit a nice off white head. The aroma has passionfruit, lighter notes of grapefruit and some lightly toasted malt. The flavor has the same grapefruit and big passionfruit. Solid toasted malt with a very creamy, oily mouth feel, but dry on the palate. Medium spicy bitterness. A great West Coast IIPA.

4.1 650ml bottle from phesterjau, shared by many at Only Child. Thanks Jess! Yellowish orange pour with a white head. Big citra nose. Taste is super smooth citrus with some other fruits. Medium bodied, well blended. Finishes to the bitter side of bittersweet. Very, very smooth and well done. 15

3.7 My Bottom Line: Grapefruit pulp and sandy minerals (cat litter to some) are met by resinous bitterness in this engaging Double IPA. Further Personal Perceptions: -A ring of foam circles the hazy beige. -The fruitiness is pleasant throughout. -The mouthfeel is soft and effervesncent, quite drinkable for a Double IPA. -Although this is a perfectly fine Double IPA, I think that their regular ’Just Outstanding IPA’ is more pleasant on many fronts. Bottle.

3.7 Bottle courtesy of Jess, thanks a bunch! Pours a honey-orange color. A bit darker than expected. Nice 2 finger head of foam that fades to a ring. Aromas are pretty sweet...cereal grains, honey, rock candy....some peachy hop notes, light tangerine. Taste is pretty sticky sweet with a hefty malt bill. Much heavier on the palate than I expected. I wish the hops were allowed to shine a bit more here. Still, a pretty balanced beer that hides the alcohol fairly well. Finishes with more sticky sweetness that clings to the palate. Not much in the way of hop bitterness...maybe a small alcohol note for some bite, but definitely on the maltier side. Solid beer and glad to have tried it!

3.6 22oz. Grapefruit. grassy. hoppy. malt heavy. It doesn’t seem as heavy as a double. Decent stuff don’t see the top 150 hype, glad I didn’t trade for this a year ago when it was much harder to land.

4.1 (En fût à la brasserie): Une salade de fruit terriblement équilibrée. L’aspect jus est formidable et l’amertume presque complètement effacée. C’est un peu déstabilisant, je m’attendais à plus spectaculaire. Buvabilité dévastatrice, une candidate ultime pour le cask.

4.3 Bottle shared by Bruce. Pours copper with white head. Great citrus aroma. Taste is fresh bitter and citrus. Nice crisp finish.

4.2 Bottle shared by my friend Bruce. Pours orange copper with a thick off-white head and a huge citrus aroma. There is a hearty pale malt flavor with a grapefruit finish that stay on the palate. Very solid and tasty.

3.9 bottle shared at our big bottle share tasting. poured a deep cloudy dark golden colour with a small white head. nose is quite taste. lots of juice fruits, sweet fresh apricots, floral hop notes, tropical fruits, crisp malts, and juicy citrus. taste is not as full bodied as you would expect. sweet fruits forward. slight caramel malts, could have had some more of that hop bitterness in the mouthfeel aswell. clear citra notice. creamy mouthfeel. it’s clear that the nose is way better than the taste. pretty tasty brew do

4.2 Cloudy light amber color. Amazingly dry hopped nose with tons of citrus and grapefruit nose. Very light dry superbly quaffable. Modestly bitter finish. So well put together Southern California beer.

4.2 22oz bottle pours out a hazy gold topped with a white head. Nose is heavy citra rich malt heavy hops lots of citrus. Taste is more of citra nice bitter kick and a good grapefruit end.

4.0 Tap @ Toronado. Pours hazy amber with a small, frothy white head, short retention with light lacing. Aroma is strongly citrus with hops and vanilla. Flavor is crisp, bitter, with a light flour/wheat favor. Light body and medium carbonation

4.7 Tap at brewery. Heavy citra aroma, heavy citra flavor, lean malt body, a west coast hop bomb masterpiece. Not much else to say.

3.9 22 oz bottle shard by Hoff. Thanks, bro. An exciting rare tick by the bro. Pours a nice gently hazed golden amber hue. Frothy whitish head atop is a firmer filmy layer, nice thicker spotty film laces well and sticks around nice enough. Aromas are citric and juicy, touches of tropical fruit, a nice resiny bitter floral life. Grapefruit, mango, pineapple and earth, a bit sweet from the hops. Initial is lighter end of the fold, a nice bitterness, fruity llife, dry and gentle bitter. This never gets sweet or big. Dry and bitter backend, good firm florals with touches of bread, gentle straw. Light, airy, bitter especially as it catches into the backend and finish. While the nose is juicy and rich, a good bubblegum and tropical appeal, the beer is light, the malt body pretty crushable through a bitter backend and finish that comes on nicely. A nice floral slant, touches of earth and citrus rind and oils. Pithy, fresh and tasty. Nice stuff.

4.1 Type: 22-oz. bottle Glass: Pint mug From: Beer Advocate’s Toner Price: N/A Purchased: N/A; Received on Feb. 18, 2015 Consumed: Feb. 20, 2015 Misc.: N/A Thanks Tony! Poured a honey, orange, hazy color with 2-to-3 fingers of khaki-white, rocky head. A few light bubble streams coming up from the bottom of the glass. Good layered, foamy, spiderweb lacing on the sides of the glass. Average retention. (Sight - 4.13) Wow. First whiff reminded me of an Alpine IPA, specifically Bad Boy or Duet. Got mango, tropical, pineapple, Citra, floral, Amarillo, light resin, grapefruit pulp, nectarine, passion fruit, wet pine, sugary caramel and red grapefruit. Delicious. (Smell - 4.88) Taste wasn’t as potent as the smell, which would be hard to live up to anyway. Got toned down tropical, mango, pineapple, grapefruit pulp, bitter nectarine rind, Citra, some resin, caramel, peach, apricot, slight Juicy Fruit gum, light passion fruit, juice orange, floral and Amarillo. (Taste - 4.38) Medium body. Creamy texture. Lively carbonation. Long, juicy, bitter finish. (Feel - 4.25) This was really, really good. However, I’ve got yesterday’s Hopslam as the wee favorite between the two. Glad I got to try this though. (Overall - 4.38) 4.45 99 A

4.0 Tasting with the Crew. Didn’t know this badboy was showing up until Jrob21 pulled it out. At 45 days + we had some doubts that it would be as good as the ratings indicate. Would love to try fresh as this was awesome where it was. Tropical fruits, dank, citrus everywhere. Very nice.

4.0 Bomber shared with the crew. Was worried this was going to be too old at this point but this is still drinking incredibly right now. I have never had a beer with such a diverse hop experience. Everything from tropical fruit to bubblegum to bitter citrus grapefruit finishes. This has it all along with a good caramel malt working throughout the sip. Ranks up there although a notch below the best.

4.3 Bottle pours clear orange and yellow. Aroma is duper fruity and dank hops, really nice. taste is well balanced with a dry fruity bitter finish, really nice double

4.0 Bottle sample thanks to some dude at Churchkey. Clear deep golden amber color, white head. Nice aroma of tropical fruit, stone fruit. Taste is bitter and fruity. Very tasty.

4.2 Bottle in blind tasting. Pours an orange color with white head. Aroma is citrus and mix of dank. Taste is sweet, dry, dank, citrus, really nice. Like this the more I drink it. This is really nice, but zues is as good and easier to get, awesome beer.

3.8 Shared bottle. Pours a somewhat hazy golden orange with a nice white head. Aroma of citrus, pine, and grass. Taste is grapefruit, pineapple, tropical, pine, grass, and malt. Excellent.