[HoosierBrew]

My club is doing s single hop pale ale experiment - all the same recipe and IBU's matched (i.e., rather than by weight).  My hop is mosaic - the hydrometer sample was very good, so I have high hopes for it once carbed.  We do the tasting in December, so I hope nothing fades too badly before then....can't say what it might be like at a higher IBU level such as an IPA, but I'm thinking it might be a good candidate.

I've done it and it's good. Mosaic is a pretty complex hop to me with piney/dankness and the fruity/berry thing. I think you'll like it.

[fmader]

My club is doing s single hop pale ale experiment - all the same recipe and IBU's matched (i.e., rather than by weight).  My hop is mosaic - the hydrometer sample was very good, so I have high hopes for it once carbed.  We do the tasting in December, so I hope nothing fades too badly before then....can't say what it might be like at a higher IBU level such as an IPA, but I'm thinking it might be a good candidate.

I've done it and it's good. Mosaic is a pretty complex hop to me with piney/dankness and the fruity/berry thing. I think you'll like it.

I get a lot of garlic from mosaic. I have probably 10-12 oz in the freezer that probably won't ever get used by me lol

[HoosierBrew]

My club is doing s single hop pale ale experiment - all the same recipe and IBU's matched (i.e., rather than by weight).  My hop is mosaic - the hydrometer sample was very good, so I have high hopes for it once carbed.  We do the tasting in December, so I hope nothing fades too badly before then....can't say what it might be like at a higher IBU level such as an IPA, but I'm thinking it might be a good candidate.

I've done it and it's good. Mosaic is a pretty complex hop to me with piney/dankness and the fruity/berry thing. I think you'll like it.

I get a lot of garlic from mosaic. I have probably 10-12 oz in the freezer that probably won't ever get used by me lol

Wow, never had that from them....yet. It really sounds like a harvest thing according to a lot of the wisdom here and elsewhere. The timing of the harvest, soil, etc.

[blatz]

My club is doing s single hop pale ale experiment - all the same recipe and IBU's matched (i.e., rather than by weight).  My hop is mosaic - the hydrometer sample was very good, so I have high hopes for it once carbed.  We do the tasting in December, so I hope nothing fades too badly before then....can't say what it might be like at a higher IBU level such as an IPA, but I'm thinking it might be a good candidate.

I've done it and it's good. Mosaic is a pretty complex hop to me with piney/dankness and the fruity/berry thing. I think you'll like it.

I get a lot of garlic from mosaic. I have probably 10-12 oz in the freezer that probably won't ever get used by me lol

Wow, never had that from them....yet. It really sounds like a harvest thing according to a lot of the wisdom here and elsewhere. The timing of the harvest, soil, etc.

yeah - I have a 2/3mosaic 1/3cascade hopped amber that I just tapped and don't get that, although ive heard other folks mention the same before.  weird. 

[ynotbrusum]

If it appears, I'm hoping it fades in the next month...I wonder if it is a result of certain yeasts with Mosaic beers - do you recall the yeast you used when you got the garlic thing?  Our yeast was US-05 FWIW.

[Stevie]

Citra is a fine hop, use it all the time, but I don't like it solo. Throw in any other c hop and it is great

[fmader]

If it appears, I'm hoping it fades in the next month...I wonder if it is a result of certain yeasts with Mosaic beers - do you recall the yeast you used when you got the garlic thing?  Our yeast was US-05 FWIW.

WLP 001 Cali Ale

[ynotbrusum]

Well I'm back to hoping then....

[fmader]

Wow, never had that from them....yet. It really sounds like a harvest thing according to a lot of the wisdom here and elsewhere. The timing of the harvest, soil, etc.

Yeah. I hate that I get that flavor on my palette since everybody else seems to enjoy it. I won't say it's as extreme as Summit, but I definitely get an undesired taste that's certainly not blue berry. I pick up a similar taste in most commercial beers that I've had with it. One that really stands out in particular is Great Lakes Chill Wave IIPA (formally known as alchemy hour).

Now back to Citra.... Weyerbacher Simcoe is a good beer 

[HoosierBrew]

Well I'm back to hoping then....

I think it must be a pretty isolated thing, for the most part.  A ton of breweries and brewpubs are using it now, I've used it a lot - I have to believe if it were something akin to the garlic problem with Summit, you wouldn't see it used so much.

[fmader]

Well I'm back to hoping then....

I think everybody perceives hop flavors differently. I'm not saying that it's bad, but it's not for me.

[HoosierBrew]

Now back to Citra.... Weyerbacher Simcoe is a good beer 

[Wort-H.O.G.]

Citra is a fine hop, use it all the time, but I don't like it solo. Throw in any other c hop and it is great

understood. depends on personal taste and style for sure.  i do like it blended as mentioned-centennial, cascade and citra.

[redbeerman]

For me, Mosaic=

[hopfenundmalz]

I wouldn't use any British or German hops in a single hop AIPA, for starters. So no Kent Goldings, Fuggles, Hallertau, Saaz, etc.

These are good for this : Centennial, Citra, Simcoe, Mosaic, Ahtanum, Chinook, Equinox, Nugget, Columbus, to name a few.

EDIT  -  I'd add Galaxy, Nelson Sauvin, Azacca, Calypso and El Dorado.  An El Dorado IPA would be a 'fruit bomb' but it might be interesting....once.

I plan on doing a Mandarina Bavaria Pale Ale in the near future. Huell Melon would be another good choice. Don't count the Germans out.