Beer Homicide

Moving along the narrow, chaotic, yet lively & bustling streets of Shibuya district in Tokyo, my Korean colleague and I happened to step into a bar called Ebisu. 'Beers of the World' is what it promised - so far so good.

Browsing through the menu, the bar seemed to be well stocked with the usual suspects - the ailes, Czech, Belgian, Dutch, etc. What caught my eye was a 'Mango Beer'.

The first time I tried Kriek - cherry beer from Belgium, I remember frowning at the thought of a cherry flavored beer. Much to my surprise, it was a richly brewed deep red beer with more than a hint of cherry - a good change from the regulars.

So with much of the same expectations, the adventurous me walked over to the bar and asked the cute Japanese girl across the counter for a 'Mango Beer'.
She pours half a glass of Staropramen... ok... hmmm... that's fine... but didn't I ask for Mango Beer??
What followed was cold blooded murder.

She reached the refridgerator and pulled out a jug of mango juice. WHAT ON EARTH WAS SHE GOING TO DO???
And she did it without a sign of remourse... I could hear the lager screaming for help while it drowned in mango juice :(

So, here you go! Mango Beer!

Do the Japanese interpret a 'golden' brew differently?