Mongozo Coconut Beer

Description: Manufacturer: Mongozo / Type: Beer

Newest Review: ... of using palm nuts to make a nice sweet drink . Now, that makes a bit more sense, at least we know where the coconuts come ... more

... into it . But how is it Belgian ? Well, this woman had no female relatives, so she told the recipe to her son. He went to Belgium as a refugee, and the beer has been brewed there ever since . Incidentally, in the language of the Chokwe tribe, Mongoze means 'To your good health'. Well, I'll drink to that! Now, the Belgian cafe is HIDEOUSLY expensive for beer, and this little gem cost me £3.80, for a little over a half pint . To give them credit, they did serve it rather attractively in a halved cocunut shell, with a s...more

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Mongozo Coconut Beer: I'm nuts about this beer! (530 words)
by - written on 18/11/09 (Very useful, 28 readings)
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On my last visit to Eastbourne , I went to Cafe Belge, and tried a wonderful selection of Belgian beers . In this review, I'm going to focus on Mongozo Coconut beer . Now, those with a sense of geography are probably scratching your head at this - after all, the coconut is hardly native to Belgium, not known for it's tropical climes. So, of course, I had to do a little bit of research to find out what exactly the deal was! Briefly, the beer was created by a woman of the Chokwe tribe of Africa, where traditionally women are the beer brewers, and men of course go off and kill tasty stuff for dinner. She came up with the idea of using palm nuts to make ... Read the complete review

Fairtrade Organic Coconut Beer-A Taste Of A Tropical Paradis ... (762 words)
by - written on 15/05/09 (Very useful, 35 readings)
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Thursday and Friday is boys' night in at our house and I join them! The telly is great with American Idol reaching its finale, and I usually get in a few treats and we settle down for a few hours of fun. I try to pick out some different things to try and recently when shopping on one of my favourite websites at www.ethicalsuperstore.com I came across some rather delicious sounding coconut beer called Mongozo. As a lover of all things coconut and tropical I thought this sounded really lovely and so I bought a few bottles. They also sell a banana version too which I have also bought, but this review is about the newly sampled and much enjoyed coconut ... Read the complete review