Loch Lamond Brewery Lost in Mosaic New World IPA Beer Review

As covid lockdown continues so do my reviews of weird and wonderful cans I've picked up from vaious supermarkets and then drank in video chats with friends who I'd much rather go to the pub with. I seem to be having a lot of Scottish brews recently and not surprisingly Loch Lamond's Lost in Mosaic follows the pattern.

This was another cheap treat from the LIDL beer festival, I basically just bought a couple of each as at less than £2 a can for craft beer you can't really go wrong, well I say that I've had a couple of terrible beers from there but I'm trying to look on the bright side. Lost in Mosaic comes in a 440ml can which is a decent size and clocks in at 5% making it a decent percentage for a covid Skype session, I've still not done the Zoom thing. It's a New World IPA, and it's unfiltered, and I do prefer unfiltered beers, they just seem to hold more of the taste. I don't usually look forward to IPA's but for some reason this one got my hopes up.

The smell is nice enough, there's hops, there's fruit, probably some pineapple and/or orange, certainly citrus anyway, and it pours beautifully. Just look at the head, that's what a beer should look like, well in my head it should look jet black but other than that it's pretty perfect. The light unfiltered hazy colour is certainly appealing, but really the head is exceptional for a craft can. Before drinking Lost in Mosaic it has all the feel of a good beer, the look, the smell, but that's all just for show what really matters is does it taste good?

The answer is a pretty straight forward yes. Loch Lomond Brewery have come up with a decent New World IPA. There's a nice subtle malty taste, with a good amount of hops, and an almost tropical fruits finish. Lost Mosaic is a very solid well balanced, easy to drink beer. You could have one after work quite happily, or have a couple at the start of a session. The taste will be familiar to most IPA or APA drinkers and it doesn't do anything hugely different to most beers of this type, but it really wont disappoint you at all. Loch Lommond's Lost in Mosaic is a really sold 7.5/10 beer.