Sooner or later, some American brewer (face it, it'll be a Californian) is bound to produce a kiwi-mango beer that will embarrass us all.
There will be truffle chips, curry chips with mango chutney and even beer-battered chips, which ought to be illegal but isn't.
Abuja nightlife used to centre on the many beer gardens where people went after work, but after attacks by Boko Haram they were deserted; the white plastic chairs and tables empty under the mango trees.
Beer characteristics: Grapefruit bitterness, mango and guava lead to a pine/citrus finish.
This ale will pair great with swordfish garnished with red pepper and mango salsa, playing nicely off the beer's lemon and orange notes.
The food is island refined with an Asian spin, like the beer-battered shrimp in mango purée, pumpkin tempura with wasabi, or, for dessert, fried banana wontons with sorrel caramel.
Ah, memories of green mango shakes, grilled fish and cold San Miguel beer.
The bar is another matter, however, with about 10 house beers on tap behind the long zigzagging walnut counter and vintage beer posters plastered to the mango yellow walls.
March on East 58th Street and Chow Bar in Greenwich Village have floats made with sake and additions like black tapioca pearls, mango sorbet, framboise, shiso leaf and ginger beer.
6,000 tacos were served to the hungry judging public, washed down with tequila and mezcal cocktails with a live mariachi soundtrack and finally Luardos' majestic beer battered king prawn with mango salsa was crowned the 2013 champion.
