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Mendocino Blue Heron Pale Ale

Mendocino Blue Heron Pale Ale

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An American Pale Ale brewed by
Mendocino Brewing Company

Hopland, California USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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3982.99/5.02.99/5.06.1%25.2 Lager glass, Shaker P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Blue Heron Pale Ale is a delightful, medium bodied smooth ale, with a distinctive crisp mouth-feel and a fresh hoppy finish. It is brewed using premium two-row Pale malted barley, generous amounts of both Cluster bittering hops and Cascade finishing hops and our own special proprietary yeast strain. Blue Heron Pale Ale is "Bottle Conditioned."

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 CaptBier (252), Birmingham, Alabama, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20

May 1, 2008  
Bottle. Cloudy amber. Evident peachy hop aroma. Medium sweet with clean mouthfeel and overly simplistic crystal malt character. Low-medium bitterness. Hop aromatic, but extremely shallow. All surface, no contents.

 daknole (697), Plantation, Florida, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Sep 5, 2008  
Bottle, from total wine. Golden pour wtih a nice white head. Aroma is malty, bready, crackers and grainy. Flavor has a fair hop profile and some light malts. Not amazing, but certainly drinkable.


 stefanje (552), (Santee) San Diego, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/513/20
Sep 3, 2008  
12 oz bottle from ? (I lost track of where/whom I got this from) Slightly cloudy dark yellow pour with a fair white head that left some lacing. The aroma was a bit musty with biscuit and grains. The flavor was light with dough, nuts, weak pine, and mildly biter hops. The mouthfeel was full and malty. The finish was medium in duration with lingering biter hops. Overall: A refreshing summer beer, very sessionable.


mgraider86 (5), Waterford, California, USA
does not count click to see why this rating of Mendocino Blue Heron Pale Ale does not count
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Sep 3, 2008  
Bought from Costco. Case contained this, Red Tail Ale, White Hawk IPA, and Eye of the Hawk Ale! Blue Heron had an aroma of pine. Poured a golden yellow color with a small amount of head. Very refreshing, mild hops. When I drank this it was hot outside. Good summer beer!


mcc5468 (42), USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Sep 2, 2008  
Golden - slightly orange color. Hop aroma - slightly medicinal, maybe pine. I found that the malt was competing with the hops and really produced an inconsistent taste. Just okay. Probably wouldn’t buy again.


 gpekar (119), USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Sep 1, 2008  
Poured a clear golden yellow with a thin white head. There was a mild grassy aroma. There was a nice crisp clean taste. Nice and refreshing. There was a slight hop bitterness on the finish. Not too strong just enough to make this a nice crisp refreshing hot summer day beer. There was a decent amount of lacing for a thin head.




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