Häffner Bräu Hopfenstopfer Citra Strong Ale

Brewed by Häffner Bräu
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Bad Rappenau, Germany

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

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My Bottom Line :
Citrusy tropical fruit grow through this Double IPA’s silky, plush mouthfeel until alcohol splashes the resinous bitterness.

Further Personal Perceptions :
-A sticky head of foam covers the cloudy orange.
-The plastic cork was nearly impossible to get out...
-The citrus fruit character is prominent, but not as bright as in their wonderful Citra Ale (the 5.1% version).
-The finish is also redolent of Eau de Cologne.
-The malts create a pleasant mouthfeel, but do not contribute much to the flavor profile.
-The nose could be better expressed for the style; there are dusty, yeasty notes which don’t jive with the Citra.
-Orange rinds seem to be coated in white sugar at times.
-This remains a decent intro to the style for Germans who haven’t had many (or any), but it is too unpolished to be very successful for now.

Bottle. Thx Alex!

Thanks to Alex ;light fruit aroma,amber, hazy, minimal head, light sweetness, lightly bitter, medium body, soft carbonation, nice soft hoppy fresh finish.

Bottle courtesy Alex. Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Dark yellow colour. Moderate malty and haevy hoppy aroma. Flowery and perfumed notes. Heavy bitter nice flavor. Long heavy bitter finish. Creamy palate.

UPDATED: MAY 31, 2012
2012-05-31, bottle from the brewery, plastic cork, purchased Oct 2011, 7-4-8-4-15=38
Hazy golden to light amber color. The aroma is fading away, with light vanilla and fruit jam. The flavor is also mellowing, with sweetish malt and jab, apricots, a touch of citrus; correct bitterness.
A good beer, but now losing power.

2011-09-16, bottle from the brewery, plastic cork, purchased June 2011, 8-4-8-4-16=40
Hazy, or cloudy, light amber color, with medium sized creamy head. Very nice, deep yet delicate hop aroma, like a lemon tart, some vanilla. Round and strong body; sweetish malt flavor, less German and crispy than the Amarillo Strong Ale (but still with a background of that crispness), also a bit sweeter; strong hopping, giving the right amount of bitterness and very nice fruity character, tropical fruits; pleasant alcohol warmth, well blended together.
Less emotional than the Amarillo Strong Ale, but excellent as well.

75 cL bottle. Pours hazy yellow to orange with a huge white head. Aroma is classic citrusy, light leathery to bretty note. Smooth fruity, crisp bitter and with a brett like note. Smooth fruity and crisp hoppy finish.

(75 cl bottle from Wein Kultur Bier Shop, Moabit) Pours a hazy amber with little, off-white head and lace. Aroma is a bit muddy with citrus, yeasty and malty notes. Full-bodied, softly carbonated with a slightly bitter finish. Taste is a bit unbalanced, yeasty, mildly bitter with fruity notes. For 20€ this beer was a bit of a letdown.

Bottle 750ml. @ [ Tasting by fiulijn ].

Unclear medium orange colour with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, grain, caramel, moderate hoppy, grass, citrus, fruity. Flavour is moderate to heavy ysweet and bitter with a average to long duration, orange - citrus. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20110916]

Bottled. A dark golden beer with lazing beige head. The aroma has notes of lemons, hops, and straw. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, straw, alcohol, fruits, leading to a bitter finish. Thanks fiulijn for sharing.

Bottle at Alex. Hazy orange-red coloured with a small off-white head. Fruity aroma of hops, pine needles and citrus with notes of caramel. Fruity flavour of hops and pine needles with notes of citrus. Hoppy finish.

Bottle looks simple but really good. Not easy to open. Beer in the glass deep golden, small head. Wonderful sweet-hoppy aroma. Starts quite mild, more and more hoppy dry with a sweet touch. Fine fruity like lemon. Finish woody and bitter for a moment, well balanced. Great beer!

Deep golden, hazy, big - stable - off-white head, moderate to solid citrussy-sweaty nose; pretty sweet flavour, but bitter - as expected - too, a bit sticky, full bodied; citric-hoppy and quite sweet finish. A tad too sweet, otherwise quite well made.......