259. Cigar City Brewing (Tampa, FL) - Guayabera

“Traditional throughout Latin America, the guayabera shirt combines style, functionality, form and tradition in its four-pocketed design. We at Cigar City Brewing feel the same reverence and appreciation for the guayabera that we do for the Citra hop varietal, an ingredient that imparts notes of tangerine, lime and berries to this traditional American Pale Ale. The exclusive use of Citra hops in this beer creates a flavor that’s at once unique and recognizable, while its dry, crisp character and moderate alcohol make it as refreshing and functional as a crisp linen guayabera.”

That bitter finish takes awhile to creep up on you, and it’s a little more than the “dry, crisp character” they advertise—not strong, exactly, but sort of…odd. Doesn’t really work with the Citra flavor.