Mendocino Blue Heron Pale Ale

Brewed by Mendocino Brewing Company
Style: American Pale Ale
Hopland, California USA

Slightly hazy settling to clear medium yellow pour under a thin light stone head. Faint aroma hay, malt and just a tad of lemon. Nothing remarkable about the flavor - actually a little too close to a lager profile. Light malt, some earthy notes and minimal hops. Thin mouthfeel and a straightforward but clean finish. There are so many much better pales out there that you shouldn’t go out of your way to pick one of these up.

deep golden with a small white head. typical pale ale aroma....but a bit heavy on the malt. flavor fairly bitter with a decent malt presence. light to medium body. bitter finish. decent but nothing that i would buy again.

Bottle: Murky yellow gold with a white head. Citrusy overly sweet aroma. The taste is off, like cardboard mixed with aluminum. It has a thin feel and a terrible aftertaste.

Golden yellow with a fizzy white head. The nose is fruity with some light hops. The body is hoppy, bitter and dry with a hint of grass. This is a fairly typical pale ale that does just enough to be drinkable, but stays far away from being memorable.

I nice hoppy beer from the Mendocino Brewing Company. I little light in color and aroma but made up by a lasting citrus hops finish. Good Beer!

Bottle from Total Wine. Pours a a cloudy amber with a small white head. Light hops aroma, citrus. Light initial flavor leads to surprisingly lasting, bitter finish; big hoppy aftertaste.

Bottle. Poured an unattractive dull, light gold. Lager look a like. Fairly large white head. Aroma was not strong; mainly citrus hops. Hoppy up front fairly dry finish. Not much complexity or flavor. Poor for the style.

bottle. deep golden pour with thick foamy head. moderate haze. nice hoppy aroma, roasted malt, citrus and earth round it out. nice body and initial hoppy taste diminishes quickly to a small bitterness. some citrus notes. just seems a little off.