Los Tabarnacos - Mangue
Brasserie Du Bas-Canada

Pours a pale, hazy yellow color. White, fluffy head formation with little retention. Citrusy, mango on the nose. Melon, mango taste with mild sweetness and bitterness. Creamy mouthfeel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This one pours a very hazy golden orange color, with small head, and lots of lacing.

This smells like creamy and rich mango, a touch of coconut, sweet vanilla creaminess, and a touch of hops.

This is fairly well done for the style. The mango is sweet and candied, but I definitely wish there was more coconut. The vanilla creaminess on the back end is very nice. Other than the heavy mango, I'm not sure I'd immediately be able to identify this as an IPA.

This is creamy and very drinkable, with a fairly thick body, as is usual for the style.

I've been enjoying these French Canadian beers I've been having lately for sure.

From a 473ml can, dated 04/16/19. Served in a tumbler.

Pours like juice, milky-orange with a scant half-finger of frothy foam. There is no retention to speak of, just fades back to a fizzy cap and a thin, slippery sheet of lacing.

Nose is unique in my experience, like green leafy vegetable and sweat with lesser notes of orange and melon. The BO character becomes quite pronounced as the beer warms.

Tastes healthy! Like a smoothie, or a fruitier V8! OK, truthfully, less leafy greens than the nose led me to expect, predominantly orange juice, also peach and papaya, lemon juice and melon - maybe cantaloupe? - but definitely some kale and lettuce, too.

Feel is full with powdery, talc-like smoothness. Really not much more than medium bodied - despite looking thickish in the glass - with ample, fizzy, powdery carbonation.

I feel that the more of these I drink, the longer I'll live. Certainly there is no detectable alcohol presence in the beer - if, in fact, it actually IS beer - more like something you'd whip up in the blender after a workout or long run - something which, incidentally, I know nothing about.

 

 

 

Looks like a banana milkshake. White head with persistent ring.
Pineapple, sugar
Lots of citrus , a bit of coconut, sweet cereals and some bitterness from the hops
Very easy and soft, a bit of citrus acidity, some oily coconut and lots of mango. Alcohol is completely hidden. Low carbonation.
I think this an excellent version of a milkshake IPA. I'd give it a higher score if I was a fan of the style.

 

Serving: Can
Canned: Jul-30-2018


A:
Pours a thoroughly cloudy straw color with a quick-lived finger of airy white head. Meh retention; some light lacing. (3.75)

S:
Over-ripe mango, guava, papaya, white bread, vanilla sweetness. (4)

T:
Milkshake sort of taste with chalky creaminess and some light bitterness. (3.75)

M:
Medium body, chalky feel, moderate carbonation and a smooth finish with some lingering vanilla. (3.75)

O:
This is a fairly good beer. It pours a cloudy yellow color without much head. The aroma is pretty fruity and the flavor is more on the milkshake side of the equation. Regardless, this one doesn't really pop in my mind and there is nothing in it that really screams IPA/beer. It is sweet and interesting but I would choose a normal IPA over this one if given the choice. (3.75)

 

OK, so maybe I'm a sucker for mango. That said, this is a very well crafted beer. Hazy off orange, lovely full mango nose, malty hoppy mango taste, comfortable mouthfeel. This is a dandy beer and I'm glad I got to destroy a crowler of it on the hottest day of the year (thus far).

Thanks to swedes21

Crowler: Poured a hazy unfiltered yellow color ale with a small white foamy head with limited retention and minimal lacing. Aroma of floral undertones with light mango notes is quite enticing. Taste is a mix of citrusy hops notes with some residual sugar notes, some mango with nice floral undertones of hops. Body is full with limited filtration and very low carbonation. Very good with lots of potential but carbonation level could be increased.