Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery Citra Mania

Happy 18th Anniversary, Town Hall! You can vote now! Buy a lottery ticket, consume adult-oriented materials, get a tattoo, buy a house, or get a hotel room, then do things in that hotel room that only adults can do...join the army! All those things and more...pawn something! Be on a jury! Get a loan! Be a bartender! Be a stripper! You can do these things, now, Town Hall! The world is your oyster! Follow your dreams!

Or, keep making great beer. I know you can do that.

I will celebrate your 18th with this mini-growleretterino of Citra Mania, which wasn't necessarily one of their special releases for the anniversary, but it was there on the first day of their anniversary celebrations, and doggone it, I'm a-gonna drink it.

Clear, bright golden, nice white head on top.

Beautifully bitter nose, jubilant bouquet of citrus notes and doses of tropical flavors, as well. Grapefruit and pineapple. Pine cones and orange peels. Ah. Love it. Grapefruit comes out on top.

In the mouth, it's a gorgeous blast of bitterness. Lean bodied. Fresh and fruity. Light maltiness. This is all about the mania for the Citra hop, so it seems. I take a moment to read the official description. Yes, of course. All Citra, all the time, a recipe for success in this hop hungry market.

It's a damned hoppy beer, and you can really drink it. Just about perfect. I gulped this mini-growleretterino down in no time.

From the website: "7.2% ABV. A classic West Coast style IPA brewed exclusively with the Citra hop variety. Expect a strong aroma citrusy and dank or pungent hop aroma below and off-white head. An orange-yellow hue holds juicy hop flavors including apricot, peach, pine, even melon, and tropical fruits like pineapple, mango or papaya. A simple pale ale grain bill with a splash of honey malt provides the foundation for these intense hop flavors."