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Mendocino Eye of the Hawk Select Ale 3.2 622

Mendocino Eye of the Hawk Select Ale

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
6223.21/5.03.2/5.08%13.6Snifter, 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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 FROTHINGSLOSH (2030), GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/513/20
Jul 5, 2005    Updated: Jun 27, 2006
I am not overly familiar with this brewer. Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a light honey color with a medium sized yellowish head. The aroma is sour grainy malts with molasses underneath. The flavor is sweet and has noted molasses and caramel elements and a moderate hop presence. There are some nice elements to this beer but it did not hold together overly well for me.


 MaxPower (961), St. Louis, Missouri, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/515/20
Jul 4, 2005  
Pours a clear dark orange with a decent creamy light brown head that leaves good lacing in my glass. Fruity dark cherry and honey aromas. Bready, nutty, sweet honey-caramel and fruit flavors, full bodied with a kind of syrupy mouthfeel, alcohol well hidden, finishes on the sweet side, not bad.


 Saarlander (1579), Rancho Cucamonga, California, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/59/20
Jun 26, 2005  
Light spice, malt in this beer, fruit, a bit sweet, but overall pretty good.


 heemer77 (4312), Savannah, Missouri, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/514/20
Jun 24, 2005  
Amber color that is slightly cloudy. No head. Aroma of apples with some cinnamon and butter. Thet taste has a little bit of apples. A hint of honey and butter. A nicely put together beer I would definitely try again.


 Mads Langtved (2246), Copenhagen K, Denmark
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/513/20
Jun 18, 2005  
Dark, maghony coloured. No head. Alcoholic aroma. Caramel flavour. Finish is a bit bitter and crisp.


 Sahlholdt (276), Copenhagen, Denmark
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Jun 18, 2005  
unclear dark golden with smal head. aroma is a bit sweet with at hint of bitterness. taste is sweet aqand a bit malty with a somewhat hoppy finsh.


 NYHarvey (2154), New York, New York, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Jun 17, 2005    Updated: May 24, 2007
May 24th 2007 Re-rate <P> Fruit laden malt aroma has some citrus and apple notes. The body is a murky orange/browna nd holds a lasting, thumb thick, white head. Spirtzy, citrus heavy hop/malt/fruit fore. Actually has a very startling feel to it on that first sip. It’s like sparkling caramel water with hints of citrus. It’s pretty damn nice and much better than I recall it being. <P> Original rating was a 3.3 <P> Orangish color with a thin head. Hop is evident in the aroma. Sweet malty foretaste and nice little hop finish. Sweetness might be a touch too much, but overall decent beer.


 BlueDevil0206 (122), Durham, North Carolina, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Jun 12, 2005  
Bottle. Pours an orangey amber with a quickly dissipating off-white head. A bit hazy. Aroma is sweet and malty with some dried fruit (date, cranberry) and some citrussy hop aroma. Flavor is caramel/toffee sweet with some buscuity character along with some citrusy, resinous hops. Some noble hop spiciness and earthiness comes through as well. Finishes fairly dry. Medium/full bodied but a bit overcarbonated. Pretty decent strong ale.



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