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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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 FROTHINGSLOSH (2036), GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/514/20
Sep 20, 2005    Updated: Jun 28, 2006
I am not particularly familiar with this brewer and this is my first tasting of this beer. Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer pours a bright orange-gold color with a small white head. The aroma is fairly strong fruity and flowery hops with a faintly sweet undertone. The flavor is strong with floral hops and has a light vague fruity element. The beer has a fairly thick and strong body but is much dryer than I would have expected.


 hopdog (5609), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/103/57/20
Sep 12, 2005  
Poured a medium and hazy amber color with a larger sized white head. Aromas of yeast, light grapefruit and light oranges. Tastes of grapefruit with light malts. Lightly sweet with an almost fake sugary sweetness to it. The aroma had a musty nastiness to it and the tastes got worse the more I drank this one.


 willblake (2187), Belcamp, Maryland, USA
1.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/53/102/56/20
Aug 16, 2005  
08.16.05 12oz bottle for breakfast. Clear golden amber, not glistening but pallid, with small white head, fleeting. Aroma is oxidized and soggy grains, dogged down by muddled hops that can’t decide if they’re fruity/citrus or not. Flavor is sadly limp and mildly malty grain followed by an awful harsh bitterness, peppery, and burning pepper from middle to finish. Retro alcohol adds to the nastiness. Other than a pleasant instant just after the sip, this stuff is definitely not good and gets worse the longer it’s in my mouth.


 OhioDad (2491), Hilliard, Ohio, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/513/20
Jul 17, 2005  
12oz bottle pours golden with a short offwhite head. Aroma is grass and a bit of citrus. Flavor is surprisingly hoppy. Grapefruit bitterness greets your mouth then is backed up pretty well with malts. On the palate this is light but not overcarbonated. A good summer beer.


 Juelze (912), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/512/20
Jul 1, 2005  
Pours clear golden color. Grassy and doughy smell. Lighly hopped. Very carbonated. Grass taste. Ok lawnmower beer.


 theshocker (329), Marietta, Georgia, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/56/103/510/20
Jun 20, 2005  
Looks like a flat lager after pouring, I have a feeling I’m about to be disappointed. A mild aroma conceals a surprisingly hoppy taste which fades quickly. Nothing special here.


 SmellGood (319), Memphis, Tennessee, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/55/103/512/20
Jun 17, 2005  
The hops surprise you because there is not even a hint in the aroma. Not as smooth as the description implies but I enjoyed nonetheless.


 NYHarvey (2154), New York, New York, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/56/102/511/20
Jun 17, 2005  
Smelled a wee bit skunky. Poured nice and had an ample head that stayed around a bit. Muddy gold in color. Water with bite is the best I can describe it. Hop is present, but the body is so thin it just comes off as spicy water.



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