Mendocino Eye of the Hawk Select Ale

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

(Bottle 35,5 cl) Pours amber golden with a slight haze with a small, off-white head. Lovely nose containing fruit and caramel. Medium-bodied with lots of caramel and some overripe fruit. Quite delicate really. 300406

12 ounce bottle – poured into a 20 ounce glass. It was crystal clear brownish amber in color and had a very thin white head. The head died almost as soon as it was poured. The aroma is very malty with no hint of hops. The taste is more of the same, but not overly sweet. There are clearly some hops in this beer to balance all the malt but I can not smell or taste them. There is no hint of the underlying alcohol.

Hazy copper color. The aroma is light, fruity, with some toffee. Medium mouthfeel, malty; gets thinner at the end, and more warming (alcohol). Some sweetness and medium-high fruity bitterness. Doesn’t fly.

Bottle. Clear amber colour with a little head. Heavy caramel aroma with notes of sweet maltness. Flavour of toffee, caramel and ends up with a alcoholic finish.

An orange beer with a dying beige head. The aroma is sweet hoppy with loads of caramel. The flavor is sweet with caramel being most dominant, but also a light touch of aroma hops, before a dry slightly grassy end sets in.

Bottle. Orange colour with a off-white head. Light sweet malty, hoppy aroma and a very sweet, light fruity, hoppy taste. Medium body with a sweet dry finish.

Bottle. Clear amber coloured with a small off white head, Sweet aroma of malts, caramel and dried fruits with notes of alcohol. Sweet flavour of malts, caramel, fruits and dried fruits.

This is HORRIBLE. Retarded mouth feel. Way too hoppy. Not functional at all.