Brew Labs #4 Amber Lager With Habanero Pepper And Mango
Weston Brewing Company & O'Malley's Pub

Brew Labs #4 Amber Lager With Habanero Pepper And MangoBrew Labs #4 Amber Lager With Habanero Pepper And Mango
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From:
Weston Brewing Company & O'Malley's Pub
 
Missouri, United States
Style:
Chile Beer
ABV:
Not listed
Score:
80
Avg:
3.41 | pDev: 21.41%
Reviews:
9
Ratings:
29
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Sep 10, 2015
Added:
Jul 23, 2011
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
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Ratings by AlCaponeJunior:
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Reviewed by AlCaponeJunior from Texas

3.85/5  rDev +12.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Orangey and mostly clear with a decent head and so-so lace.

Aroma is muted but pleasant. Caramel malts, bread and toast, sweet mango are notable. There's not a whole lot of pepper, but it's detectable.

Caramel and bready malts dominate the flavor. Mango is detectable again, but not especially forward. You can just taste a nice fruitiness though. Peppers aren't real noticeable with each sip, but there's a light burn that starts to catch up with you after about half a glass.

Body is light to medium and quite drinkable.

I have to say that this is a very good pepper beer. Now I haven't tried many "habanero" pepper beers, and generally habaneros tend to be a bit high on heat for me, but this beer came out very well. I think it deserves a high overall score, and thus I'm giving it one. It could improve a little in the nose, maybe up the mangos a little, and perhaps have a bit more head and lacing, but really, they did an excellent job on this one. I will certainly buy this one again.

This makes an excellent barbeque beer. You can cook with some, and enjoy the rest. Or you could open a bomber and give out samples to your friends. Most non-craft beer geeks will probably think of "cave creek chili beer" when you mention a pepper beer. Nothing could be further from the truth. This is a well done, balanced pepper beer that I suspect most people will enjoy.

It also reminds me of Rogue chipotle beer, in that it's well balanced with the pepper heat, and I'll certainly be having it again.

Great job on this one!
Oct 07, 2012
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Reviewed by HopsAreDaMan from Missouri

3.78/5  rDev +10.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
22OZ bomber, no bottling date (but if this was truly brewed only once, and the earliest review is dated in 2011, then perhaps it is about 4 years old). Good carbonation. Pours a cloudy, amber color, with a nice off-white head that lasts. Not much aroma, but after taking in a few breaths I can smell the alcohol. Very nice mouth-feel: creamy and well balanced. The taste is solid, something like a quality ale, and amazingly there is a subtle but distinctive 'bite' I feel at the back of my throat (which must be from the habanero flavoring). Overall, this a beer that is easy easy too drink, and for $4 a bomber, well worth it to try a 'chili style' beer. Furthermore, this is a beer I would gladly buy and drink again.
Sep 10, 2015
 
Rated: 3.25 by atlbravsrno1 from Maine

Sep 18, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by FrankHammer from Michigan

Sep 11, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by thufflife from Missouri

Jul 24, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by jharris0624 from Missouri

Jul 02, 2014
 
Rated: 1 by AlaskanYoung from Arkansas

Jun 24, 2014
 
Rated: 2.5 by Whiskeydeez from Kansas

Dec 01, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by mkf629 from Kansas

Nov 23, 2013
 
Rated: 2.75 by sgttibbs from Minnesota

Nov 23, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by jeffthepony from Georgia

Oct 08, 2013
 
Rated: 2.75 by psdonnelly from Alabama

Sep 13, 2013
 
Rated: 2.75 by Schlafly33 from Missouri

Sep 12, 2013
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Reviewed by ThePorterSorter from Oregon

3.89/5  rDev +14.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Grabbed a bomber for $4 @ Randall's

The beer pours a clear orange-amber with a loose off-white head that dissipates quickly with minimal lacing. The nose is relatively fruity and sweet, predominantly a slightly tart mango aroma that incorporates more pepper as it warms. The beer drinks with mango sweetness and a bit of grain upfront and quickly transitions into building heat from the habanero. I'm pleasantly surprised by how well the mango and habanero work together; it reminds me of how well these flavors work in a mango salsa. There are definitely distinct mango and pepper in the taste. The mouthfeel is light-medium bodied, effervescent, fruity/sweet upfront with a bold, lingering (but nonintrusive) heat from the habanero. This isn't a ghostface (obviously, wrong chili), but reminds me of a slightly amped-up jalapeno beer (minus the fresh cut pepper taste jalapeno beers tend to possess). It's definitely drinkable and would pair very well with the right meal. Personally I'd have liked to see ramped up tropical hops (to add a bit more bite in the finish) or possibly letting this beer ferment out a bit more so it has more of a dry, warming finish. This is definitely worth a try for the price and ingenuity.
Jun 22, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by slapperloon from Missouri

Jun 19, 2013
 
Rated: 2.75 by Gotti311 from Wisconsin

Jun 04, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by Punisher from Missouri

May 24, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by TheCondor from Missouri

Feb 02, 2013
 
Rated: 2.5 by jewellrunner from Missouri

Aug 14, 2012
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Reviewed by rfbenavi80 from Missouri

3.66/5  rDev +7.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Ok, so I have a love/hate relationship with chile beers. I love spicy food. The hotter the better, but I have yet to find a chile beer that is over the top good. I've had Weston's other version of a chile beer, guess I'll give this one a try.
I don't see any bottle dating. Poured into a Nonic Pint.

A- Pours a clear very deep golden color with hints of orange and amber with 3 fingers of thick foamy off white color head that recedes at a medium rate and does not appear to leave any lacing.

S- Not exactly the most aromatic beer. Some spicy peppers. Not getting much of the mango. Bready, yeasty notes.

T- Ahhhh, theres the Habaneros. Spicy right up front, again not getting too much in the Mango dept. Just hints of sweetness. There is a bready base to this beer underneath the spicy flavors.

M- Medium drinking body with a moderately low amount of carbonation.

O- I think I like this one better than the other Chile Beer offering Weston has to offer. Maybe the habanero peppers are balanced out a tad by the mango sweetness, and the mango flavor has just faded. Overall, a decent offering.
Aug 08, 2012
Brew Labs #4 Amber Lager With Habanero Pepper And Mango from Weston Brewing Company & O'Malley's Pub
Beer rating: 80 out of 100 with 29 ratings