Mosaic & Eureka IPA
The Hop Concept in San Marcos, California, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Regular|
Score
7.30
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Two heavyweights with complex flavors meet head-on in this one-of-a-kind IPA. Mosaic-probably one of the most aptly named hops-fuses an array of tropical fruit, citrus and berry with mild herbal, earthy and pine characteristics. Grady Eureka hops emphasize heavy pine, underlined by mild floral notes and rounded out with dank aromas.
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8/10
Clear amb bod sml wht head. Floral citrus hop arma. Floral citrus toffee arma. Med bod mod low carb. 8/4/8/4/15 3.9
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Sep 2017
at 12:50
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
22 ounce bottle into tulip glass, best before 11/24/2017. Pours fairly crystal clear medium golden/yellow color with a 2 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Nice dense soapy lacing clings around the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big tangerine, grapefruit, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, melon, guava, berry, lemon zest, orange peel, pepper, pine, cracker, biscuit, light honey/toast, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and moderate pale malt notes; with great strength. Taste of huge tangerine, grapefruit, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, melon, guava, berry, lemon zest, orange peel, pepper, pine, cracker, biscuit, light honey/toast, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Moderate pine, citrus rind, grassy, spicy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, grapefruit, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, melon, guava, berry, lemon/orange rind, pepper, pine, cracker, biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and moderate pale malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and minimal lingering hop astringency after the finish. Moderate increasing dryness from bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy, sticky/resinous/rindy, and fairly crisp balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 8%. Overall this is a fantastic DIPA! All around outstanding complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and moderate pale malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, and easy to drink; despite the increasingly bitter/resinous/drying finish. Fairly aggressive, but not overwhelming on bitterness. Super vibrant/dank and a bit juicy on hops; nice pale malt backbone, with no residual sweetness. Very well attenuated for the ABV, never heavy feeling. Really great mix of balanced hop complexity all around. The earthy/resiny Eureka compliments the citrus/fruity/tropical Mosaic really well. A highly enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Sep 2017
at 20:44
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Keg at the BeaverFest 2017 Saturday.. M golden amber. M thin white lacing...Soft sweet floral fruit nose.. Light custardy lemon fruits
Tried
on 14 Sep 2017
at 14:35
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(thanks for sharing!) Sampled draft @ The Beavertown Extravaganza 2017. Day 2. Orange, little white. Nose is nice old school pine resin hop oil. Taste is basic bit weak, herbal, pine resin hop oil, lightly watery hop oil. Very promising smell, bit weak in the smell, okay but I expect a lot more from Lost Abbey. Others seem to have quite liked it.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Sep 2017
at 10:42
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap. Clear golden color with white head. Aroma is fresh tropical fruits, light petrol, grassy, toasted malts. Taste is the same. A very nice and fresh IPA!
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Sep 2017
at 07:29
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tap at Beavertown extravaganza. Nose is citrus, orange, apricot, Peach, grass. Palate is bitter orange, apricot, grass, fruity finish. Good.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Sep 2017
at 06:28
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg at beaverfest. Pours clear golden, nose is grass, floral, citra, taste is sweet, grassy, toffee, juicy fruit. --- Beer merged from original tick of Mosaic & Eureka on 11 Oct 2017 at 14:36 - Score: 6. Original review text: Beavertown extravaganza
Tried
on 09 Sep 2017
at 15:41
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Beavertown Extravaganza 2017. Clear gold lasting white head. hoppy decent. Pretty good i thought. Some onion. Decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Sep 2017
at 10:46
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Very well-constructed DIPA, finding a nice balance between sweet, easygoing malts and a wide-ranging hoppy back end. Starts with a mild caramel and toasted grain front, semisweet but not dense, then grows some patented Mosaic complexity, berry and mango and orange blending with dank undertones and a growing piney bitterness. Juicyfruit, black pepper, flowers, and clingy IBUs on the fade. Good aroma, mixing dank with citrus and pale malt, and the appearance is quality as well, a golden straw color with a moderate white head and okay lacing. Texture’s perfect, creamy yet lively, and the ABV’s nowhere in sight. The more you work on the bomber, the more you appreciate how nicely crafted this pint comes across. Damn fine brew.
Tried
on 19 Aug 2017
at 20:31
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample from 65 cl bottle. Clear, golden colour with a fluffy white head. Fruity aroma with citrus, toasted notes, tropical fruits, floral notes. Taste is bitter. Medium bodied. Finishes dry and bitter with citrus fruits and exotic impressions. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Apr 2017
at 14:12