Category 12 Brewing Mango Hazy IPA – American IPA at 6.5% ABV | 25 IBU (C$4.81 at Collective, 473 ml, packaged on 15-Jun-2021, acquired 2-Jul-2021, reviewed 3-Jul-2021)
Appearance: opaque orange-tinged pale gold with two fingers of loose yellowish head diminishing rapidly to nothing, no lacing. (3/5) Aroma: mango, tropical fruit, pine, citrus, herbal. (8/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate-low bitter. (8/10) Medium body, moderate-lively carbonation, slightly sticky short finish. (4/5)
Brewer notes list Centennial, El Dorado, and Azacca on American Ale yeast, as well as mango puree. (I guess the malts play as little a role here from the brewing perspective, as they do from the tasting perspective.) Smells and looks like mango juice upon pouring, but there’s still emphatic hop notes present once you get up close and personal, and particularly through the finish. The body is also surprisingly light and not at all the thick juice- or nectar-like consistency you might expect from the appearance, buoyed aloft by a fairly lively but not inappropriate carbonation. I’m starting to conclude that mango might very well be the absolute best adjunct for working with modern American (or ANZ) hop notes, instead of overwhelming them. All in all, this is a pretty solid effort. (15/20)
7.5/10 ryansbooze.com #ryansbooze
