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Mendocino Eye of the Hawk Select Ale

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6213.21/5.03.2/5.08%13.8Snifter, Trappist glass
Commercial Description:
Eye of the Hawk is an excellent, strong, rich bodied ale that is "Bottle Conditioned" to perfection. "Eye" is coppery reddish-amber in color and its unique taste is the result of a judicious mix of caramel and pale malted barley, balanced with Cluster, Cascade and Saaz hops. This gives the Eye its luxurious flavor, substantial mouth-feel and that slightly dry finish.
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 NachlamSie (1637), Tennessee, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/102/512/20
Sep 10, 2005  
bottle. Pours a rich hazy amber hue with a good lasting white head. The aroma is very powerful with very fruity notes and yeast. The alcohol is noticable, but not overwhelming. There’s definite hop character and a sour apple taste. The finish is bittter sweet and quite dry. This is alright, I think the different flavors could meld a little better.


Smoke3Smokes (72), Boone, North Carolina, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/55/103/514/20
Sep 6, 2005  
I like to drink this beer and listen to NPR while studying Latin. How cool is that? Might not be too cool if you are gay. Mellow flavor with almost no head. Taste linger’s a bit but overall, a pretty dman good brew.


 biz82 (1328), austin, Texas, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/103/511/20
Sep 1, 2005  
Pours nearly flat and peach colored. Spicy, citrus caramel aroma. Spicy, woody flavor. Very uninspired tasting.


 brownaler (379), Topsail Beach, North Carolina, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Aug 28, 2005  
Bottle. Hop aroma with clear dark brown appearance. The taste doesn’t blend together well. It has a choclatety malt flavor and piney hops, but they don’t seem to complement each other.


 UNCCTF (465), Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/513/20
Aug 28, 2005  
Bottled. Amber coloring with not much head to speak of. Spicy flavor with a moderate hop presence and a slightly warming finish. This isn’t too bad, though there are way better strong ales out there.


 bb (2919), Martinez, California, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/510/20
Aug 24, 2005  
Draft. Amber beer with a big off-white head. aroma is spicey/floral hops. Spicey hop flavor with sweet malts, some citrus, and some graininess. Fairly easy to drink, but the flavor is a little odd.


 Magjayran (1379), Durham, North Carolina, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/511/20
Aug 20, 2005  
Pours an amber color with very little head. This beer smells sort of funny. Fruity, but slightly rotten. The taste is unimpressive. Traces of hops and a little bit of fruit but mostly it’s just a poorly balanced ale with an alcohol aftertaste. Even at $5.99 a six pack I don’t see myself buying anymore of this.


 willblake (2176), Belcamp, Maryland, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/102/510/20
Aug 16, 2005  
08.16.05 12oz bottle. Pours a dark, hazy amber with fizzy beige head that fades to nil. Aroma is sugary, honey, caramel, and oddly leafy. Citrus undertones mix on the palate with saaz and very spicy alcohol. Not at all well balanced but in keeping with most of their other beers it comes on strong at the end with an empty but very dry bittern kick. This one adds a lingering sweetness but there’s still a vacancy where there should be body, and malt, and lusciousness. Oh well.



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