Mendocino Summer Ale

Brewed by Mendocino Brewing Company
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)
Hopland, California USA

Bottle. Pours foggy yellow with a white head. Wheaty aroma with lemon and spices. The flavor has lemony zest with wheat and light spices. Decent.

Bottle. Pale straw color with a white head. Wheat aroma with some orange and spice. Wheat and spice flavor with a bit of citrus. LIghter bodied. Refreshing and easy to drink. LIngering orange and wheat.

Bottle: Pour is bright golden with a bit of sediment on the bottom of the bottle. Aroma is of light ginger, orange, citrus, and coriander. I got a bit of lemon right away in the flavor which seemed to dominate. Not much malt going on here and the spices are all shadowed by the lemon. Has a somewhat dry finish. Thirst quenching brew but not much else going on here. Not worth another purchase.

<b>12 oz. bottle</b> from Plaza Liquors - Pours a cloudy light golden color with a 1/2 finger thick white head. Faint lacing. Aroma is light malt, spices, and light esters. Flavor is very light malt and spices. Light body. Thin palate. Worth a try I guess.

Bottle poured a cloudy gold with a small lingering white head. Aromas of wheat, yeast, spice and light plastic. Palate was light to medium bodied and smooth with a lightly dry finish. Flavors of wheat, orange peel and light coriander with a smooth spice finish.

Bottle. Nose is light coriander, somewhat musky. Cloudy, very pale yellow with good thin white head. Opens with coriander and becomes very muddled before fading into a tart citrus finish. Full-bodied with very little carbonation. Lacking in many respects.

Cloudy light straw yellow color, fast fading white head. Some carbonation is noticed through the cloudy glass. Robust citrus aroma of grapefruit and lemon. Honey and wheat are in the aroma as well. Salt is the first taste to hit the tongue not nearly as sweet or yummy as it smells. Palate is as light as the color of the beer. A dissapointing salty and watery beer.

Appearance: Pours a cloudy, pale yellow body with a small, bubbly, white head. A few stray hunks of yeast in there, but I was too greedy and poured too deep. Smell: Soft wheat aroma with a lightly tart-smelling fruit juice component to it and note of spice. Taste: Tangy wheat flavor with a blend of citrus a tart pear juices. Pinch of orange peel. Teaspoon of kosher salt. Addition of spices, maybe coriander and allspice. Light, spicy hops and bitterness. Finishes dry and fruity. Mouthfeel: Medium-thin body. Medium carbonation, slightly prickly. Drinkability: Not a bad lil’ summertime white. Not me, the beer!