Matsos Mango Beer

Brewed by Matso’s Broome Brewery
Style: Fruit Beer
Broome, Australia

330ml bottle. Very light and fizzy. Honey amber colur with a slight smattering of tiny bubbles. Aroma of mangoes, very sweet. Tastes like a very sweet soft drink with a sweet flavour and dry finish.

[Bottle] Pours cheap apple juice gold with basically no head. Aroma is quite nice--a lot of mango mostly, with some malt noticeable as well. Taste is mango up front, but then it blends, or should I say clashes, with the malt. Not the best combination (although the longer I drank it the better they seemed to work together--not sure if it was due to the warming or whether I just got used to it). Some bitterness apparent when I swallow, but not much there. Thin, with a good length finish that switches back and forth between the fruit and malt. Could be fairly drinkable on a hot day (I’ll revisit it this summer), and although I wasn’t crazy about it, it did show enough promise to make me interested to see mango used in some other beers.

You no longer have to go all the way to Broome to sample Matso’s tasty brews-- they bottle them now! Clear golden yellow, average sudsy white head. Huge fresh mango aroma with underlying sweaty grains. The fruit character is much more tame on the palate (which is a good thing IMO), balancing nicely with the clean pale malts. In a hot climate (like Perth) this is a perfect tonic, and I can personally attest that it is even better when enjoyed on the steps of the brewery overlooking Roebuck Bay in Broome!

Tried at The Belmomt Tavern, on tap. Lovely Mango aroma, without being overpowering. Flavour, just enough to know it is mango, otherwise a mild ale. Very pleasant - wouldn’t want to drink too many at a sitting, though.

Tried fresh on tap at Clancy’s for WA Beer week. A wheat beer with lager yeast and a liberal dose of mango essence. I enjoyed this but mind you I had quite a few by the time I tried this.

Sampled on tap at the 2007 Western Australian Beer Week Launch Amazing huge crisp aroma of fresh mango. slight orangey tinge to the amberish body, with below average head retention. Flavour was of mild ale, and hughe mango punch. Really enjoyable for at least half a pint.