Citra Hops...

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  1. davey101

    davey101 Initiate (0) Apr 14, 2009 Connecticut

    Am I the only one not on board the "citra hype" train? After hearing so much about kern river citra and zombie dust I was really looking forward to trying these. I love a good hoppy beer so I was stoked to receive a ZD as an extra. Just cracked it open and it smells and tastes like dank bud mixed with pizza gold fish. Kind of savory and odd. I know its all about the taste buds and personal preference, but I was just wondering if I'm the only one not into this hop breed?
     
  2. dumptruck81

    dumptruck81 Initiate (0) Dec 28, 2011 Texas

    I'm a big fan of citra hops. Should be a passion fruit/gooseberry flavor. I have heard of some off flavor aroma from using too much for dry hopping but never experienced that. Never had zombie dust but I've had some homebrews with all or mostly citra and I loved em both. Also had drakes aroma coma with citra and it was really good also.
     
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  3. davey101

    davey101 Initiate (0) Apr 14, 2009 Connecticut

    Perhaps I'm just not used to it then. I get some grapefruit and tropical fruit, but it seems masked by some savory notes. <googles gooseberries>
     
  4. gatornation

    gatornation Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,502) Apr 18, 2007 Arizona
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    im a fan of citra hops because of its tropical/ fruity nature

    surly wet
    surly abrasive
    tallgrass halcyon wheat
    and even torpedo has some citra hops
     
  5. dumptruck81

    dumptruck81 Initiate (0) Dec 28, 2011 Texas

    When I gave out my homebrews to coworkers I described it as a "tropical" IPA. Even people that don't really like ipa's said they enjoyed it.
     
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  6. nrs207

    nrs207 Initiate (0) Sep 8, 2011 Pennsylvania

    Odd about that savory note. All I got from Zombie Dust was straight up tropical, grapefruit, and citrus fruit juice. It was too fruity to even pick them apart. It was just great. I can't even imagine KR Citra. If FFF amped up ZD to make a DIPA I'd probably need a change of pants.
     
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  7. davey101

    davey101 Initiate (0) Apr 14, 2009 Connecticut

    Interesting. I enjoyed wet and abrasive is one of my favorite beers. Perhaps its just the "citra only" beers which I can't stand.
     
  8. JHamm

    JHamm Initiate (0) Dec 8, 2009 Delaware

    I believe that you are indeed a heretic and therefore should be subjected to the colonial method of dunking to prove otherwise.
     
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  9. DrAwkward82

    DrAwkward82 Initiate (0) Apr 16, 2005 California

    Glad to hear someone else say it. Not at all a fan; I love tropical/grapefruity hops, but I get much more of a roasty, rye-like flavor and aroma from Citra beers I've had. Didn't care much for Zombie Dust, El Segundo Citra or even Kern River Citra.

    The only use of it I've enjoyed was in Bruery Batch 300, and that was more or less in spite of the Citra, since there were so many other things going on with that beer (Belgian triple aged on oak) that the single hop component was only one peripheral element.
     
  10. TongoRad

    TongoRad Grand Pooh-Bah (3,848) Jun 3, 2004 New Jersey
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    Victory Headwaters features them, and it's quite fruity. I get a lot of berry/kiwi/tangerine in it. Really nice beer.
     
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  11. growlerphil

    growlerphil Initiate (0) Oct 26, 2011 Virginia

    Have brewed a couple of homebrews with Citra and, along with the fruity/tropical notes I have also detectected some "savory" type buttery flavors. Of course, that may just be the off flavor diacetyl.
     
  12. Giantspace

    Giantspace Pooh-Bah (2,879) Dec 22, 2011 Pennsylvania
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    Free will citra pale ale is pretty nice. Had it a month or so ago on tap. Very nice tropical notes and orange citrus to it

    Enjoy
     
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  13. Rau71

    Rau71 Initiate (0) Dec 12, 2011 California

    I thought Kern Citra which has some Amarillo in there too was fantastic. I was disappointed by Zombie Dust though.
     
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  14. founder26

    founder26 Initiate (0) Sep 9, 2009 Michigan

    o rly?
     
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  15. UCLABrewN84

    UCLABrewN84 Initiate (0) Mar 18, 2010 California

    You are probably in the minority.
     
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  16. Chadbrochill

    Chadbrochill Initiate (0) Mar 21, 2012

    I love citra hops! do you like hopslam? Maybe you got a Zombie dust that wasn't fresh enough.
     
  17. nc41

    nc41 Initiate (0) Sep 25, 2008 North Carolina
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    Kern River is amazing stuff, I bought some Wet, and it was ok, but not worth the money IMO. I prefer the Furious from Surley. Never had Zombie Dust, but I'm working on it.
     
  18. 46andBrew

    46andBrew Initiate (0) Mar 10, 2011 Indiana

    I love this post!
    I have been chastised on beeradvocate for suggesting Zombie Dust smelled like wild onions (I find it fascinating when people tell me what I should and should not smell and taste, as if somehow my brain perceives data EXACTLY like theirs). Perhaps we have the "cilantro taste gene", but for citra hops because I definitely get a savory/salty smell and taste from Zombie Dust (and Stone Enjoy By IPAs, SN Hoptimum, and here and there for a few other hop forward beers). I'm not as creative as to say "dank bud and pizza gold fish" but I certainly see where you're coming from.
     
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  19. MooseBoose

    MooseBoose Initiate (0) Jun 6, 2007 Wisconsin

    Didn't know Abrasive used Citra, but I do not like Abrasive. Had a Toppling Goliath Psuedo Sue, which I read on here uses Citra, and I thought it tasted HUGELY of lemony citrus flavors, to the point of wondering if the bar was using lemon Dawn dish soap and didn't rinse it out. Completely different taste from Abrasive however.
     
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  20. rails

    rails Initiate (0) Nov 8, 2012 California

    It was probably just a old zombie dust.
     
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