Mosaic IPA
Caldera Brewing Company in Ashland, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
IPA Regular|
Score
6.11
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superspak (10160) reviewed Mosaic IPA from Caldera Brewing Company 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
12 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 8/9/2017. Pours fairly murky medium orange/amber/light copper color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and rocky off white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice thick soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of tangerine, grapefruit, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, berry, lemon/orange peel, pepper, pine, caramel, toasted biscuit, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Nice aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and dark/bready malt notes; with good strength. Taste of big tangerine, grapefruit, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, berry, lemon/orange peel, pepper, pine, caramel, toasted biscuit, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel, herbal, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, grapefruit, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, berry, lemon/orange peel, citrus rind, pepper, pine, caramel, toasted biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and dark/bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and zero lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/sticky, and lightly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Zero warming alcohol for 6.5%. Overall this is a very nice IPA. All around nice citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and dark/bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the modestly bitter/drying finish. Never overly aggressive. Balanced juicy/dank hop complexity, good sized dark/bready malt backbone. Maltier than I expected, but i didn't mind it. Not overly sweet with nice lingering bitter dryness. Great Mosaic hop showcase. A very enjoyable offering.
mike_77 (15875) reviewed Mosaic IPA from Caldera Brewing Company 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Pale blond colour. Tangerine aroma. Fairly thin texture. Tangerine aroma but plain hop bitter taste.
willisread (9761) reviewed Mosaic IPA from Caldera Brewing Company 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Tap at Watering Hole. Pours a slightly hazy copper with a finger of foam. Light orange and brown sugar notes with some light (albeit muted) tropical notes. Feels kind of heavy on the palate, rich malt but with some nice hoppy bitterness. Some more orange and honey. Finishes bitter with some sweetness. Old school.
potjebier (6609) reviewed Mosaic IPA from Caldera Brewing Company 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Tap @ Beer Temple, sample size, shared with Abijen & MarcodL. Amber color, mostly clear. White head, good lacing. Aroma’s: resinous, citrussy, but also light vegetables. Retronasal it’s citrus and tropical fruit. Flavor is moderate malty sweet with some fruity sourness to it. Light bodied. Rather bitter finish. Nice enough.
MarcoDL (7854) reviewed Mosaic IPA from Caldera Brewing Company 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draft at Beertemple. Golden pour. Aroma of tropical fruit, citrus and mild caramel. Taste of some tropical fruit and malt. Very thin and watery, needs way more hops.