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Mendocino Red Tail Ale 3.07 663

Mendocino Red Tail Ale

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53
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bottled
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
6633.07/5.03.07/5.06.1%68.2English pint, Shaker
Commercial Description:
Red Tail Ale - The Legend is our flagship brand. It is brewed in the traditional "old world" manner, using premium two-row malted barley, hops and our own special proprietary yeast strain. It is an amber ale with a rich complex refreshing flavor and a crisp dry finish. Red Tail Ale is "Bottle Conditioned." Like good wine, Red Tail Ale is a perfect complement to fine dining.
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 Cybercat (806), Georgia, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Jun 2, 2007  
Color is clear amber-yellow, decent head. Aroma is decidedly malty with strong citrus hints and a whisper of hops. Flavor has nice balance of maltiness and hoppiness, fairly but not unpleasantly bitter, just a touch of orange. A refreshing and jazzy ale.


 b33r (363), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/514/20
May 28, 2007  
Amber color with small diminishing head and no lacing. Aroma and flavor are very malty, with some hops. It’s a little sour and bitter


 extremeicon (108), Wichita, Kansas, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/102/55/103/510/20
May 25, 2007  
In defense of this beer, the only thing I had available at the time to drink it out of was a fairly old plastic cup at my in-laws’ house. That said, the aroma was somewhat unpleasant - almost rusty. It looked fine: nice ruddy orange with a decent head. The hop flavor was a bit unpleasantly bitter. I could tell a hint of flowery pine hoppiness to it but (and I’m sure this had a lot to do with it not being drank from a perfectly clean glass) the aroma really killed it.


 NYHarvey (2154), New York, New York, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
May 23, 2007  
The aroma is a low intensity sweet malt, caramel and medium intensity hop aroma. The body is a tea-tinted yellow and holds a rapidly diminishing, pinky thickness, head. Mostly watery caramel, malt and somewhat faded hop bitterness. Get a hint of fruit and gran mash. Has a sort of biting alcohol hotness in the finish that reminds me of bock or malt liquor.


 BREWMUSKCLES (1078), New Jersey, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/102/55/103/59/20
May 21, 2007  
bitter. roasted flavor. nice aroma of hops and mild alcohol. good head and body but too bitter for bitters sake.interesting fruity tang back there somewhere. but the bitterness kicks in and there is nothing else. fine dining, man kiss my ass!


 cking (1023), North Canton, Ohio, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/103/516/20
May 18, 2007  
Rated 4/13/06: Sampled out of the bottle and also in a glass. Pours a medium amber color with a dirty copper tint. There is minimal head and moderate lacing. Average amount of aroma that is nice with characteristics of sweet malt, fruity overtones, and a faint hint of hops. Adequate mouthfeel for an ale, somewhat filling, rather smooth with an easy finish. The flavor is considerably better than average. The malt characteristics are easily tasted, and there are some sweet flavors that also stand out, caramel perhaps. A nice hearty hop finish rounds out an overall pleasant and enjoyable ale. This one is decent.


 jzzbassman (847), New Albany, Mississippi, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/55/102/511/20
May 13, 2007  
Pours a clear orange with zero head. Aroma is hoppy with buttery whang that didn’t fit. Alcohol is not disguised well at all, but the flavor starts as that of a hoppy amber, just ends dry and uninspiring. Odd beer in that it seems enjoyable at times, but overall just not quite that good.


 elmatador00 (518), j-action-ville, North Carolina, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
May 13, 2007  
Pours a opaque reddish color with a white head. Has hints of some sweet fruits, spices, and hops. Finishes with a sweet hop flavor on the tongue.



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