Mosaic Mango
Lavery Brewing Company

No date on the can, but I'm pretty certain this is reasonably fresh. Anyway, this pours very hazy but not in the way I usually hate. This looks more like unfiltered orange juice than grody pond water. Could be unfiltered mango puree in the stew? Yeah, I'm going to assume that's what's going on here. Head leaves little peninsulas of lace as it recedes. Smells very over-the-top green and hoppy upfront before the mango comes in and walks you back a few steps. It's kinda neat. I've never had a beer that smells quite like this before. There's also some pineapple on the nose. I'm impressed so far. Taste doesn't quite live up. Lots of bitter citrus; grapefruit in particular with mango pulling up the rear. That bitterness lingers, however, and doesn't quite allow the mango to cut the burn. Still pretty tasty, though. Medium-bodied and too effervescent for my tastes. Awful, awful bitter. Man, I wonder how many IBUs this is. 100? An interesting beer for sure, though.

 

Very good would buy again. Not a hazy ipa. Not strong on mango but nice mix of classic west coast ipa taste and a small bit of mango to mellow the mosaic.

 

 

 

 

Poured from a 16oz can into a tulip glass. Thanks HoppyBastard1 for this excellent extra.

Pours a hazy orange amber body with a big frothy white head that sticks around for a bit and leaves little lacing or retention.

Aromas of sweet pulpy mango and caramel, light hops in the background. On the tongue are light mosaic hop notes - lots of citrus and peppery notes, a little grassy with a lightly bitter aftertaste. Mouthfeel is nice, light with medium low carbonation.

A solid beer. I could pound a few of these down.