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Mendocino Summer Ale

Mendocino Summer Ale - Belgian White (Witbier)

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 Percentile 
51
overall
Brewed by Mendocino Brewing Company
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)

Hopland, California USA

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
2053.06/5.03.05/5.0Summer4.8%58.6Tumbler, Weizen
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Commercial Description:
This Select Special Edition Summer Ale is an unfiltered and refreshingly smooth white ale. It is brewed with malted barley and unmalted wheat. This wheat ale features a blend of spices. A hint of orange peel and a twist of lemon makes this ale a thirst quenching experience you will savor!
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 yemntftb (106), USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/512/20
May 20, 2006  
This beer is good, but not great. It’s pretty standard, but is nice in the summer. The summer ’05 has alittle too much zest too it in the after taste. The ’06 is a good improvement.


 LilKem (1210), Marietta, Ohio, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/515/20
May 9, 2006  
Has the aroma of a saison. Lime, lemon zest, and star anise and some white pepper. Flavor of lime, lemons, star anise, white pepper, peaches, corriander, and some orange zest. Good body, great palate.


 Shag (1922), Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
May 8, 2006  
The aroma is coriander and lemons. A cloudy yellow appearance with a large white head. The flavor is rather spicy with some peaches and lemons present. Refreshing and great for summer. Right on for a witbier.


 21iceman40 (1731), vienna, West Virginia, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/513/20
May 7, 2006  
a decent light copper color with a small off white head. aroma is heavy on the soap and grapefruit. Taste is equally blended hops and malts. I dont see why this is a summer beer, but it is a solid session beer.


 GregClow (2493), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
May 1, 2006  
Bottle shared with HogTownHarry, blankboy & tupalev - courtesy of HogTownHarry. Slightly hazy light golden-orange with a small white head. Aroma of yeast, curacao and spice - quite good. Nice mild flavour - lemony and refreshing. The body is on the thin side, but this is pretty decent otherwise.


 thedm (3833), Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/104/511/20
Apr 26, 2006  
This bottled brew poured a medium sized head of fine to medium sized mostly lasting white colored bubbles that left behind a transparent dark yellow colored carbonated body and a poor lacing. The aroma was mildly malty with an herbal overtone. The mouth feel was mediumly tingly from start to finish. Its smooth malty herbal flavor lingers in the aftertaste with a slight tingly feeling on the tongue.


 hotstuff (3175), Indiana, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Apr 22, 2006  
Special Edition. White small fizzy head that mostly diminished, lacked lacing, fizzy carbonation, cloudy, and a straw yellow hue. Nose was malty, citrus, spicy, clean and refreshing. Flavor was sweet, spicy, thin, spicy, citrus, and clean refreshing. Tingly, watery, thin mouthfeel. Light body.


 blankboy (3165), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Apr 20, 2006  
2 bottles shared with HogTownHarry, GregClow & tupalev -- courtesy of HogTownHarry. Pours a cloudy pale yellow, slightly bubbly, with an average size diminishing white head. Sweet aroma of yeast, fruit (lemon, apple and more) and spices. Flavour’s nice and spicy, just like how I like it, and fruity (no banana - yay!). Light bodied. Wheat beers are not a favourite of mine but this was very enjoyable and a great way to start our tasting.



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