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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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 Lowe1983 (1029), Fairborn, Ohio, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/103/513/20
Jun 10, 2007  
Pours a light amber color with a white head. Dissapointed in the appearance on this one. Aroma is of citrus hops, sweet malts, and caramel. A little light and watery on the aroma as well. Flavor is a little better then what I thought it was going to be with citrus and pine hops dominating. Slightly watery on the finish but still has some bittering. Flavor lingers but not for too long. Dissapointed in this brew.


 jgentgesdo (564), Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/54/102/58/20
May 27, 2007  
Pours pleasing yellow with small eggshell head. Nose is faint sour malt and pine hops. Citrus and pine hops dominate the flavor, with more sour malt. No biscuit or bready malt evident. Aftertaste is grapefruit. Watery mouthfeel. Acrid, too much grapefruit (almost grapefruit peel). Neh.


 BeerBelcher (943), Columbus, Ohio, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/103/510/20
May 26, 2007  
I was not too impressed with this IPA. Its aroma is only faintly hoppy, flavor is very lightly hoppy but also includes some banana notes I feel do not belong, and mouthfeel is a bit watery. Apearance is excellent, with a hazy and gold color and sloppy-appealing amounts of cumulus head. Not ad, but not really recommended either.


 JLAudio (282), Crestwood, Illinois, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/102/513/20
May 21, 2007  
Definitely not the best IPA...pours a simple amberish color, not too deep, with little head (about finger width)...The hop aroma is there, but slightly not as fresh and fruity as expected from the label...The hops is still noticable, but the bitterness is lacking. Still, smooth, and easy drinking for sure. Not too harsh, but doesn’t leave you wanting more...average at best for a hops head...the pricetag is the only thing great about this at $5.99/6-pack.


 Gregis (1132), Shawnee, Kansas, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
May 18, 2007  
Pours a sparkling amber with a spare off-white head. The aroma is pine, citrus and a slight caramel maltiness. Medium bodied and lively (despite the lack of head) with a slightly tart finish. Flavor is initially a light sweet maltiness but is quickly followed by a hit of citric hop bitterness. This is a fresh and clean drinker and one of the better APAs that I’ve sampled recently.


 sethdude (602), St. Louis, Missouri, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
May 9, 2007  
Pours a slightly hazy yellow, medium head. Aroma is sharp, metallic. Hops dominate, with a slight pale malt backdrop. Slightly raw. Flavor is well balanced, though definitely on the lighter side. Somewhat acidic. Fruity hops give way to a soapy spot, then a long, bitter finish with malts toying at the edges. Definitely needs some caramel malts to add color and character.


 joohefner (380), Isla Vista, California, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/511/20
May 6, 2007  
gold lemon color. salty floral and mild hop aroma. fairly thin mouthfeel light bitter floral orange on top of some mild carmel malt. thin flavor but balanced. i think the light body is what weakens the flavor


 jonwayne4883 (401), Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/102/59/20
May 5, 2007  
a boring and average pale. medium bodied, its easy to drink, but could have packed more flavor than just the malt and hop hints.



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