Double Daisy Cutter - Mosaic
Half Acre Beer Company

L - west coast clear, a nice version and surprise of a DDC that isn't yet another hazy. Good foam, decent lacing.
S - Woah, tropics meet blueberry thunder with shades of guava, mango, and some fresh floral pine. Really distinct. Good use of different Mosaic hop variants (and cryo).
T - This is where the beer shines; more bitter blueberry tropical waves, distinct from other DDC, and second only to the Nelson variant. I think I like it more than Galaxy (did I just say that?).
F - Great, round, but drying mouthfeel on this. Satisfying.
O - a great DDC, #2 in my book after Nelson, but head and shoulders above the others, I think.

16oz can, dated 08.10.2023, poured into a 16oz tumbler glass. Enjoyed on 09.02.2023, reviewed from Tasting Journal.

The beer pours a dark copper color, medium amber hues, fairly clear with a slight haze and a nice foamy white head that offers good retention and lacing. The aroma is very herbal, grassy, dank, very earthy with some bright tropical fruits and floral qualities and some soft doughy malt. The flavors are good, bitter pine, bright tangy pineapple, grapefruit and orange juice, earthy citrus peel, wildflower, and soft pale grain. The mouthfeel is good, heavier medium body, coating, super smooth with an easy finish that is lightly dry.

Verdict: A nice IPA from Half Acre. Showcases the Mosaic well and offers a nice earthy experience balanced by some welcoming bright fruit flavors.

Yields a clear, amber to orange color with a bigger, spongy heat atop.

Smells of flowery lime zest, peaches and ripe mango among a noteable, sweet malt richness, lingering tangerines and a whiff of honey.

This offers a light and refreshing mouthfeel, enhanced by the lively, slightly metallic carbonation in this.

Tastes of a malty, honey forward resin impression, together with lighter, dry lime and additional orange zest. Offers a true malt punch then, with honey and toffee defining the taste, while the hops are pulling back almost entirely. Finishes a little more balanced with returned, grassy hops, which also inherit a light passion fruit note.

This is just a little to sweet for my taste, with no real complexity to speak of. Its hops seem subdued, which is especially unfortunate, since the Mosaic hops usually are able to create an intriguing flavor depth, which is not the case in here.

 

On tap. White head. Clear golden color.

Juicy, blueberries, papaya, honeydew. Hoppy with some dank, resin flavors. Nice bitterness. Ends sticky like a west coast. Solid offering.

Appearance: Arrives clear and copper colored with a two finger head that leaves clumps of lacing

Smell: Floral and juicy aromatics with a sweet malt presence; tones of papaya, mango, melon and candied citrus

Taste: The malts lay down a biscuity backbone with the papaya and mango emerging; melon adds some softness with the candied citrus arriving in the middle; slightly boozy in the finish

Mouthfeel: Medium body with moderate to high carebonation

Overall: A well-balanced, if slightly old-school DIPA

 

 

 

16 fl oz. can, canned 08/10/23, just over 4 weeks in the can works for me. Looks like this was brewed with two different types of Mosaic? Mosaic Lupomax and Mosaic T-90?

A: Nice and cold, the beer whistled a tune to me as a I poured it into the glass. Looks remarkably fresh & sudsy. Good burnt orange color body, strong finger of soapy white head, lots of spotty lacing. It looks damn excellent, I'll be real.
S: Bursting with fresh florals, juice, & nectar. This thing is hugely floral on another level. I can literally just shut my eyes and fade away into how fresh smelling this beer is. Like being in a field of flowers in the warm sun.
T: Mosaic is hands down probably my favorite hop ever. Such a beautiful clean flavor. Hugely fresh & floral, literally bursting with fresh juicy hop character at every small sip. Not overly bitter or piney, but there are definite elements of citrus, pine, resin, orange juice, papaya, etc..
F: Feel is extremely smooth, frothy, clean. Medium-bodied, with excellent carb. Fairly easy to drink stuff also for the slightly higher 7.50% abv. Not boozy or astringent at all. I'd probably call this dangerously drinkable.

Overall, a nice fresh incantation of Daisy Cutter, certainly interesting, and I'd be interesting in trying other hop varieties of this.

Half Acre Mosaic Double Daisy Cutter -----4.5/5

 

 

 

 

 

16oz can purchased from the fridge as a 4-pack for $17.49. Canned on 8/10/2023, so this is just over one month old.

Look: Nice clarity, perhaps a slight chill haze. It is a beautiful rich copper color. This could totally pass for a Festbier. There was a finger and half of off-white head that eventually dissipated to a thin layer. There is a steady stream of very tiny bubbles rising up the circumference of the glass.

Smell: Nice aromas of grapefruit, orange zest, peach gummy rings, mango, melon, papaya, and pineapple. It's also piney and there is a bit of dankness. Even though there are a lot of fruity notes, the nose is balanced and it's not leaning towards fruity or tropical. After swirling the glass, there is a bit of a vegetal note that is oniony. The nose also has a creaminess to it. Nice caramel malt note undertones.

Taste: Wow. This is really good. The taste basically follows the nose - it has all of those flavors coming through in a surprisingly balanced way and the flavors are also intensely delivered. The finish is moderately bitter with tons of orange zest and grapefruit pith on top of a tasty caramel malt backdrop. The finish is not sweet and also not super dry, but definitely leaning towards dry.

Feel: Very nice mouthfeel - it's medium plus bodied with a slightly viscous mouthfeel yet it's very drinkable. The beer has a lingering chewiness. It has very soft, smooth carbonation.

Overall: It's delicious. Of all of the Daisy Cutter versions that I have had (base Pale Ale, Double Daisy Cutter, and Double Daisy Cutter - Nelson), I think that this is by far my favorite. I also love going back to the regular Daisy Cutter Pale Ale, but this is more unique and complex, and obviously it's a bigger beer. I also like how of all the Double Daisy Cutter versions that I have had, this one is most true to the original. I also prefer a West Coast style Imperial IPA to a New England style one, and this beer is definitely West Coast style. As an aside, I love the colorful label design with the "mosaic" stained glass depiction of the daisies, which is very clever and appropriate for the Double Daisy Cutter - Mosaic double pale ale.

From instagram:
Mosaic DDC is built on a similar malt bill as Daisy Cutter, then goes all in on Mosaic hops hand selected in Yakima. This double pale ale leans to the West Coast as the heavy dry hop of Mosaic presents fresh peeled grapefruit & dank blueberry aromas with underlying resin & ripe Allium lingering. A clear, deep golden color lifts a dense billow of white foam. Full bodied with lush mouthfeel, our latest DDC flows with dewy, bright aromas & flavors.

From the can:
MOSAIC LUPOMAX
MOSAIC T-90

Pours a light copper color with two big fingers of head. The nose has bright notes of oranges and lemons. The citrus carries over into the flavor profile, but it is not as bold as the nose would suggest. There is a residual sweetness that contrasts nicely with the bitterness of the hops on the finish.

 

 

On draft at Arizona Beer House in Tucson during a wicked rain storm. Another great beer from Half Acre. They need to do more mosaics. Cheers to all BA’s