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Mendocino Blue Heron Pale Ale 2.97 458

Mendocino Blue Heron Pale Ale

Percentile
43
overall

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
4582.98/5.02.97/5.06.1%25.6Lager glass, Shaker
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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knights97 (83), Tennessee, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/510/20
May 28, 2008    Updated: Aug 30, 2008
lager smell to start off with, small white head that disappears fast, copper appearance, light body, hoppy taste mixed in with a orange peel at the end, not a bad beer, decent overall


 JCB (1786), Durham, North Carolina, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
May 22, 2008  
12oz bottle from the Kroger, yo. I recall enjoying this brew back in the day, so I figured I’d pick up a sixer on discount. Pretty decent session brew as it turns out, although certainly nothing earth-shaking. A very dry pale, seems to be unable really to decide what it wants to be - either a sorta bready SNPA clone or a crisp golden, with orange peel bitterness in there. Not bad, not great.


 SamGamgee (1463), Santa Cruz (La Selva), California, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/104/511/20
May 18, 2008  
12oz bottle. Clear straw yellow with a small head. Grassy hop aroma with some skunkiness. The flavor has plenty of hops, but the same sulfury quality that the aroma puts out. Medium bodied with middle of the road carbonation. Drinkable for the most part, but not great.


 mrdeath5493 (108), Arkansas, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/54/103/511/20
May 16, 2008  
Bottle from Mr. T’s; Cardwell, MO. Hugely simplistic. Crystal malt + 33 IBU’s + cascade to finish. Still quite refreshing. Worth a try to see how subtle variations can stand apart from this popular combo.


 amishcaravan (237), Winona, Minnesota, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/55/103/512/20
May 13, 2008  
pours cloudy yellow color with little head. smells like a lager, but tastes like a pale ale. nice bite to it with bitter after taste. wold maybe purchase again.


 shackinetics (132), Florida, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
May 13, 2008  
Pours a clear gold with moderate white head. Sour malty aroma, and just a hint of skunk. Very dry & bitter flavors - nothing overly hoppy, but better than it smells. Pretty watery/thin mouth feel. Definitely on the bitter side. average..


 Aquilo (275), California, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/102/511/20
May 12, 2008  
This is my 99th rating! (Yay!)

Anyway, this one could be better. Pours very pale blond with a small white head. It smells good; moderately hoppy with apples and apricots. The flavor is overpoweringly hoppy and piney. Mouthfeel is waxy and astringent. So, I’ve tasted worse, but I wouldn’t buy this one again.


 phishpond417 (1953), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/58/102/511/20
May 11, 2008  
This well balanced hoppy brew pours a clear golden colour with a small white head. nice citrus fruit, plenty of hops integrated well in the flavor. Pleasent beer overall.



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