Tropical Mango Ale - St. John Brewers

lauries444

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev +20.3%

07-25-2012 01:43:01 | More by lauries444

InspectorBob

New Jersey

3/5  rDev +3.1%

05-22-2013 16:52:15 | More by InspectorBob

Rifugium

Pennsylvania

2.48/5  rDev -14.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

First had: on tap at Brickwall Tavern, Asbury Park, NJ

Strange brew to see on tap here, but whatever. Clear golden-yellow pour with a thin, wispy, white head, that left a few speckles on the glass. Aroma of mango candy and papaya, overly ripe/sweet. One-dimensional, not that I really expected much else. Taste was similarly full of mango and other vague tropical fruits, though quite artificial and syrupy as opposed to fresh and authentic. Yeah, this is one for the college biddies. Body was light, mouthfeel was syrupy, aftertaste was stale. Meh.

Serving type: on-tap

05-09-2013 03:42:49 | More by Rifugium

Beerandraiderfan

Nevada

3.56/5  rDev +22.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5

Writing another review for a beer I've already reviewed, but has since been deleted.

St. John's mango pale ale pours out a yellow and orange liquid with plenty of clarity. It has a thin white head no bigger than 3/8" on it. The aroma is nice if you like mango. Its plenty sweet, but kicks down the requisite amount of tropical fruit you are hopefully looking for if you decided to buy a beer with mango in it. It really has lots of mango in the aroma, sometimes coming off as mixed with perfume, but thats because perfume has alcohol in it!

Taste is a very mild and thin malt body, AAL levels of hopping and carbonation, and lots of that mango stuff. Its all mango ok? There's nothing else going on. I would love to try a version of this that is massively hopped.

If you loathe or love this beer, it all centers around how much you love or hate mango I would guess. I really like it. But after 12oz, I didn't want another. Too much sweetness to be a repeat drink in the same day. But it goes great around the pool for 12oz with.

Serving type: bottle

04-22-2013 20:46:37 | More by Beerandraiderfan

DrinkSlurm

Connecticut

3.5/5  rDev +20.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

Poured from tap into pint at the brewery in St John. I love mango so this looked perfect.
Nice golden amber color, but not much head. Still looks pretty good though. Nice sweet malty aromas, definitely a fruity nose with an ver so slight hop aroma.
Taste is nicely sweet, malts...you really do taste the mango. Its a good brew for the heat. Its very similar to a #9 but mango instead of apricot. Nice english malt backbone with a bit of sweet fruit over it. Not sure why the reviews are so low, its quite nice and easy...what else do you want on an isand like this?

Serving type: on-tap

04-22-2013 20:23:21 | More by DrinkSlurm

Fossilhunter

California

3/5  rDev +3.1%

04-12-2013 04:38:20 | More by Fossilhunter

skriv

New Jersey

1.75/5  rDev -39.9%

04-08-2013 00:37:26 | More by skriv

Lare453

Florida

2.5/5  rDev -14.1%

03-22-2013 12:43:03 | More by Lare453

bvlaminck

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev +20.3%

03-11-2013 01:50:45 | More by bvlaminck

northyorksammy

Ontario (Canada)

2.91/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.25

Rising carbonation bubbles in a light yellow body, lots of lace. Very artificial aroma. Artificial tasting bubble gum candy. Beer at the pool in place of a soft drink. Smooth mouthfeel but marginally drinkable. Too sweet, where's the hops.Thanks for sharing Josh.

Serving type: bottle

03-08-2013 13:03:26 | More by northyorksammy

Scott_McCool

Florida

3.75/5  rDev +28.9%

03-03-2013 21:36:23 | More by Scott_McCool

profondo

Sweden

3.75/5  rDev +28.9%

02-28-2013 09:53:50 | More by profondo

rolltide8425

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev +11.7%

01-26-2013 23:42:43 | More by rolltide8425

Bockerdoppel91

Pennsylvania

2.5/5  rDev -14.1%

01-21-2013 00:29:30 | More by Bockerdoppel91

tobelerone

New Jersey

3/5  rDev +3.1%

12-07-2012 05:17:15 | More by tobelerone

JohnnyBarman

Ontario (Canada)

2.7/5  rDev -7.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Single bottle from the Shipyard brewery in Portland.

Poured into a sampler glass. Pale golden-peach, with a half inch of froth that settles into a thick ring. Slight haze to it.

Nose is certainly fruity - puzzy peaches and mango candy. Not much else, but what is there is pleasant enough.

Tastes much as I had expected, which is pretty much a one-sided artificial mango and peach concoction with that tinny finish I notice in many a light fruit beer. A bit of citrus in there I suppose.

Thin, decent carbonation, a bit oily.

Nice nose, but taste was just not there. Not a brew I would visit again.

Serving type: bottle

11-20-2012 02:42:33 | More by JohnnyBarman

quadhog

Arizona

3.75/5  rDev +28.9%

10-13-2012 22:48:33 | More by quadhog

VoodooBear

Puerto Rico

4/5  rDev +37.5%

08-28-2012 22:55:50 | More by VoodooBear

WDJersey

New Jersey

2.5/5  rDev -14.1%

08-03-2012 01:15:47 | More by WDJersey

garyford

Texas

3/5  rDev +3.1%

07-31-2012 20:48:54 | More by garyford

whitekiboko

South Carolina

3.5/5  rDev +20.3%

07-15-2012 14:41:44 | More by whitekiboko

Beer21

Florida

3.5/5  rDev +20.3%

07-13-2012 23:46:03 | More by Beer21

jtierney89

New Jersey

4.5/5  rDev +54.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Clear Orange hue with a finger of bright white head. Huge tropical mango nose, smells ripe. Some other tropical fruits present as well possibly from the hops.

Brisk and medium body which holds up extremely well to the carbonation. Sweet biscuit up front rolls into sweet tropical fruit, most noticeably mango. Crisp and clean bitterness cut the sweetness for one of the most refreshing beers I've ever had, I could easily suck these down all summer long.

Awesome taste and drinkability. I feel this beer gets negative scores because it's labeled as a "fruit" Beer but it's much more of a pale ale with the pleasant small addition of mango than it is a mango beer spritzer. I really think it should be categorized as an American Pale as that's what I judged it against.

Serving type: bottle

06-12-2012 02:24:15 | More by jtierney89

kylehay2004

Florida

3.78/5  rDev +29.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

enjoyed at the brewery tap room on st john island.

A: two finger head with decent retention and lacing on a slightly hazy crimson body.

S: nice mango sweetness with mild hops and malts but the mango dominates.

T: nice mango and hops mix with a mild hop bitterness. The play between bitter and sweet is interesting.

M: medium body and moderate carbonation.

Overall: the mango is a little strong for me. The base beer seems to be obscured too much. Great island pale ale though.

Serving type: on-tap

05-03-2012 17:44:35 | More by kylehay2004

macrosmatic

Florida

3/5  rDev +3.1%

04-10-2012 06:05:13 | More by macrosmatic