One of the best food experiences in the world (IMO). As long as the flavor isn’t grassy/vegetal.
I’m leaving work early to grab a pint of IPA now…
Interesting to see others’ impressions of Citra. I like them, but my wife had one pint of Three Floyd’s all-Citra Zombie Dust APA and told me I must brew something similar. I’ve brewed a couple of batches using 2011 crop, so I’ll be curious if the flavors change when I start in on my 2012 supply.
so the keg of APA was a huge hit at the tough mudder this weekend. the intensity of the citra settled down a bit, and while I know I will tone it down considerably next time, it was actually enjoyable to me as well - I am looking forward to tapping the other keg I have at home.
could also have been the 12 mile/24 obstacle race that heightened our thirst but every one seemed to enjoy it - some people were even asking me if there was real lemon and orange in there.
I. LOVE. THIS. BEER. In a small enough place, you can smell it before the bartender sets it on the bar.
Maybe its because its ALWAYS fresh, but they’re doing some special things with hops at 3F.
I have yet to taste an IPA with too much Citra in it, as long as it minimized the bittering/60 minute additions and focused on the flavor/aroma additions. I can’t get enough of those tropical fruit flavors. Yes, I will readily accede to my taste being out of the mainstream 
On the last IPA I brewed I used a half-pound of Citra (as well as 4 ounces of Zythos) in a 5 gal. Batch, and it still wasn’t enough.
I am a sucker for any big, multilayered flavor profile - food or drink. Sake is not for me!
I have made 20 gallons (2 batches) of a Zombie Dust clone (citra was the only hop) using two different sources of 2011 hops, and both were very enjoyable. The FreshHops leaf hops made the best batch. I recently tried a local brewery Belgian IPA dry-hopped with 2012 Citra, and as I told the brewer it tasted like “fruit salad…, in a good way” and it is their best seller.
It was much more expressive of the fruity flavors than I got out of either of my batches made from the 2011 crop.
I definitely need to buy some 2012 citra and brew another citra APA, well after the next two brews on deck.
Another data point:
Took a gravity reading/taste test of my Snow Day APA - it smells and tastes like 98% Citra and 2% “possible” Simcoe.
2012 Citra, btw.
Hop bill:
20 minute addition:
0.5 oz Simcoe
1/3 oz each of Mosaic, Centennial, Cascade & Citra
45 minute whirlpool addition:
0.5 oz Simcoe
2/3 oz each of Mosaic, Centennial, Cascade & Citra
I’m not really complaining, but I wanted more of a blend than just total Citra - I think I may force carb, bottle a few, then keg hop with Zythos, Simcoe & Mosaic and leave the Citra out of it.
I made an all Citra hopped IPA a few years ago (my attempt to ‘clone’ a Hill Farmstead Citra IPA). Citra hops are the most potent hops that I have ever brewed with! I only used 1.5 ounces for dry hopping and after 2 weeks of bottle conditioning I had a hard time drinking the beer; it was just too ‘in your face’ intense. An additional 1-2 weeks of conditioning permitted the hop aroma/flavor to mellow a bit and that beer was delicious. It had nice, enjoyable tropical fruit flavors to my palate. Some friends while drinking that beer noted an aroma/flavor of cat pee but they asked for seconds so I guess they like cat pee? I have read that Citra hops have a high amount of a compound 4MMP which some people perceive as being cat pee (apparently a higher incidence of this in women).
I brewed a Citra/Simcoe IPA where I bittered with Warrior and used a 50/50 blend of Citra/Simcoe for flavor, end of boil and dry hop additions. I thought this beer turned out great; I think that Citra and Simcoe complement each other.
Cheers!
I used 1 oz of Citra in my white wheat wonder. .25oz for 60 minutes, .5oz for 10 minutes, and .25oz for 5 minutes. Just one ounce gave this beer a very strong hop presence. I didn’t like the Citra IPA I made last year but I actually find the taste of this white wheat beer quite pleasant. It absolutely has the citra aroma. I would describe it as balanced leaning toward hoppy.