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Mendocino: Red Tail Ale

This New World amber/red ale is/was brewed by Mendocino in Ukiah, California, USA. It's achieved an overall score of 49.81%. Based on 2 tastings, the average ABV is 6.10%.

Historical Community Tasting Notes

Preserved from the RateBeer community archive (circa 2000–2018)

12 fl oz bottle. Pours dark orange with a small off-white head. Aroma is spiced hoppy and mild fruity. Bitter, dry and roasted malt flavoured. Bitter and medium dry finish. Overall a rather malt flavoured brew.
Pours amber with an off white head. Aroma is caramel, with hints of dark fruits and earthy hops. Flavor is caramel with hints of roastiness, a little malty sweetness, and hints of earthy hops. Not bad.
Bottled. Also light in color with little head. Caramel aroma and flavor with other bland malt. A dryer finish here ends it nice.

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Beer Listing

Date and Time Container Pub/Place and Where Strength ABV Colour Score Components Score Descriptive word(s) Book No.
14th Sep 2007 at 3:30 pm bottle Hong Kong Brew House, Hong Kong, Hong Kong 6.10 medium-golden Taste: 82.35%
Head: 66.67%
Aroma: 40%
Ease: 66.67%
Clarity: 100%
 45.974% tangy 224
23rd Jul 2011 at 11:20 am bottle (room 312 in Cova Hotel), San Francisco, California, USA 6.10 medium-golden Taste: 82.35%
Head: 66.67%
Aroma: 80%
Ease: 66.67%
Clarity: 100%
 53.643% wholesome 397

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Other Beers (etc.) by Mendocino

Apart from Red Tail Ale, Hop Horizons lists 6 others by Mendocino. These are:
Black Hawk Stout
Blue Heron Pale Ale
Eye of the Hawk
Imperial Barley Wine Ale
Raptor Red Lager
White Hawk IPA

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