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Sprecher Mbege

Sprecher Mbege

Rated 3.034 by BeerPals
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Brewed by Sprecher Brewing Company Incorporated

Glendale, WI, United States

Style:  Fruit Beer

5.2% Alcohol by Volume

10 International Bittering Units

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Bananas are the main ingredient in mbege style beers popular in Eastern Africa. In keeping with tradition, this is brewed with real bananas and presented unfiltered. Light hints of banana remain present in the aroma and flavor of this unique offering.

ID: 25968 Last updated 2 weeks ago Added to database 17 years ago

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Overall Rank42815
Overall Percentile22.9
Style Rank862 of 1467
Style Percentile41.2
Lowest Score2.6
Highest Score3.7
Average Score3.067
Weighted Score3.034
Standard Deviation0.000

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  • OH6GDX 8392 reviews
    rated 2.6 14 years ago

    Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

    Bottled@Monks Café Sveavägen, Stockholm. Amber colour, small white head. Aroma is some banana, fruits, mild spices as well as some slight sourness. Flavour is sour bananajuice with some slight rpicyness. Strange brew, but rather original as well.

  • PHISHPOND417 3045 reviews
    rated 3.7 17 years ago

    Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

    A very interesting beer indeed. Soft, sweet and a very tropical mouthfeel. Pours a orange body with a full fluffy white head. A wonderful aroma, tropical fruits and citrus on the nose.

  • PFOXYJOHN 676 reviews
    rated 2.9 17 years ago

    Aroma: 4 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

    This a very interesting beer of a style rarely seen in this country. Throughout Africa, Asia and South America, the banana (or plantain) is used in fermentation and, as this version from Milwaukee's Sprecher Brewery shows, it doesn't make for a bad beer. Brewmaster Craig Burge developed this beer from extensive research into African brewing styles, ingredients, and traditions. In particular, this Mbege is similar to beers popular in Northern Tanzania. It is unfiltered, resulting in a hazy golden body, with just a few initial bubbles that disappear immediately, leaving no head. The nose is fruity, but just as much berry/apple/lemon as banana. The tatse is mild spice and reserved natural-tasting banana. Medium bodied with a smooth, lightly sweet finish. An easy-drinking and refreshing brew, and I can imagine it goes great with chicken peanut stew, alicha or dorowot.

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