Mendocino Brewing Company Talon Double IPA

Talon Double IPA

 

Mendocino Brewing Company in Ukiah, California, United States 🇺🇸

  IPA - Triple Regular Out of Production
Score
7.34
ABV: 10.0% IBU: 100 Ticks: 11
An aggressive and old-school American Double IPA here, and a well named one, as this beer rips out your palate and the flies off to regurgitate it into the mouths of its frenzied young. Its combo of five malts and six hops creates a unique experience too. Anyone who touts themselves as a true hophead should seek out this beer now. Malts: Specialty 2 Row, Wheat, Munich, Vienna, CaraMunich 40. Hops: Warrior, Cascade, Amarillo, Summit, Pilgrim, Centennial. Dry Hop: Amarillo, Summit, Simcoe.
 

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8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle from Safeway. Wan't expecting this to be this good. Wow! Kicks off with a deep golden pour, small, soft, clingy head. Aroma is caramel and earthy hops. Taste brings in a big full bitter hoppy taste, with the sweet caramel coming in underneath. Round and full and flavorful. Wonderful throughout, with a nice lingering burn. Two thumbs up!

Tried from Bottle on 27 Jan 2018 at 04:07


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bomber from Safeway Salinas. Nose is lightly citrus with some mango and papaya and the slightest hint of pine. Lightly hazy orange with a big heavy lacing off white head. Flavor is moderately bitter and spicy with some fruit notes.

Tried on 21 Aug 2015 at 21:48


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

22oz bottle picked up in Vacaville
Cloudy amber with a medium sized off-white head and some lacing. Aroma of caramel, sweet malts and grapefruit. Taste is sweet caramel and pine resin
OK, but sweeter than I like in a DIPA

Tried from Bottle on 30 May 2014 at 16:17


7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cloudy amber,large lasting off white head.Tart citrus hop nose.Starts with a burst of malt, a balanced mid. Long strong bitter hop finish

Tried on 19 Nov 2013 at 21:19


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle, 22oz. It pours a hazy, dark orange-golden body under a big, off-white head. Some lacings. Quite intensely hoppy aroma, with green pine cones, grapefruit and a little malty touch. A good dash of malty sweetness in the flavor, but there’s plenty of bitterness to deal with it. Grapefruit, pine cones and citrus fruit in the flavor. Full body, still feeling almost watery on the palate, adding to the drinkability of the beer. Pleasant carbonation, and a lasting finish with the bitterness and hoppy flavors dominating. A really pleasant one. 130822

Tried from Bottle on 22 Aug 2013 at 22:25


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle 650ml @ Hotel Room, Hacienda Hotel LAX, El Segundo, CA
Pours cloudy deep golden/orange with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, citrus, grape, pine and hint of cheese. Taste is medium sweet and medium bitter with a long caramel and fruity finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Aug 2013 at 22:24


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

22 oz. bottle, pours a pretty much clear copper orange with a medium white head. Aroma brings out loads of tropical fruits, some piney hops, and a little bit of skunky notes. Flavour brings out loads of herbal, skunky hoppy notes, maybe a touch of sweetness, and finishing on dry, herbally hoppy notes. Very well-balanced. The sweetness comes out more after a while. Solid IIPA.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Aug 2013 at 00:40


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Draft @ 13th Bistro Double IPA Festival, Hayward, CA. Pours an amber color with an off-white head. Has a fruity malty grapefruit piney aroma with hints of caramel. Fruity malty hoppy bitter grapefruit flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter grapefruit finish.

Tried from Draft on 18 Mar 2013 at 05:03


7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle. Amber beer with a cream head. Grapefruit and light pine aroma. Grapefruit and caramel flavor with light pine. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Grapefruit and caramel linger with light pine.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Mar 2013 at 14:30


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5


Location: 22 oz bottle from Whole Foods-Bowery, 3/10/13

Aroma: It has lots of fruit (mango, tangerine, grapefruit) along with some malts, and pine/resin
Appearance: It pours a clear orange color with a 2 finger thick froth of lasting beige head
Flavor: The taste has some sweetness up-front, but in the mid-end palate it gets quite hoppy
Palate: The body is medium, it has a soft carbonation, a sticky feel, and a long, dry finish
Overall Impression: This is actually a heck of a DIPA. It has a really nice hop feel to it with a clean, soft feel. I honestly didn't expect this one to be as good as it is, so I am pleasantly surprised.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Mar 2013 at 14:14