Hula Hoop Sour Rizbal Mango Lassi

Hula Hoop Sour Rizbal Mango Lassi comes from Parsons Brewing Company out of Ontario’s scenic Prince Edward County. Sold in 500mL bottles and clocking in at 4.8% alcohol, the beer is a somewhat milky orange-hued grog with a thin cap of white head.

But enough of preliminaries—let’s get down to the brew. Hula Hoop has a genuinely unique aroma. It’s faintly tart, but really luxuriates in mango purée elements. The flavour owes less to sweet mango than it does to funky yeast, but there is an island fruit undercurrent that lends a little global flair.

This beer does a pretty fair job of recreating the lively yogurt funk that comes from a mango lassi. However, it lacks the creaminess and sweetness that make lassis such a pleasant treat. Still, for a sour beer from Cottage Country, Ontario, this stuff has some cred.

Rating: 7.0 out of 10.