A pale lager in a green bottle, brewed at Phoenix since 1963 and the island’s dominant beer. Its international brewing awards are treated in Mauritius as national honours.
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 from the green bottle, with rougaille and street snacks.
History
Brewed at Phoenix since 1963 and the country’s dominant beer, it won international brewing awards that Mauritians treat as national honours.
Frequently asked questions
What is Phoenix Beer?
Phoenix Beer is a wine & spirit from Mauritius: pale lager in a green bottle, the island’s default drink. Brewed at Phoenix since 1963 and the country’s dominant beer, it won international brewing awards that Mauritians treat as national honours.
How is Phoenix Beer 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 Phoenix Beer 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 Phoenix Beer?
Malted barley, maize adjunct, hops, lager yeast, water.
How is Phoenix Beer eaten?
Very cold from the green bottle, with rougaille and street snacks.
