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Mendocino Red Tail Lager 2.72 95

Mendocino Red Tail Lager

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
952.71/5.02.72/5.04.5%62.8Lager glass
Commercial Description:
Lighter in body than our Red Tail Ale, Red Tail Lager is fermented at low temperatures using our traditional lager yeast. “It took 21 years to make a lager worthy of the Red Tail name. Red Tail Lager has a rich refreshing flavor with a smooth light feel and a clean and crisp sweet finish.”

Date introduced: April 2005. Description: Medium body, red hued color, snow white head, lightly hopped, rich refreshing flavor, clean and crisp sweet finish.

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ParkSloper (16), New York, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/103/510/20
Sep 12, 2007  
Not much for the nose at first, although after 10-15 minutes at room temperature, a slight whiff of honey is detectable. Color is golden rather than yellow, with a sizable foamy head. Flavor, like aroma, seems empty at first, but a little breadiness and simple hop bitterness creep in at the end. Mouthfeel is just a touch fuller than a pilsner’s. Not bad as a thirst-quencher, but not a serious beer.


 jgentgesdo (564), Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/102/510/20
Sep 7, 2007  
Pousr translucent orange with a medium tan head that does not last very long and has no lacing. Nose is faint malt, very faint hops, and soap. Flavor of sour soda pop. Very thin and watery mouthfeel.


 redlight (1498), Winter Park, Florida, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/512/20
Sep 7, 2007  
Caramel malt on the nose, with hints of roasty aromas, with some hop spice in there. Pours amber with a thin white head, that doesn’t last long. Malty, bread and cereal flavors, sweet, with a barely detectable hop presence. Would be a good session lager.


 kwoeltje (1333), Manchester, Missouri, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/104/512/20
Aug 10, 2007  
(bottle) light-medium amber with a white head. Bready malt aroma. Flavor is very slightly sweet malt, fairly crisp, maybe a hint of hops in the finish.


 riversideAK (2803), Shoreline, Washington, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/55/103/510/20
Aug 7, 2007  
Gold apple juicey color with no head. Bready malt aroma. Flavor is mostly crisp. Some lemon flavored hops with a little bit of sweet bready malts in the finish. Pretty standard. Not complex.


 jstraw (777), Chicago, Illinois, USA
1.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/51/103/56/20
Jul 31, 2007  
Cloudy orange-amber with light head / Sweet, bread, toffee nose / Light body with weak finish / Skunky, sour, sweet flavors / Sample from the rep, but maybe bad bottle?


 TheBeerOrg (1589), Kentucky, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/512/20
Jul 2, 2007  
Pours dark orange with a mostly receding off-white head. Aroma of toasted malt, caramel, toffee, honey. Taste is sweet and malty, with notes of caramel, bread dough and papery oxidation. Mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with moderate carbonation. Interesting, a bit sweet but an enjoyable drink nonetheless.


 BuckeyeSammy (456), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/58/103/513/20
Jun 11, 2007    Updated: Jun 13, 2007
not too bad.. nicely balenced light hop flavor. Dosent taste like a normal lager. nice white head.



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