The Swill: Tropical Mango Pale Ale
The Still: St. John Brewers (contractor)
St. John, Virgin Islands
http://www.stjohnbrewers.com
Shipyard Brewing Company (brewer)
Portland, Maine
http://www.shipyard.com
The Drill: Pale Ale with natural flavor added, 12oz bottle, 4.5% ABV
The Spill: This beer possesses a sweet, syrupy aroma, reminiscent of fruit canned in its own juices. The flavor possesses a strong mango presence, but the fact that it's brewed into a pale ale rather than a wheat beer gives the beer a light hoppy bite toward the finish. It's a nice reminder that it's beer that's being drunk and not a wine cooler, that wouldn't be there had the brewers gone the typical wheat beer route to make this tropical concoction.
Says Bill: I drank my second bottle of this beer over the weekend, along with some Chinese take-out. I ordered sweet and sour chicken, and Holly got something with mango in it. Both foods paired nicely with this brew. With the weather warming up, it'll be a nice alternative to cool off with.
Refill?: It'll also be a nice alternative to bringing a fruit platter to your next barbecue invitation: 2.5 taps out of 5.