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Mendocino Blue Heron Pale Ale

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43
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bottled
common

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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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 kidmartinek (985), austin, Texas, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/104/56/103/513/20
Dec 15, 2007  
The aroma is a little dirty. The color is great, a hearty pale yellow. There is little carbonation, and foam. IT has a good palate and clean taste and finish. Just slightly hoppy.


 aspidites (1274), manteca, California, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Nov 26, 2007  
Mild citrus hops and soft malt nose. Biscuity and soft on the palate with very soft hopping. Clean and soft finish.


 obguthr (1038), Poquoson, Virginia, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/101/56/105/513/20
Oct 28, 2007  
Yeasty grapefruit aroma. Cloudy amber with a thin head. Bready, barley and yeast taste. Rather delightful cilantro finish. I like the concept of this beer, but it didn’t come out very well. My bottle seems underfermented. Rated as is, I really want to try this again.


 badlizard (2353), Berkeley, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/514/20
Oct 20, 2007  
350 ml bottle from TJs. Clear golden amber with a fizzy white head. Malty aroma with hints of roasted barley. Taste of citrus and tobacco quickly followed by a bitter bite with a crisp bready finish and some lingering grassy notes. Better than I was expecting.


 keepersj12 (801), Sicklerville, New Jersey, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/103/512/20
Oct 19, 2007  
An average pale ale. Bready aroma, thin body, bitter clean finish. Not bad.


 RSRIZZO (1368), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
1.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/54/102/55/20
Oct 10, 2007  
Had this beer on 8/11/1999. Color is a light golden with a lot of shit floating around in it. There is almost no carbonation or head. Aroma has a light hop scent to it. Taste is bitter and citrusy. It starts with a medium light body that goes with a bitter feel. The finish is citrus hop flavor backed by a hardy bitterness.


 fakepurseninja (785), Washington, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/516/20
Oct 7, 2007  
Nice pale, malty and hoppy drink. Smooth and medium bodied. The malt is heavy and rich, has a little tart citrus with some pear and apple and just a tad peppery. Floral and dry with just a hint of grassy hop presence. The malt really stands out in the finish - presented really well with a smooth backbone that is a tad caramelly and provides a nice setting for the crisp hop taste. More of an IPA really than a standard pale ale. not over-the-top, not extremely memorable but just a simple, well-constructed beer.


 LinusStick (1846), Moon Twp, suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/56/103/513/20
Oct 4, 2007  
Blah. More like an EPA than an APA. Pour was a light orange with a thin ring for a head. LIght orange? Come on. Aroma of hops and malt. Taste was almost like a pale lager with more malt. The hops only hit you on the back of the tongue for a second.



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