A crisp pale lager poured with grilled prawns and piri-piri chicken, brewed in Maputo since the 1930s and named for the Mac Mahon brewery. It is Mozambique’s most ordered beer.
It is one brewery’s commercial lager, and brewing beer at home is licensed or restricted in much of the atlas’s readership.
What goes into it
- malted barley
- maize adjunct
- hops
- lager yeast
- water
How it is made
Malt and adjunct are mashed, the wort boiled with hops, cooled and fermented cool with lager yeast, then cold-conditioned before filtering and bottling.
How long it takes: three to four weeks from mash to bottle
How it is eaten
Very cold with grilled prawns, frango à zambeziana and street food.
History
Brewed in Maputo since the 1930s and named for the Mac Mahon brewery, it is Mozambique’s most ordered beer.
Frequently asked questions
What is 2M?
2M is a wine & spirit from Mozambique: crisp pale lager poured with grilled prawns and piri-piri chicken. Brewed in Maputo since the 1930s and named for the Mac Mahon brewery, it is Mozambique’s most ordered beer.
How is 2M made?
Malt and adjunct are mashed, the wort boiled with hops, cooled and fermented cool with lager yeast, then cold-conditioned before filtering and bottling. It takes three to four weeks from mash to bottle.
Can I make 2M at home?
No, and the atlas gives no method for it. It is one brewery’s commercial lager, and brewing beer at home is licensed or restricted in much of the atlas’s readership.
What goes into 2M?
Malted barley, maize adjunct, hops, lager yeast, water.
How is 2M eaten?
Very cold with grilled prawns, frango à zambeziana and street food.
