Fruit beer? Flavoured beer? Mango pale ale? Tropical IPA?
Yes. All of the above. But most importantly, it’s a really good beer.
That’s always been the point with Aura.
We’ve never believed that flavour and proper brewing need to sit in separate camps. We love classic styles. We love pale ales, IPAs, lagers, bitters and stouts. But we also love fruit, aroma, balance, and the kind of character that makes someone stop mid-sip and go, that’s bang on.
For years now, that’s been our thing.
People might know us best for fruited sours and pastry stouts, but flavour has never been limited to one category here. We’ve brewed beers inspired by desserts, beers loaded with fruit, beers driven by hops, and beers that keep things stripped back and classic. To us, it’s never been about chasing novelty for the sake of it. It’s about taking what we know about balance, intensity and drinkability, and applying it properly.
Aura is one of the clearest examples of that.
✨ Why AURA exists...
From the beginning, Aura was about bringing flavour into a pale ale in a way that still respected the beer underneath. The original versions proved the point nicely. Pineapple and passionfruit brought bright tropical energy. Blood orange and yuzu pushed things in a sharper, more citrus-led direction. Both were hugely popular for good reason: they tasted vivid and modern, but still drank like beer.
That balance matters to us.
We never wanted Aura to feel sugary, claggy or one-dimensional. We wanted a fruit beer with proper structure. Something soft, bright and easy-going, but with enough definition to keep you coming back for the next sip.
That’s what led us here.
🥭 Why Mango?
Because after plenty of trials, mango kept winning.
Not in a loud, novelty-hit sort of way. In a this just works sort of way.
Mango gives Aura exactly what we want from a tropical fruit beer for summer: soft, rounded, juicy flavour with enough depth to stay interesting, but without tipping the beer too far into sweetness.
For this version, we’ve used Alphonso mango, a variety known for its rich tropical character and gentle creamy edge. Alongside the ripe mango notes, it can also bring a subtle coconut-like nuance that some drinkers might pick up. No coconut added, just part of the fruit’s natural flavour profile.
That combination felt like the sweet spot for Aura — bright, tropical and expressive, but still clean, balanced and properly drinkable.
Beer first. Flavour second. Balance always.
That might sound backwards for a flavoured beer, but it’s exactly why Aura works.
The fruit should elevate the beer, not cover it up.
Underneath that mango character is a hop profile built to support it, not fight it. Citra brings familiar juicy citrus and tropical notes, while Nelson Sauvin and Motueka layer in that New World brightness and extra fruit expression. The result is a beer where hops and fruit pull in the same direction, giving Aura its soft tropical profile and clean, refreshing finish.
It’s soft and juicy, but not heavy. Fruity, but not sticky. Modern, but not trying too hard. The kind of beer that feels made for sunshine, fridge shelves, pub gardens and repeat pours.
A fruit beer for people who like beer
There’s still a funny assumption in some corners that “fruit beer” means sweet, simplistic, or somehow less serious.
We’ve never bought into that.
Done properly, flavoured beer can be every bit as considered, technical and satisfying as any other style. In fact, getting that balance right often takes more care, not less. As we’ve said before, our approach has always been to treat flavour-led brewing with the same seriousness as traditional styles.
Aura is our way of proving that in pale ale form.
It’s for people who want tropical fruit character and proper drinkability. For people who like hops, but don’t always want bitterness dialled up to ten. For people who want a beer that feels fun and flavourful without losing the point of being beer in the first place.
Summer drinking, the Yonder way ☀️🍺
If Steez is about showing that we can make a really good pale ale by focusing on ease, balance and restraint, Aura is the colourful sibling that takes that same philosophy and turns the flavour up with purpose.
Not chaos. Not excess. Just the right fruit, in the right beer, at the right time.
And for this summer, that fruit is mango.
So whether you call it a fruit IPA, a mango pale ale, a flavoured beer or just a fridge full of good decisions, Aura: Tropical Mango does exactly what we want it to do.
It tastes like summer. But it still drinks like beer.
Aura: Tropical Mango is available now, on our website and in venues across the UK — a juicy, easy-drinking mango beer built for sunny afternoons, warm evenings, and anyone who likes their pale ale with a tropical twist.
