Mango Wheat
Anchor Brewing Company in San Francisco, California, United States πΊπΈ
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Score
6.45
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Anchor's Mango Wheat is crisply refreshing, effervescent, golden ale that highlights the delectable character of this singular fruit. This brew pours marigold yellow, slightly hazy with white wheaty head. The aromas are fruity, ripe mangoes with hints of apricot and peach with a taste slightly sweet from mangoes with a hint of citrus tartness. It has a light and easy drinking mouthfeel and finishes crisp and clean with no lingering sweetness.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 ounce can into pint glass, no can dating. Pours slightly hazy golden yellow color with a 2 finger dense and fluffy white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the head. Aromas of mango, peach, apricot, lemon, orange peel, wheat, cracker, biscuit, light pepper, and herbal/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance of mango, pale malt, and citrus/earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of mango, peach, apricot, lemon, orange peel, wheat, cracker, biscuit, light pepper, and herbal/grassy earthiness. Moderate herbal/spicy/citrus peel bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of mango, lemon/orange peel, wheat, cracker, biscuit, pepper, and herbal/grassy earthiness on the finish for a short bit. Nice robustness and balance of mango, pale malt, and citrus/earthy hop flavors; with a good malt/bitterness balance, and no astringent flavors lingering after the finish. Moderate dryness from bitterness, increasing through the glass. Medium carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, crisp, and fairly creamy/grainy/sticky balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.5%. Overall this is a nice fruited wheat ale. All around good robustness and balance of mango, pale malt, and citrus/earthy hop flavors; very smooth, crisp, and refreshing to drink. This was quite a bit hoppy for the style; but was still well balanced and nicely enjoyable.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Jul 2016
at 18:32
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
12oz can. Filtered tanbody. Steady, thick, creamy, white head. Medium bodied, very drinkable. The mango flavor is there, not super natural, but not syrupy either. OK for what it is.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Jul 2016
at 22:49
4.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
Tap market dist robinson. Pale, no fruit aroma. Good co2. dull fruit beer. Seems to have some pils bite to it. Yes, mango is barely there and its dull. Not as good as expected.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Jul 2016
at 12:09
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
12oz can from Total Wine in Reno
Pours slightly cloudy golden with a medium sized white head, good lacing. Aroma of mango, fruit juice and wheat. Flavor of mango, sweet grains, lemon zest
Decent
Pours slightly cloudy golden with a medium sized white head, good lacing. Aroma of mango, fruit juice and wheat. Flavor of mango, sweet grains, lemon zest
Decent
Tried
from Can
on 09 Jun 2016
at 22:34
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Pour is a clear gold with a large white head. Aroma is a nice mango and thatβs about it. Flavor is a barely there mango and some bitterness that follows. From the few ratings on this beer that I saw I think we all agreed that the mango was more present in the aroma that the flavor. This is more like a fruit flavored lager than anything.
Tried
on 21 May 2016
at 14:31
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
12 ounce can. Bright golden gold color. Large fluffy white head. Light mango nose. Tangy fruit malt flavor upfront. Slightly sweet and tart. mango fruit is barely noticeable after first sip. Some noticeable hops in finish. Just average. Needs more mango!
Tried
from Can
on 20 May 2016
at 20:18
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
Can. A- Subtle mango, rotten fruit, wheat. A- Golden color, clear liquid, white head. T- Grassy, wheat, straw, bitter orange peel. P- Light body, average texture, average carbonation, unbalanced finish. O- Beingβs itβs listed as a fruit beer and itβs from a reputable brewer, I went in thinking this would be chalk full of mango juiciness and flavors. Needless to say when I opened this up I was sorely disappointed. Other than a little mango on the nose, this was very much a bland and slightly off putting wheat beer. Pretty much a major letdown. I guess I wanted a mango shandy almost, or at least expected that. This is hardly a fruit beer.
Tried
from Can
on 17 May 2016
at 20:25
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
12oz can thanks to Toby pours out a light haze golden topped with a white head. nose is mango apricot sweetness some wheat. Taste is more of the mango apricot notes along with a nice wheat.
Tried
from Can
on 13 May 2016
at 23:11
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Mostly clear gold with a white head. Mango aroma. The flavor has mango and some other tropical fruit. Maybe banana. Medium body. Decent, not my favorite but it will have fans.
Tried
on 19 Mar 2016
at 17:33
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at Cap Beer Fest 2016. Pours translucent gold with a white head. Mango aroma. Med body or so. Flavor is mango, and arguably wheat. Decently bitter. Seems less than dry. Drinks easily. Sessionable.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Mar 2016
at 11:33