Mendocino Summer Seasonal Wheat Beer

Brewed by Mendocino Brewing Company
Style: Wheat Ale
Hopland, California USA

Pours cloudy gold with a light, fluffy head. Aroma is citrus, banana, and spices. Mouthfeel is moderate. Flavor is lightly sweet with a mildly tart finish. Banana, citrus, and spices are present.

bottles from summer ’07 this is a light yet very drinkable ale with whispy hops flowing earthy malts and a nice refreshing finish, will look forward to ’08s edition~

Light coriander and strong wheat aroma. Cloudy yellow color with a small white head. Wheat beginning with a citrus middle getting tangier in the finish.

Here is another one I tried both refrigerator cold and at 57 degree from my beer cellar. Much better if not too cold. Optimal would probably be somewhere in between. This poured a cloudy gold, with medium white head and average lacing. Nose is of yeast, banana, and wheat. Mouthfeel is average for a wheat being medium in palate. Flavor is complex for a wheat with fruit, hops, and citrus detectable. Slightly bitter finish. Very drinkable.

A slightly hazed pale yellow pour with just a hint of quickly dissapating white head. An aroma of fruity yeastiness. A hint of bannana and appliness. The apple hint was a bit of a surprise. The typical wheat yeast flavor that tries to be sweet at the start but ends up being quite dry. The palate is just a tad thin but not bad for what it is, carbonation is just a bit on the fizzy side for me but not over the top by any means. What would surely be a pleasant drinker on a hot summer day.

One bottle. Poured a decent white head. Aroma of coriander, wheat and lemon. Medium body. Flavor of wheat, lemon and sweet malt and some spice.

Bottle. The aroma is a strange melange. I’d say yeast and wheat. Not finding hop. I’d say the color is brassy gold. The head is white, and it is strong. Medium bodied. The first impression is carbonation, followed by wheat. It gets a bit creamy and chewy as the carbonation effervesces. Then some herbal and spicey notes play against the wheat. The finish is indeed preceded by something metallic. Odd. That metallic note seems to be in the aroma, although not noticeable at the beginning. Finally there is bitter. There is also something like old veg. After a short break, I think it has a bit of pepper. Bell, that is. Gives one something to ponder. The whole impression varies with repeated mouthfuls. A mystery wrapped in a conundrum.

Bottle. Clear golden amber beer with an off-white head. Malt/wheat aroma with lighy hay. Hay/wheat flavor with a bit of lemony citrus. Medium body. Hay, wheat, malt lingers. Easy drinking. A bit thin.