Mozango
Lagunitas Brewing Company in Petaluma, California, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Rotating|
Score
7.12
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A MOSAIC-HOPPED ALE BREWED WITH MANGO
The flesh is weak, but the spirit is willing. So, what's at the heart of it? Is it the patient and diligent servant or the committed messenger, through their many routes and vessels? The salient soldier, slinging suds on the front lines daily, or the very brewers themselves? The answer is... we can't tell you here. From seed to sprout to fruit, and back to seed, we're all tangled on the same vine. And while fruit is momentary, the roots hold on for another season. It's all just a matter of perspective...
The flesh is weak, but the spirit is willing. So, what's at the heart of it? Is it the patient and diligent servant or the committed messenger, through their many routes and vessels? The salient soldier, slinging suds on the front lines daily, or the very brewers themselves? The answer is... we can't tell you here. From seed to sprout to fruit, and back to seed, we're all tangled on the same vine. And while fruit is momentary, the roots hold on for another season. It's all just a matter of perspective...
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7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Amber beer with a cream head. Tropical fruit and light grapefruit aroma. Tropical fruit and light earthy flavor. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Tropical fruit and light earth linger with light grapefruit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Sep 2018
at 22:59
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bomber from Winco. Bright golden pour with a nice thick fluffy head that stays thick throughout, curtains of lacing, lots of fine very active carbonation. Aroma is purely in the mango category, crisp, ful, seems fresh. Taste is more of the juicy mango with a just a little bit of bitterness from the Mosaic that blends in perfectly with the fruitiness. Nice feel all around. Very pleasantly surprised
Tried
on 24 Sep 2018
at 00:53
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
22 oz. bottle, now simply "Mozango." The mango is pretty upfront as I pop the cap. I pour it to kick up a big head of foam, which helps bring out more of the nose. It’s a pretty bright, clear orange color, what I’ll imagine lots of mango juice would look like. The foam is pretty sudsy and leaves remnants clinging to the side of the glass. The Mosaic hops, though, are what comes out first when I taste it. A lot of pine and a little bit of earthiness. Had I not smelled plenty of mango at the start, I might have thought the mango I was tasting was a part of the hop profile. So, this beer still has the hoppy bitterness you’d expect from a West Coast brewer. Yet the total package is pretty smooth and easy. I suspect the mango juice and elevated alcohol level are helping to mellow it out.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Sep 2018
at 20:24
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
22 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 8/22/2018. Pours slightly hazy/cloudy medium golden yellow color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of huge juicy mangoes, melon, lemon, tangerine, grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, guava, blueberry, citrus peel/rind, light pepper, pine, wheat, cracker, white bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Fantastic aromas with great balance and complexity of mangoes, citrus/fruity/tropical hops, and moderate pale/wheat malt notes; with big strength. Taste of big juicy mangoes, melon, lemon, tangerine, grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, guava, blueberry, citrus peel/rind, light pepper, pine, wheat, cracker, white bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, grassy, peppery bitterness; and slight fruit tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of juicy mangoes, melon, lemon, tangerine, grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, guava, blueberry, citrus peel/rind, pepper, pine, wheat, cracker, white bread, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of mangoes, citrus/fruity/tropical hops, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately crisp, bready/grainy/sticky, fairly resinous/rindy, and slightly acidic/tangy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 7.7%. Overall this is a fantastic fruited DIPA! All around outstanding complexity, robustness, and balance of mangoes, citrus/fruity/tropical hops, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, and pretty refreshing to drink with the modestly bitter/resinous/drying finish; not overly aggressive. Outstanding balance of juicy mangoes and vibrant Mosaic hops, with some dank/earthy presence; nice pale/wheat/oat malt backbone, with no residual sweetness from lingering dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, and amazing style example.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Sep 2018
at 23:42
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bomber from The Davis Beer Shoppe at 7.7%. Pours clear brassy gold with a slight white head. Aroma is dank and tropical with definite mango. Med body at least. Flavor is somewhat dank, is a bit earthy, might have some passionfruit, but definitely has a lot of mango. Fairly dry, tho malt is detectable. More fruity than hoppy, but very nicely bitter. Interesting and pleasing ale.
Tried
on 07 Sep 2018
at 00:09
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draught @ Canalhouse, 48-52 Canal Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 7EH. [ As Lagunitas Fusion XXXI (Mozango) ].Light unclear medium amber orange color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate to heavy hoppy, citrus, flowers, perfume, fruity hops. Flavor is moderate sweet and moderate to heavy bitter with a long duration, dried fruit, fruity, perfume, flowers, hoppy. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20151007] 8-4-7-3-15
Tried
from Can
on 26 Dec 2016
at 09:10
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg at Euston Tap, London. A golden/amber coloured pour with a medium white head on top. Sweet, malty, caramel aroma. Tastes the same, sweet, malty, caramel, mango and other rich tropical fruits. Delicious DIPA.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Jan 2016
at 16:33
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg at the Hare and Billet, Blackheath. Golden pour with a white head.Tropical fruit and peach aroma and taste. Sweet fruit finish. Very nice.
Tried
on 24 Oct 2015
at 16:49
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Keg at Piccadilly Tap; hazy golden amber pour with a small white head, aroma has mango and some soft citrus, taste has a hint of spice, mango, some bitter pink grapefruit, decent carbonation, bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Oct 2015
at 07:23
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Keg @ Trades Club, Hebden Bridge. Paler golden coloured with a head. Strong tasting, but not quite feeling its strength given there’s a decent mango flavouring in its tropical fruitiness, albeit a light one.
Tried
on 13 Oct 2015
at 11:10