Mondo is an adjective that means something remarkable or striking, surfers would say a mondo wave is of epic proportions. They may not be outstanding in their field, but the COMDB translation department had a field day with the word “mondo”. They tell us that in Italian and Spanish it means “world” while the word “monde” in French means world or earth. A macron* doffed “mondō” is a record of dialogues between a pupil and a Zen teacher. It’s a mondo bizarro we are living in they tell us.
Mascot Brewery claim they are Toronto’s chillest craft beer. The most chill, as in to chill out, relax. Go to Margaritaville with Jimmy**, or pop a top and add a sublime lime to a corona with Snoop Dogg. Even Frankie says relax.*** De-stress, not destress. Swimming pool cool. No noose, hang loose. Act like broccoli and veg out.*** Take a chill pill, act like a popsicle, be chilly as Willy, chillax. Hold on to your horses, cool your jets, give it a rest, keep your panties on. RELAX! My recommendation for relaxing (no prescription required) is to sit back in a comfy chair and quaff a chilled pint or two. Let’s do that, shall we.
It’s surfs up and endless summer for at least three months of the year here anyway. A golden sand beach pour with a west coast wave breaker head. Pine on the nose with some mild fruit hiding behind the tree. Despite the name mondo, this brew has mild written all over it. A mild child, mild not wild. Mild hoppy pine with milder fruit and a slight bitter aftertaste. It is refreshing but the backend pine bitters are more dominant than any barely noticeable fruit. Not balanced, I feel a bout of scurvy setting in, more fruit please. It settles in to exactly what it is, that being a mild session IPA. I wouldn’t call it mondo, but they did.
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