FreshieMosaic a.k.a. HBC 369
Citra's berry-forward sibling.
What it tastes like
Mosaic took everything Citra did and pulled it toward darker fruit and dank. Blueberry, mango, pine, peach, papaya — Mosaic is famous for being a complete aroma hop on its own. Many of the most acclaimed hazy IPAs of the past decade lean heavily on Mosaic.
Best in these styles
Beers showcasing Mosaic
- All Mosaic EverythingOther Half
- Julius / King JJJuliusssTree House
- SubstanceBissell Brothers
Substitutes & relatives
If you can't source Mosaic, these hops bring overlapping character.
Lineage & family
How Mosaic connects to the rest of the hop family — its parents, and the varieties it spawned. Trace the full pedigree in the Hop Lineage explorer →
Blood relatives
Genetically closest in the pedigree (may taste different):
Pedigree data adapted from the Rohwer (2021) hop family tree (CC0 1.0). Compilation, analysis & visualisation © 2026 Veryation · Freshie™.
For brewers — technical profile
Oil composition
History
Daughter of Simcoe, released by the Hop Breeding Company in 2012. Mosaic was an immediate commercial hit — its complete aroma profile let brewers ride a single hop where they previously needed three or four. Now grown across thousands of acres in the Yakima Valley.
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Flavor twins across Freshie
Drinks and foods across Freshie that share Mosaic’s flavor fingerprint — matched on shared flavor axes via the Freshie Taste Graph.