Founders to Release Mango Magnifico Fruit Ale
25 Jan 2016 --- Founders announced that it will release Mango Magnifico con Calor, a fruit beer brewed with mango and a touch of habaneros, as the first Backstage Series beer of 2016. This is the second time Founders has released Mango Magnifico in bottles as part of the Backstage Series, the first being in June of 2013.
Mango Magnifico is a high-gravity fruit beer brewed with mango and a touch of habaneros to add just the right amount of heat. The delicate flavors imparted by the sweet richness of the mango are punctuated perfectly from the subtle heat of the habaneros, proving that fruit beers do not have to be one-note. Each 750mL bottle of this 10% ABV ale is both sophisticated and refreshing, making it the perfect beer to share… or to keep all to yourself. Mango Magnifico will have a suggested retail price of $10.99 and will be available across Founders’ distribution footprint beginning on March 1, 2016.
“Mango Magnifico, like the entire Backstage Series, is intended to push the boundaries of what is commonly accepted in beer styles,” said Co-Founder and President Dave Engbers. “When we first released Mango Magnifico back in 2013, it took a little while to catch fire but, once it did, beer enthusiasts became extremely vocal and so we listened and brought it back.”
Mango Magnifico is part of a long lineage of highly rated Founders fruit beers including Blushing Monk, Cerise, Rubaeus and Big Lushious.
Founders’ Backstage Series is made up of boundary-pushing, experimental beers. It is affectionately called “the brewers’ playground,” where intent is to take the diehard Founders fan experience to a wider audience—though all of the beers are released in limited batches. Since its introduction in the summer of 2011, Founders’ Backstage Series beers have quickly become some of the most sought-after releases in the industry.
