Pollen - Mosaic
Tox Brewing Company in New London, Connecticut, United States 🇺🇸
Pale Ale - New England / Hazy Series|
Score
7.29
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Pollen is our rotating hop Pale Ale series. Pollen uses a simple grain selection and ale yeast paired with a rotating selection of hops. This version features Mosaic hops, a staple American grown hop variety and a real workhorse for flavor, whirlpool conversion, and even bittering for those that still do it. Big tropical aromas are followed by flavors of citrus candy, mango, ripe melon, papaya, and hints of flower blossoms. Don’t sleep on this seemingly simple pale ale, the flavor is anything but that.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Canned 6/12/25, purchased from the brewery 10/24/25, drunk 10/27/25.
Heavily hazy, soupy blonde-brass. Small, dense, off-white head.
Nose is big, big yeast ester with a mild lemongrass and no sign of allium. Soft, cakey malts and lingering spice on the end. Almost a vanilla tinge to it.
Soft and moderately sweet with a mild spiciness. Obviously this must have lost some pep in its step from the 4 months its aged, but at least this came from the cooler. It's certainly clean and lightly juicy with deep malts. Maybe could be a hint more dry, but again, I'm sure it's lost some bitterness and acidity over time so I'll give it a bit of a pass.
Heavily hazy, soupy blonde-brass. Small, dense, off-white head.
Nose is big, big yeast ester with a mild lemongrass and no sign of allium. Soft, cakey malts and lingering spice on the end. Almost a vanilla tinge to it.
Soft and moderately sweet with a mild spiciness. Obviously this must have lost some pep in its step from the 4 months its aged, but at least this came from the cooler. It's certainly clean and lightly juicy with deep malts. Maybe could be a hint more dry, but again, I'm sure it's lost some bitterness and acidity over time so I'll give it a bit of a pass.
Tried
from Can
at
Tox Brewing Compnay
on 27 Oct 2025
at 22:19
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
Can (6/12/25) from Manchester Wine and Liquors. Cloudy, milky yellow with tons of sparkle, fluffy head with excellent retention and light soapy lacing. Aroma is strong citrus and grapefruit. Taste follows aroma, late bread. Smooth, silky texture, soft carbonation, finish as taste. This is an exceptional APA!
Tried
from Can
from
Manchester Wine and Liquors
on 15 Sep 2025
at 03:32