Soft Serve - Mosaic
Gun Hill Brewing Company in Bronx, New York, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Session Regular|
Score
7.02
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
On tap at the Jeffrey. Pours hazy orange. Orange juice, sweet, tangerine, grapefruit. Good body. Decent.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
16 ounce can. 4.5% ABV. Honey gold pour. Rocky white head with clinging lace. Fragrant citrus hop aroma. First sip is light citrus with herbal notes. Light bodied. Notes of stone fruit in middle. Light fruity finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Pours an amber from a tap, white head with some lacing. Nice fruity aroma and flavor, not as thin as most sessions but still thin. Good beer.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Draught at Brewer’s Tap and Table, 7/1/17 and Worden Hall, 8/19/17.
Heavily hazy, though not soupy, pale, straw-blonde with golden tints and a full, well-retained, white head.
The more mild side of mosaic is noted in the nose, thankfully (since it’s such a light beer), showing nectarine skin, apricots and light meyer lemon. Biscuity malts lie behind it, and perhaps a touch of vanilla-like sugar character from the lactose. It’s mostly soft, fuzzy, green hops, though and it’s both clean and shows no resin, alcohol or yeast.
Soft and fruity, with mostly stone fruit and mild citrus. Biscuity malts, lactose and a tight carbonation provide a supple texture while hops show light bitterness and juicy fruits growing stronger as the beer warms and breathes. The lactose provides a bit of gentle acidity and orange creamsicle flavor, but does give it a somewhat "thick" character that is definitely questionably-desirable in a light, hoppy pale ale. That being said, the amount of clean, well-presented flavors, bright hoppiness and lack of resin, all at ~3% abv is undeniably great brewing and I’m happy to drink this beer whenever I see it.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Can. Hazy dark orange with small foamy white head, faint mango aroma, medium carbonation, medium bitter mango-citrus taste, smooth body, medium bitter citrus finish. Nice session IPA.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Proletariat, NYC tap: pours golden with a small white head. Aroma is citrusy and tropical fruit. Taste is lightly bitter. Creamy. Much larger than the low abv would imply. Nice.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Draft at Ginger Man. Unclear orange color with a nice, sheeting head and heavy leaving. Nice heavy hop aroma and flavor. It is fruity and clean. Smooth feel. Not at all watery. Pretty tasty. Very nice beer.