In an homage to Star Wars, People’s Pint Brewing Co. dubbed their New England-style IPA Mango Fett. According to the copy on the 500mL bottle (great label, BTW), “[u]nlike other versions of this style, there is no added vanilla or fruit flavoruing. The mango aroma and flavour are entirely hop driven.” That interests me. As well, the beer is brewed with oats. It clocks in at 6%.
Mango Fett is a hazy, copper-hued ale
that lives under a fluffy cream head. It has a subtle mango tinge to
the nose, buttressed by resinous hops. The flavour treads a similar
path, with a stanky blend of juicy mango and sticky hemp.
The
use of oats doesn’t translate to the amount of smoothness in the
mouthfeel as I was pulling for, but there was still a certain mellowness
to this beer. The hemp/mango combo in the flavour was an unexpected
win, and that was the highlight of this tasty brew for me.
Rating: 8.0 out of 10.
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