1985 Mango IPA
New Belgium Brewing Company
- From:
- New Belgium Brewing Company
- Colorado, United States
- Style:
- Hazy IPA
Ranked #1,787 - ABV:
- 6.7%
- Score:
- 88
Ranked #20,425 - Avg:
- 3.91 | pDev: 10.23%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 122
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 11, 2026
- Added:
- Apr 30, 2020
- Wants:
- 10
- Gots:
- 32
SCORE
88
Very Good
88
Very Good
Like totally loaded with juicy mango flavor, 1985 takes you back to the future of Hazy IPA's. Buckle up!
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Reviewed by Dodo2step from Pennsylvania
4.36/5 rDev +11.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.36/5 rDev +11.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
L-yeasty and hazy golden color.one finger head that does not stay long and leaves splotchy lacing on the pint.
S-mango and other citrus notes.
T-sour mango but sweet follows up. Medium bodied and smooth
F- medium bodied. hoppy an yeasty
O- not a bad IPA. hoppy yet smooth and full of mango flavor.
Dec 26, 2025S-mango and other citrus notes.
T-sour mango but sweet follows up. Medium bodied and smooth
F- medium bodied. hoppy an yeasty
O- not a bad IPA. hoppy yet smooth and full of mango flavor.
Reviewed by BEERchitect from Kentucky
3.79/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Let's break out the Aquanet and parachute pants, New Belgium is taking us back to a time of excess, flash and glam... or at least they're doing it for the tastebuds and in the form of a hazier, fruitier and sweeter IPA.
The 1985 version of VooDoo Ranger gets going with a golden orange appearance, deeply hazy and visually dense. As a frothy blanket of froth rises so do a collection of tropical, hoppy, herbal and spicy aromas. Sweet with shortcake, cereal and honey, the early palate is both bready and sweet. The hops bright a more citrus splash of red grapefruit, orange and a hint of lime before more tropical flavors lead with the addition of mango. Nuances of pineapple, guava, apricot and peach decorate the peripheries of favor before a tepid bitterness closes out the session with a grainy-sweet balance.
Medium bodied, sweetly focused and definitely fruity, this beer is definitely dressed up in all the tropic glam.
Sep 24, 2025The 1985 version of VooDoo Ranger gets going with a golden orange appearance, deeply hazy and visually dense. As a frothy blanket of froth rises so do a collection of tropical, hoppy, herbal and spicy aromas. Sweet with shortcake, cereal and honey, the early palate is both bready and sweet. The hops bright a more citrus splash of red grapefruit, orange and a hint of lime before more tropical flavors lead with the addition of mango. Nuances of pineapple, guava, apricot and peach decorate the peripheries of favor before a tepid bitterness closes out the session with a grainy-sweet balance.
Medium bodied, sweetly focused and definitely fruity, this beer is definitely dressed up in all the tropic glam.
Reviewed by timon from California
4.13/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.13/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Look is not too great: head and lacing are weak and LOTS of particulates. Smell is a very good mix of champagne mango, peach and light pineapple. Taste follows the smell with the addition of a modest malt backbone. Very drankable and nice for the price.
Jul 19, 2025
Reviewed by zotzot from Vermont
3.75/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Drinking out of a &éoz snifter.
Pours a hazy light orange with a full head.
Smells of tropical fruit.
Good luscious mouth feel.
Tastes of mango, pineappple.
Jul 08, 2025Pours a hazy light orange with a full head.
Smells of tropical fruit.
Good luscious mouth feel.
Tastes of mango, pineappple.
Rated by CoasterRider from Washington
3.25/5 rDev -16.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.25/5 rDev -16.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Good beer, had back when I wasn't much into flavored beers and might give it a better rating now if I tried again.
Apr 18, 2025
Reviewed by MonDak_Joe1953 from Minnesota
3.77/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.77/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
12oz can. Best by date stamped on bottom is '24 NOV 2024'.
Cloudy, straw colored body. Two fingers of white head retreats, after a couple of minutes, to a fluffy cap and high ring, and leaves behind lacing webs.
Aroma is fruity with a mango lead. Also in the nose is orange and lemon. Has a whiff of pine, but smells mostly fruity sweet.
Taste is fruit candy with a bit of artificiality. Sweet mango, lemon, and orange. Back end has a bit of pine bitterness. Allows some malt to emerge in the aftertaste.
More than medium mouthfeel. Slick, with a bit of syrup. A little bit of tongue numbness after repeated sweet sips. Very good carbonation.
As advertised with the mango ingredient but simple and sweet.
Oct 13, 2024Cloudy, straw colored body. Two fingers of white head retreats, after a couple of minutes, to a fluffy cap and high ring, and leaves behind lacing webs.
Aroma is fruity with a mango lead. Also in the nose is orange and lemon. Has a whiff of pine, but smells mostly fruity sweet.
Taste is fruit candy with a bit of artificiality. Sweet mango, lemon, and orange. Back end has a bit of pine bitterness. Allows some malt to emerge in the aftertaste.
More than medium mouthfeel. Slick, with a bit of syrup. A little bit of tongue numbness after repeated sweet sips. Very good carbonation.
As advertised with the mango ingredient but simple and sweet.
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