MOESaic Session IPA
Black Diamond Brewing Company in Concord, California, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Session Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.86
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When we first got our noses in and hands on the experimental hop, then known only as HBC 369 CV, we knew it was something special. We wanted to make a lower alcohol IPA that didn’t drink like many others we tried. There was good hoppiness to most of them, but the body seemed lacking.
We went to work on solving this, and it took a bit of time. When we were finally convinced our session IPA was ready for prime time, HBC 369 had been named: Mosaic.
We employ this chameleon cone -with its exceptional palette of flavors- at each stage in the hopping process. Paul has actually created a lower alcohol session ale with the flavor and body of an American IPA. This beer has developed a following in the active lifestyle crowd, especially with cyclists, but it’s also a great beer when you just want a little more hang-time with your IPA. Dedicated to our hop-loving friend, David Moes, we brew this beer for true hop heads.
We went to work on solving this, and it took a bit of time. When we were finally convinced our session IPA was ready for prime time, HBC 369 had been named: Mosaic.
We employ this chameleon cone -with its exceptional palette of flavors- at each stage in the hopping process. Paul has actually created a lower alcohol session ale with the flavor and body of an American IPA. This beer has developed a following in the active lifestyle crowd, especially with cyclists, but it’s also a great beer when you just want a little more hang-time with your IPA. Dedicated to our hop-loving friend, David Moes, we brew this beer for true hop heads.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
355ml bottle. Minimally cloudy, deep amber colour with average to huge, thick, creamy, fairly lasting, moderately lacing, white head. Typical, tropical fruity, hoppy Mosaic aroma, notes of mango, passion fruit, grapefruit. Taste is biting bitter hoppy, remnants of passion fruit and mango give way for slightly chalky bitterness, an underlying touch of blackberry survives even throughout the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 May 2016
at 15:39
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Botella, @The Beer Garden Store, Madrid. 09/04/2016. Bottled on:11/15 Color amarillo, sabor frutal, caramelo, final amargo.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Apr 2016
at 09:57
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 fl.oz bottle. Pours clear dark orange golden colour with a huge good lasting off-white head. Aroma of intense bitter hops, spruce, apricot, zest. Taste of intense bitter fruits, apricot, red malt, spruce, long bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Mar 2016
at 13:01
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 oz bottle. Dark orange pour, clear, with a medium height white head. The smell is overwhelmed by tropical fruit, pineapple, tons of overripe mango, oranges and honey. Smooth mouthfeel, bitter-sweet and balanced with the tropical fruits dominating the taste, as well. Medium bodied, with a sticky bitter-sweet aftertaste. Right up my alley.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Mar 2016
at 11:24
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle from Biernavigatie, large sample. Clear orange to amber color, short frothy head. Aroma of citrus and grapefruit, bit bready malt, toffee. Medium citrussy bitterness, bit resiny and piney as well. Some biscuity malt. Bit thin in the finish, but overall quite tasty. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Feb 2016
at 13:56
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
#1000 USA beer. Sampled draft @ Delirium Hoppy Loft. Hazy orange, creamy off-white head. Nose is moldy plaster hops, dunk hops, plaster yeast. Taste is moldy peach & yeast, sugar, lightly buttery. Touch buttery body, meh. Possibly old or bad keg?
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Feb 2016
at 13:30
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle: Poured an amber color with a thin off white head. Dank hops earthy malts. Taste is earthy hops a nice malt backbone.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2015
at 13:58
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Everybody’s rating this nowadays, so I’m living up to the trend. Hazy amber with a big off-white head that diminishes quickly. Fruity hops, orange. Light body, woody aromas, vegetables, sweet. Aromatic and drinkable. Nice fruity finish, no bitterness. Great! December 2017. Big tasting at Višnja's penthouse! Cloudy dark golden to amber, diminishing off-white head. Moderately hoppy, fruity, orange, peach, malts. Lightly flavoured, dry, low bitterness. Light body, moderate carbonation, light finish. not as impressed as two years ago.
Tried
on 24 Jul 2015
at 13:15
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle, 355 ml at O’hara, Zagreb. Shared with JFK10000. Pours orange, medium off-white head. Great fruity citrus aroma. Light bitterness, fruity flavor.
Tried
from Bottle
at
O’Hara Zagreb
on 20 Jun 2015
at 05:34
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
on tap ambrata limpida bella schiuma buona persistenza note agrumate lieve terroso lieve fruttato lieve malto discreto amaro buona beva non molto fragrante però
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Jun 2015
at 06:02