Mendocino Blue Heron Pale Ale

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

bottled. i really struggled with this brewery. this tasted canned, very one-dimensional, may have been an old bottle

Hazy amber appearance with a small head and virtually no lacing. Weak, cardboard-like aroma. Loads of carbonation in the medium bodied mouthfeel. Hops dominate an unbalanced taste. Short, metallic finish. No "best by" date that I could find on the bottle (thought that maybe ’age’ contributed to my lack of enthusiasm for this brew).

Small fizzy white well lasting head with a clear orange body. Light crisp hop aroma and has touches of sweet spices. Sweet peppery hops with citrus rind make up the flavor. It is pretty good.

Clear orangey body, ample carbonation beneath a thin white head. The start of the flavor has light maple syrup, plum and both orange flesh and rind. There’s two spicy components, one is the carbonation and the other is peppery, stemmy hops. The aroma has grapefruit notes along with some cinnamon and dark bread. Overall an enjoyabl APA with an appreciably different spicy hop taste.

nice citrus and hopps aroma. cloudy golden color with a nice thick head and lacing. tastes great with a bit of a creamy finish. great summer beer.

Bottled. Golden coloring with a white head. A pretty good pale ale, but the mouthfeel was too thin for its hoppiness. Needs work.

Very good APA. Crisp, clean. Good hops and malts, nice citrus and yeast flavorings. Its definitely smooth and drinkable. Great beer for this time of year.

Nice golden color with weak head. A nose of peach with some floral hops. Bitter hops through out the palate, and a medium to light mouthfeel. Nice beer for session use otherwise similar to many others out there.