Red Tail Ale
Mendocino Brewing Company in Ukiah, California, United States 🇺🇸
Amber / Red Ale - Irish Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.13
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Red Tail Ale - The Legend is our flagship brand. It is brewed in the traditional "old world" manner, using premium two-row malted barley, hops and our own special proprietary yeast strain. It is an amber ale with a rich complex refreshing flavor and a crisp dry finish. Red Tail Ale is "Bottle Conditioned." Like good wine, Red Tail Ale is a perfect complement to fine dining.
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5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle. Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Amber colour. Moderate malty and light hoppy slightly moldy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jun 2013
at 04:17
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle poured ibto a shaker. Caramel with a decent bit of pine and a hint of citrus. Nice, but not super special.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jun 2013
at 21:26
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle @ Torben Mathews tasting. Clear amber with medium foamy off-white head. Aroma is malt and caramel. Flavour is malt, caramel, medium sweet, hop, little bitter and a little toasted.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Apr 2013
at 08:25
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle @ Torben Mathews tadting. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are malt, caramel, fruits and hops. Velvety smooth.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Apr 2013
at 10:54
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle - Red fruits like cherry, a candy toffee sweetness and alcohol on the nose. Copper and clear with a light head. Brown/burnt sugar, some dark fruit again and hop bitterness. HIgh carbonation but light on the palate. Compared to others in this class, just not that great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jan 2013
at 14:02
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Light amber colour. Aroma has some burnt sugars. Flavour has some sweet red fruits. Slight metallic edge to the taste.
Tried
on 28 Nov 2012
at 11:54
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Redish orange with a thin head. Aroma is marmalade. Flavour is bitter hop, orange, jam. Finish is a little sugary on thw lips with a grapefruit bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Nov 2012
at 13:32
5.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
Part of mixed pack I picked up to hang at buddies pool saturday night. Pours clear light amber. Not much on nose. Tastes of pale malt, caramel, grass, bready, light citrus, other fruits, metal, and a medicinal finish.
Tried
on 06 Aug 2012
at 12:51
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
12 ox bottle. Pours a copper brown with light head. Aroma of malt and fruit. Nice traditional ale flavor. Malty with a hint of caramel sweetness. Bitter finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jul 2012
at 14:39
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle. Pours clear amber orange with a small off white head and no lacing. Aroma is standard malts. Flavor is malt, astringent chemicals, grass, with a bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jun 2012
at 19:20