Catamaran - Galaxy/Vic Secret/Mosaic
Side Project Brewing

 

 

galaxy, vics secret, and mosaic, a nice combination of hops in a really juicy, starchy, and pale beer, incredibly on trend, but really good, they all have been so far on the shared side of things, just really fresh and professionally made, they keep on coming, and even if its really only the hops that change from one of these to the next (not just from them, but from all of the guys making these and getting attention for them), it doesnt matter, delicious ipa will always be cool, and even if they are samey, they sure are good. this one is really hazy and doesnt have much color, like a washed out frosted orange or something, heady and frothy and foamy, not gross looking, but a weird shade on it. aroma and flavor match, impressive dry hopping, i am increasingly drawn to the savory and umami aspects of the vics secret, its a really neat hop, and there is honeydew melon and lime notes here too, along with the more familiar but well restrained mosaic here. citrus without any bitterness, tons of aroma but the flavor is right there too, fuller bodied, oaty i would think, smooth though, dry, and more drinkable than a lot of these are. i have to accept that this is the new ipa of the world, i hope more can catch up to this level, its really good!