Albani Mosaic IPA
Albani Bryggerierne (Royal Unibrew)

 

 

Can 0.33L.
Clear amber body with a huge, frothy, off-white head, mostly lasting with some nice lacing; average density of large bubbles.
Moderate-to-heavy hoppy (flowers, some citrus, herbal) and light malty (caramel) aroma with notes of fruits.
Moderate bitter and light-to-moderate sweet flavour; average-lasting balanced / slightly bitter finish.
Medium body with oily texture; soft carbonation.

 

A really well produced IPA, beautiful clear, dark copper. Nice foam. Nice amount of bitter. For a budget beer, I really enjoy this.

Light haze to the dirty gold color. Modest, dense head that dissipates very slowly. Large patches of foam lace left on the glass.

There’s an Oktoberfest smell I wasn’t expecting with toast and dry caramel forming the base smell. I get some floral hop nose in the background.

Very dry with a brief malty start. This leads to black peppery flavor by the swallow. Lots of spirits to the neutral body. The finish is bitter but the malt base never fades completely. Long aftertaste.

 

 

 

 

Pours a dark amber colored beer with a fluffy white head.

Mosaic at its best, wet grass, a hint of cake, passion fruit and orange zest create a marvelous aroma foundation. Bready toffee malts and boysenberries settle atop, together with a big scoop of pineapple.

Has a light mouthfeel, thin and vivid, due to the beers high carbonation.

Tastes of an aqueous earthiness, with no hops detectable but with white bread dough. Then the hops come up, mirroring the complexity of the nose, while getting tamed a little too much by the watery dullness and overly pronounced toffee malts. Finishes with even more water, calm malts and no hops, exept from a very late lime dryness.

Very promising on the nose, but a let down as for its flavors, since the beer is just too muted beyond its malts and aqueous impression.