Blue Moon Mango Wheat

__Aroma:__ “So much mango and tropical fruit juice, with a side of peach candy. It jumps out of the glass. Slight tartness, moderate sweetness, and a touch of acidity. Light floral hops, with earthy vegetal notes.” __Flavor:__ “Mango really shines through with some sweetness but not as sweet as the aroma would suggest. Still, it’s not very tart for a kettle sour, and there’s only a light hops bitterness. The body is somewhat thin.” __Overall:__ “The mango is definitely the dominant characteristic. The flavors were light and delicate but nice and refreshing. But the tartness is too low for the style, and complexity is lacking to finish this beer out.”

Wheaty aroma, light pineapple notes. Grain covers the fruit a bit, but pineapple pairs nicely. Light, lively, refreshingly dry, but with round body from carbonation, haze, and fruit. Fantastic complexity and balance.

__Aroma:__ “Big juicy candy mango and peach, with funky ripe tones and citrusy notes. Fruit-forward, with stone-fruit characteristics, including light esters, floral notes (blueberry, rose, orange, and strawberry). Underlying grassy, herbal, earthy hops notes, but not as much hops as expected. Low malt with hints of bread and toast.” __Flavor:__ “The mango comes through well, but the hops are understated so that at first, it expresses itself as more of a mango American wheat. At the end of the swallow, a low bitterness lingers briefly, bringing forth the IPA character. Moderate sweetness, with supporting malt, if a little thin, and dry overall.” __Overall:__ “This beer doesn’t know what it wants to be: wheat, pale ale, or IPA. The flavors are muddled, with the mango coming through as peach and indistinct fruits. Without knowing it’s a mango IPA, I wouldn’t have guessed. The hops bitterness was right and the malt supported it nicely—it was balanced and pleasant.”