BlackStack Building Blocks: Mosaic & Wheat DIPA.
8 % ABV, BlackStack Brewing, St. Paul, MN.
Clouded-up, of course, hazy as heck, slim white head, goldenish appearance.
In the nose: Pow! Powerful spray of Mosaic hops, all the citrus and berries. Not holding back.
In the mouth: Gushing out citrus and tropical notes. Guava meets grapefruit, papaya pals around with orange. Bitterness is here, if low. Softness is here, if high. I hate soft. Blech. And smooth is large and in charge. But the hops are high, they've come out to play and they're all up in this thing. Mucho citrus, heavy orange and a touch of grapefruit.
"Loads of hop flavor, and none of the bitterness!" is not something I like. I guess other people do. Whatcha gonna do about that?
The brews in this series are meant to showcase some of our favorite raw materials. This version highlights pilsner malt, flaked & malted wheat from Canada, our hand selected 2019 & 2020 lots of Mosaic & Mosaic Cryo from the amazing folks at Yakima Chief & our beloved London Ale 3.
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