7

Draft from surreal crystal city - hazy orange gold pour - lots of citrus, bitter finish

6.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Mild varnish nose. Clear amber, medium head, fair amount of glass coating. Caramel, grass. Medium body, easy carbonation, resinous. Balanced

6.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Taster at 2 Silos. Hazy orange golden, thin silky white head. Aroma is malty, white bread. Taste adds light fruity hops, citrusy notes. Zippy bitterness with a little warmth.

6.9

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Tap. Pours slightly hazy golden. Small white head, great lacing. Aroma is dank. A bit vegetal. Flavor is light sweet, light bitter. Merlin body.

8.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Pours slightly hazy gold with a large lasting head.Nose shows candied pineapple, resinous hops, clean malt, Flavours include melon, caramel, sweet malt, soft resinous hops, faint mango.

7

Hazy gold body small foamy white head. Resiny floral aroma. Resiny bready flavor. Medium full body moderate carbonation. 7/3/7/3/14 3.4

7.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Poured a bright golden-orange color with a fluffy, very slightly off-white head. Nice mosaic bouquet, with a sharp lime citrus character that just comes across so good in these beers. Juicy Stone fruit. Really good. Slight alcohol heat at the finish.

7.9

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Ridiculously hazy deep copper and orange coloured body with a completely opaque bronze and light brownish body, with a fairly thick, two to three centimetre tall off-white and tan head. Aroma of very nice orange juice, mangoes, light pepper, flowers, hay, grass and a good deal of both resin and malt with some noticeable alcohol in the nose as well. Medium to Full-bodied; Strong, very rich malt shows at first with a nice bite along with a good touch of alcohol and a nice fruity flavour throughout that shows some pineapple, mangoes and especially orange juice. Aftertaste shows a very nice balance of fruit, malt and hops with a deep bite throughout, but still fairly easy-drinking, considering the alcohol and richness of the malts. Overall, a nice and enjoyable Imperial-ish IPA that has a very nice colour and super rich body that shows well and blends well with all the sugars, floral notes and especially hops. Very nice to sample, especially local and super-fresh. Worth trying to find, if you like the style or the Mosaic hop in general. I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from the Department of Beer and Wine in Alexandria, Virginia on 28-August-2020 for US$4,58 sampled at my house here in Washington on 02-September-2020.