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Mendocino Winter Seasonal Imperial IPA

Mendocino Winter Seasonal Imperial IPA

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An Imperial/Double IPA brewed by
Mendocino Brewing Company

Hopland, California USA

bottled
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1933.54/5.03.54/5.0Special7.5%27.9Snifter, Tulip P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Our limited edition Winter Seasonal is a robust, full bodied Imperial India Pale Ale. This heavily hopped brew is exquisitely blended with rich malts for a unique drinking sensation.

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 jstraw (471), Oak Park, Illinois, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/510/104/518/20
Nov 20, 2007  
Clear amber with good, creamy off-white head / Big, fresh hop and weed nose / Medium, very creamy hop body with good finish / Brilliant flavors of grapefruit, fresh cut pine, peach, and spice with long sweet toffee finish / Outstanding.


 gws57 (995), Saint Charles, Illinois, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/510/104/516/20
Dec 8, 2007  
Found this one bottled at Binny’s in St. Charles. Wow. Thick white head atop a clear, reddish-brown pour. Very strong citrusy hops nose. Clean and profoundly bitter, with piney hops, grapefruit, orange rind but a creaminess that belies this beer’s shaprness. Strong finish. Amazing.


 garrison (433), Cin. city, Ohio, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Nov 28, 2007  
From a twelve ounce bottle purchased at "Kellers IGA" in Cincinnati, Ohio - This one pours a copper hued brew with a just a very, very slightly off-white head of foam and a complex grapefruit-flowers-malt aroma. Tastewise, it really isn’t too complex, but it is a tastey beer, and it has a very hoppy bite at the end (and leaves great lacing on the glass)!


 rajendra82 (647), Alpharetta, Georgia, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/516/20
Nov 25, 2007  
Clear, pale-amber color, and a two finger thick head made this beer look quite beautiful. The aroma was of floral, piney, and grapefruit hops, and was not particularly pungent. The taste was delicate and bittersweet. This was a well balanced beer showcasing both the zesty spiciness of the hops and the sugary sweetness of the pale malt. It was flavorful but less imperial than the version of couple of years ago. The body however was silky smooth and soft. I’d not go as far as the neck label in saying that this was was a full bodied IIPA, but it did seem to glide on my tongue quite well. Easy to approach and drink up.


 Viking_Hammer (292), Lynnfield, Massachusetts, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/59/104/518/20
Nov 16, 2007  
Pours a dark orange with a medium size white head. Spruce aroma. Sweet to bitter with loads of hops. Full bodied. Awesome beer.



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