Mosaic Session IPA

35cl Bottle at Tap Zuid. Hazy golden yellow colour, white head. Aroma is floral, blossom, citrus, melon. Flavour is light to medium sweet, fruity, melon, citrus, light floral, bitter finish. Light bodied. OK.

33cl bottle shared at tap zuid. Thick creamy white head. Very hazy blond pour. Nice bitterness.

0,355l bottle at home bougth at Firmabier. No BB date. As "Karl Strauss Mosaic Session Ale". yellow almost clear color, small white head. smells rather zesty but very muted of grapefruit, berry notes, raspberries. not much else. good smell overall. light to medium body, soft carbonation, slick mouthfeel. tastes lightly citric, some zest, some herbs, spices, malty. finishes lightly bitter with some citric and zesty notes. hmm, both taste and smell are very muted, even rather malty (for a session ipa?), I believe this might be rather old. The neck says "11:16 0146" (which I assume does not mean BB 11/16). anyway, had better.

As Karl Strauss Mosaic Session Ale. An ISA highlighting the Mosaic hop variety, derived from Simcoe. Very regular, egg-white, densely moussy, creamy head remaining completely closed for most of the time, sustained by fierce but ’fine’, champagne-like sparkling within the clear, deep warm ’old gold’ coloured beer underneath, turning more deeply yellowish and equally hazy with sediment added. Lovely fragrant aroma of lime peel, yellow grapefruit, lemon blossom, freshly grated ginger, green banana, starfruit, sourdough, unripe melon, zucchini, dry dust (dusty dried flowers), dried wormwood, white pepper. Crisp flavor, fruity elements in a subdued but elegant way combining a very restrained sweetishness of green banana with an equally restrained sourishness of kiwi and starfruit, refined carbonation tingling a bit but not numbing and perfectly fit for the style, supple and lightly bready maltiness in the middle, bit cookie-like but in a very subtle, non-sweet way, lightly resinous hop finish, pleasantly bittering but mildly so, yet long and aromatic, dry, with peppery and grapefruity notes, even a light hint of pine retronasally. Light, crisp, elegant and extremely thirst quenching: this is an exemplary session IPA by all means, even among the best in this specific young substyle I had so far. But I hadn’t expected anything less from this brewery either...

12 fl oz bottle from Saveur Biere. Pours a yellow gold colour with a white foam head leaving some lacing and hoppy fruity orange & grapefruit citrus aroma. Flavour is malt caramel, alittle biscuit, with peach, citrus, pine, hop resins and grapefruit bitterness. Light bodied, soft carbonation, dry tangy dusty bitter finish. Very drinkable session IPA.

Cloudy, dull tan. Thin head. Light pale malt, light lemony hop, has a nice refreshing character.

Bottle. Hazy golden color with white head. Aroma is mosaic blueberry, some sweatsocks, nice tropical fruits. Taste is slightly buttery, oniony, more perfumed hops. Light-bodied. Good modern Pale Ale.

Bottle @ Beer Temple, shared with Abijen & MarcodL. Golden color, slightly hazy. White head, not much. Aroma’s: full on tropical fruit. Additionally some resin and grains retronasal. Flavor is refreshingly moderate bitter with some grain. Nice!

Bottle at beertemple. Golden pour. Nice aroma of citrus, tropical fruit and bitter grain. Great taste of fresh hops, tropical fruit, mango, mild peach and some caramel. Very tasty, this is how mosaic should be used.

Draft at Springers tap room Santa rosa. Clear golden yellow coloured pour with a fine sticky white head that lasts. Aroma is nice mixed bag of fruits, tropical fruit salad, mango, hint of grains, and grass. Flavour is composed of light grains, light grassy, tropical fruit, orange and mango. Palate is light, semi sweet, light grains, moderate carbonation. Pretty drinkable.