 This episode of brutal battle beer break is dedicated to Kyle Norman a long-time listener of the brutal battle podcast long-time Big-time supporter the reason I'm saying it's dedicated to him is because this is a beer He's been telling me to try for some time now He had had it a while back and he's like you have to try it. I know you have a bottle So Kyle here it is you can see it and know how I feel about it So the beer is mango Magnifico. It's by Founders Brewing Company Let me go ahead and show it to you They always have cool artwork Mango Magnifico, it's ale brewed with mangoes and a little bit of habanero added to it So there should be some spice to it 10% alcohol by volume Founders Brewing Company is out of Grand Rapids, Michigan and Founders as anyone knows if they listen to the podcast. I'm a pretty big fan of Founders Brewing Company I don't think I've anything by them that I've been like Oh, I hate this or I dislike it. It's it ranges from good to amazing so Hopefully this is closer to the amazing side of that scale, but we'll find out. All right. I'm ready to crack this sucker I hope there's not too much Heat to it because I have a hard time handling heat in food and in beers I have crime and punishment by stone, which is something that's extremely hot apparently because of because of all the Peppers in there, but I'm gonna let age and see what happens I'm not even attempting to try it because I don't want to burn my taste buds off But like habanero sculpin by bow's point. I had that and that was I mean I can handle it But it was a little too hot for me. So we'll see where this clocks in Pour this sucker and with 10% ABB I'm assuming that it'll have probably, you know a decent viscosity to it All right, very orange very clear beer Some nice large bubbles clinging to the sides in there Smell of mango as you can assume if it's brewed with mangoes You don't really get a whole lot of like habanero heat in the nose But you get a little bit of it at the end of the aroma when you kind of you know suck it in Some decent like a little bit of like a caramely maltiness to it in there too Which is actually playing really well with the mango Which as people know mango as a fruit and parts a little bit of like a piney-ness in addition to like a citrusy tropical aspect Hmm. I mean it smells good Oh It's very sweet up front Very mango-y like mango mango mango on your tongue It actually kind of feels like you're putting mango fruit in your mouth because It's like the body's pretty thick So it's kind of like you're just like laying a slice of mango right on your tongue because you're getting that flavor And then right after the intense mango is when the heat starts to kick in and it's kind of like builds up Builds up builds up and then it starts building down It gets a little hot for my liking at one point, but it comes down pretty quick after that So I think I can handle this Hmm Wow Um, it's good I'm gonna be sharing this with my wife and I think she's really gonna like it because she's a fan of mango She's a fan of founders brewing company and She also likes some things with a little bit of kick a little heat to it The habanero is not too much. I think they did a good job with it. Um, I think For me, I could take a little bit less But that's just because I'm a wuss when it comes to heat from peppers But I think a lot of people would probably drink this and be like I could take some more heat easily So I think it's kind of hit a nice kind of middle ground for people But the mango flavor in that is awesome. And I love that the fact that it's pretty viscous. It's got a really thick mouth feel Nice tropical mangoy and some habanero on the finish that doesn't stick around too long. It dissipates after a bit So founders brewing company really well done as I assumed it would be Thank you so much for putting out this mango Magnifico and Kyle Norman. You're right. Tasty stuff Stay tuned for the next episode whenever that'll be and hope you enjoy it. Go grab a beer