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Mendocino Red Tail Ale

Mendocino Red Tail Ale

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An Amber Ale brewed by
Mendocino Brewing Company

Hopland, California USA

bottled
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5993.08/5.03.08/5.06.1%62.6English pint, Shaker P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Red Tail Ale - The Legend is our flagship brand. It is brewed in the traditional "old world" manner, using premium two-row malted barley, hops and our own special proprietary yeast strain. It is an amber ale with a rich complex refreshing flavor and a crisp dry finish. Red Tail Ale is "Bottle Conditioned." Like good wine, Red Tail Ale is a perfect complement to fine dining.

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 milewide (500), Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/514/20

Feb 14, 2008  
Reddish color. Medium head and body. Mostly grain aroma and taste. Some bitterness on finish.

 sebletitje (370), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/102/515/20
Oct 6, 2008  
sampled at the end of tasting. Pours cloudy / amber. Aroma and taste, grains, yeasty, malty finish. Light hops. Nothing special.


 JohnC (1760), Mission Viejo, California, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/512/20
Oct 3, 2008  
sampled at a bevmo tasting dark amber, nice head, sticky sweet carmel like finish, an ok beer


 PilsnerPeter (1473), Flushing, New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
Oct 2, 2008  
Bottle: Deep copper pour with a creamy tan lacing head. Soft malts in the nose. Nice balance of toasted notes and caramel; fresh and bready with a very light citrus hop note. Has a nice fluffy/creamy feel. Has a soft sweetness from the malts- substantial and bready with a sweet resiny American hop character. Some toasted notes as well with a pretty solid American hop resiny note in the finish. Let this stuff warm; it’s better than I expected.


Mutual_aid (96), Texas, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Sep 27, 2008  
Pours a hazy amber with a thin white head. Mild aromas of bread and fig with a distinct hop bouquet of limes. On the tongue it’s mostly a sharp alpha tingle towards the back of the tongue with a bit of light maltiness to round it out. The body is a bit too thin. In some ways this makes me think of a watered down tripel with some boiling hops thrown in.


 jujubeast6000 (502), Houston, Texas, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/55/103/512/20
Sep 21, 2008  
(bottle): Pours an orangish body, small white head, quickly diminishing. Malty fruity aroma, fizzy. Very enticing. Fizzy malty nutty taste. A litte bitter/sourness. Nice soft mouthfeel.




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