Hop Beard Mango//Pineapple
Fonta Flora Brewery in Nebo, North Carolina, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Special|
Score
6.77
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Our forever west coast-style india pale ale dry-hopped with amarillo, citra, mosaic and simcoe and conditioned on mango and pineapple
Our forever west coast-style india pale ale dry-hopped with amarillo, citra, mosaic and simcoe and conditioned on mango and pineapple
Mashed with local barley along with a dash of dextrin malt and a pinch of flaked oats. Fermented with our preferred clean house IPA yeast strain. Hopped intensely with hand-selected amarillo, citra, mosaic and simcoe. Injected with juicy mango and pineapple for an explosion of tropical fruit and fermented completely for a decidedly dry finish. Though tweaks and updates have happened throughout the years, we have been making this crushy west coast-style IPA for over a decade.
A first-time tweak, we injected hop beard with a blend of mango and pineapple, resulting in an aromatic tropical treat. Pairing beautifully with the hops in the recipe that already share a similar tropical profile, the layers of hops and the tartness of the fruit create a limited edition summertime hoppy treat.
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Brewed with water from our wells and 85% local ingredients
Descriptors: orange zest / juicy mango / candied pineapple
Style
IPA>West Coast-Style
Availability
One-Off
ABV
7.0%
Our forever west coast-style india pale ale dry-hopped with amarillo, citra, mosaic and simcoe and conditioned on mango and pineapple
Mashed with local barley along with a dash of dextrin malt and a pinch of flaked oats. Fermented with our preferred clean house IPA yeast strain. Hopped intensely with hand-selected amarillo, citra, mosaic and simcoe. Injected with juicy mango and pineapple for an explosion of tropical fruit and fermented completely for a decidedly dry finish. Though tweaks and updates have happened throughout the years, we have been making this crushy west coast-style IPA for over a decade.
A first-time tweak, we injected hop beard with a blend of mango and pineapple, resulting in an aromatic tropical treat. Pairing beautifully with the hops in the recipe that already share a similar tropical profile, the layers of hops and the tartness of the fruit create a limited edition summertime hoppy treat.
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Brewed with water from our wells and 85% local ingredients
Descriptors: orange zest / juicy mango / candied pineapple
Style
IPA>West Coast-Style
Availability
One-Off
ABV
7.0%
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5.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 4.5
Texture 7
Overall 4.5
Not an improvement to Hop Beard. Mango tanginess overwhelms everything else, blotting out the pineapple sweetness and the wanted WCIPA notes. Finishes with a moderate piney bitterness but even this gets shoved aside for more mango. Not for me.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Jul 2026
at 00:53
8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 7
Overall 8
Single via Appalachian. Pricey $5.22 can. Lo-ball at home.
Suddy, filtered(if dull), medium gold.
Floral, sour/twangy dank laced with dry mango fruit tape.
Danky, floral-sweet hop front end, low volatile, low initial bitterness but there is some bite that builds up. Catty Simcoe. Very sour pineapple middle, end suddenly gets tea tannic & gives some soft mango skin.
Frothy, acidic-sweet turning dry, kinda boozy.
Liked this one.
Suddy, filtered(if dull), medium gold.
Floral, sour/twangy dank laced with dry mango fruit tape.
Danky, floral-sweet hop front end, low volatile, low initial bitterness but there is some bite that builds up. Catty Simcoe. Very sour pineapple middle, end suddenly gets tea tannic & gives some soft mango skin.
Frothy, acidic-sweet turning dry, kinda boozy.
Liked this one.
Tried
from Can
from
Appalachian Vintner
on 10 Jul 2026
at 23:37