Bottle Shop Series #4: Mango Magnifico
Founders Brewing Company

APPEARANCE: Pours a hazy, effervescent amber, with a nice head of off-white suds. No lace.

NOSE: Subtle, light hint of fruit and maybe some habanero, ever-so-slightly.

TASTE: Sweet mango fruitiness at first, followed by a kick of spicy habanero heat at finish, coating the palate. An interesting mix of flavors, but in this case, one is enough.

 

Pours a deep orange. Light mango aroma. Big sweet mango body. Syrupy sweet. Mild spicy habanero finish. It's pretty sweet. Too sweet for me. It wasn't bad but I wouldn't drink another.

12oz bottle. Poured out a clear, golden amber color with a small, thin head of foam. It left limited lacing on the glass. It smelled of mango, chili heat and caramel. Lots of sweet mango and caramel taste with a spicy heat.

 

Less heat than the original in the large bottle and much more balanced. Can really taste the mango now and it finishes with a mild lingering heat. It's sweet but not a cloying mouthfeel.

Pours clear gold with a light two finger head. Aroma is difficult to discern but I believe mango with floral characteristics. Taste is light with a touch, only a touch, of mango with the tiniest habanero at the very end of the profile. Despite how this might sound, it is quite good and goes down quickly.

 

 

Not overly fond of spicy beers. Pours a golden color with a small head that lasts quite a while. Aroma of mango. Tastes of spicy mango. Interesting brew.

 

 

Poured into a Fremont small snifter. Pours medium orange amber with one finger white head with good retention and nice lacing. Aroma of sweet malt, mango, green pepper and a touch of hot pepper burn. Flavor is candi and mild caramel malt, mango, green and hot pepper and light stone fruit. Medium bodied with moderate creaminess. I have to say that the name of this did not lead me to high expectations, but I like it a lot. The mango is a concentrated flavor like a mild syrup with authentic partially dried fruit flavor. Habanero is deftly handled, mild at first and building into a moderate burn in the finish. The two flavors meld well together. A touch sweet, but flavorful and rich in flavor. Apparently a high ABV version of a similar beer produced in the past. A pleasant, enjoyable surprise; less like a cocktail and more like a fruit strong ale than the previous ales in this series. I will continue to look forward to the next incarnation.