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Mendocino Raptor Red Lager 2.65 53

Mendocino Raptor Red Lager

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
532.64/5.02.65/5.04.5%92.9Dimpled mug, English pint, Lager glass, Shaker
Commercial Description:
A full flavor, fine reddish hued color, and a clean light finish characterize Raptor Red Lager. First produced in July of 2003, Raptor Red is now packaged in 12oz. bottles, six-packs, and kegs. This lager has been produced to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the brewery, and is named in honor of the Mendocino Brewing Company’s affiliation with birds of prey. Raptor Red Lager is a traditional red lager, brewed with Mendocino’s Lager yeast, 100% malted barley and using classic noble hops for finishing. Raptor Red Lager has a rich refreshing flavor with a smooth light feel and a crisp dry finish.
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 Slick (1962), Thief River Falls, Minnesota, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/102/511/20
Jan 18, 2005  
Nice amber color,small off white head that had a short hangtime then faded leaving little behind.The aroma was mildly malty with a mild but decent hop presence and a slightly sweet smell coming through as well.The taste was nothing special but decent enough with a decent hop showing some light fruit accents with a sort of very mild sweetnes coming through as well.Not bad but definately nothing special.It’s worth a try atleast once but there are better out there.


 grant (792), Long Beach, CA/Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/54/103/510/20
Dec 15, 2004  
A hazy almond color. Lightly malty, nutty aroma, slight hints of straw. A little bit of plasticy/vinyl hint. Lots of body for a lager, slightly sweet to begin with ending with some blurry hops. Pleasant enough overall, but indistinct.


 Sully (1367), Woolloomooloo, New South Wales, Australia
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/54/102/59/20
Dec 2, 2004  
A red beer that is a pale lager? OK, the yeast defines the beer not the malt, so OK. I remember talking to eczematic a while ago about Irish Red Ales where he said he just didn’t get it. Ditto. Only a short hit of red, presumably some crystal malt, but so what? A typical lager beer which floats my boat only just.


 Saarlander (1579), Rancho Cucamonga, California, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/55/103/510/20
Nov 18, 2004  
The flavor wasn’t terrible, but not great. Its head was gone quickly, and it had alot of floaters in it, large white floaters! Couldn’t tell what it was. I’d drink it again, but I wouldn’t buy it.


 beerinmarch (2829), Washington, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Nov 16, 2004  
Not very impressed with this one from mendocino. Out of the bottle this pours a light golden/amber with a small white head. Light citrus hopping, with a bit of sweet malt backing. Taste is fruiity up front with a balanced bitter finish. The bitterness trails off in the aftertaste leaving a stale hop flavor behind. This brew was very thin tasting with a metallic taste in the finish.


 Hab40oz (242), Grants Pass, Oregon, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/512/20
Nov 15, 2004  
Aroma ia pretty much all malt, pours a golden color with a tinge of reddness, thin creamy head. This lager has good spiciness to start then turns to a decent full body. Not bad for a lager, but still a lager.


 AlchemistZ (493), Richmond, Virginia, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/103/511/20
Oct 11, 2004  
Dark gold in color with hints of orange and a white head. Aroma is reminiscent of a brit bitter in hops and malt (I smell tobacco and leather). Some spice in the nose leads me to believe the noble hop desription on the bottle. Flavor takes on a more decidedly noble hop character though it still shows some brit hop character. A big toasty malt throughout leads to sweetness in the finish that is balanced by a mild bitterness.


 motelpogo (4394), Plzen, Czech Republic
1.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/53/102/56/20
Sep 8, 2004  
bottled. pretty poor, even for a red ale. light, corn syrup sweetness, aspirin finish



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