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Mendocino Summer Ale

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common

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2053.06/5.03.05/5.0Summer4.8%58.6Tumbler, Weizen
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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 Papsoe (14904), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/512/20
Apr 14, 2006  
(Bottle 35,5 cl) Pours a hazy golden with a small, fine, white head. Very perfumy coriander nose. Light-bodied with distinct citrus and coriander. Very refreshing and a worthy example of the style. Tasted at the Oklahoma Beer tasting March 06 hosted by mjames and lilannie. 250306


 kp (8400), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Aug 9, 2009  

Name: White Ale
Date: August 03, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: Hop City, Atlanta
Appearance: cloudy yellow, fine white head, sudsy lace
Aroma: spicy citrus aroma, light citrus, nice spicyness, light sweet orange
Flavor: sweet citrus flavor, nice spicyness, light fruity orange
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4


 Oakes (8080), gone rambling, Vietnam
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/57/104/513/20
Jul 2, 2008  
Very milky pale yellow with a 1cm thick bleached head. The aroma is somewhat fecal...bad pedio infection on this one...with light citrus and abundant marshmallow malts. The palate is spritzy with lots of coriander spiciness atop fluffy marshmallow. Fecal presence remains, albeit more subdued.


 argo0 (6891), Washington DC, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/103/515/20
Jun 3, 2005  
(12oz bottle) Cloudy lemon yellow body topped by medium white head. Aroma is medium sweet, coriander, lemon, light orange. Taste is medium sweet, wheat, orange, some coriander, lemon -- very flavorful without becoming over the top. Light body with some zest, some dryness in the finish. Very nice summer brew -- this would make a solid lawnmower beer.


 hopscotch (5474), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/510/20
Jun 21, 2005  
Bottle... Hazy, light yellow ale with a small, creamy, white head. Great retention. The aroma is full of spices. I can’t identify them specifically, but they blend together well. Throw in the orange peel, unmalted grain and light citrus notes and you have created an aroma of cardboard and black gun powder. In other words... fireworks. Happy Fourth of July, U.S.A.! Oddly enough, the smell is not at all offensive to me as it brings back memories of Summers gone by. Moderately sweet flavor with lots of spice. Light-bodied and creamy with lively carbonation. Finishes dry. Not really my thing, but many might consider this an ideal lawnmower beer.


 jcwattsrugger (5255), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/57/103/513/20
Aug 14, 2006  
12oz bottle-pours a white head with cloudy straw/yellow color, with lots of yeast particles and effervescence. Aroma is musty wheat, funky, citrus, heavier spices. Taste is musty wheat, funky, tart citrus, heavier spices. Good effervescence.


 ¾ (4999), Colorado, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/514/20
Mar 28, 2006  
Semi-murky yellow, white head. Soapy, severely floral nose full of lavendar, sharp lemons, sharp wheat and lemongrass. Mildly tart, somewhat weird in flavor, with a dry, mildly bitter sticky palate. Refeshing.


 Cornfield (4928), Oak Forest, Illinois, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Nov 8, 2005  
Good for a Summer quencher, this pours a hazy, deep yellow color with an initially tall, fizzy white head. The aroma is sweet lemons with a touch of orange. It’s soft and lightly creamy with a mild wheat flavor blended pleasantly with lemon and cloves. Decent enough.

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