Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Nice clear amber color with thin off white head. It has a typical Barleywine aroma: rich, sweet, malty, a hint of hops and a bit of alcohol. Seems right on for the style and heightens the anticipation of the first sip. Yep, first sip and it is good. Full mouth feel, chewy. It has the sweet fruity-ness of maybe grapes or cherries. Then comes the caramel and molasses roasted malt flavors. To keep it interesting some hop bitterness is bouncing around the taste profile. The finish has a dry biscuit malt flavor along with some residual bitterness and alcohol warmth.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
(Bottle 35,5 cl) Pours amber golden with a slight haze with a small, off-white head. Lovely nose containing fruit and caramel. Medium-bodied with lots of caramel and some overripe fruit. Quite delicate really. 300406
fiulijn (28382) reviewed Red Tail Ale from Mendocino Brewing Company 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Copper color. Light malt aroma. Quite nice taste, malty and bitter, with dry caramel. A quite good Bitter, not boring. --- Beer merged from original tick of Red Tail Lager on 14 Apr 2006 at 19:49 - Score: Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3. Original review text: Hazy light amber color. Common Lager, poor, with a vegetable touch; light aroma of sugar. Bad.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Hazy copper color. The aroma is light, fruity, with some toffee. Medium mouthfeel, malty; gets thinner at the end, and more warming (alcohol). Some sweetness and medium-high fruity bitterness. Doesn’t fly.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Bottle Pours a slightly hazy dingy light brown witha medium sized creamy off white head. Lacing is thick and persistant. Aroma of lightly toasted grains, slight sweet apple, and vinegar notes as well. Not much hop content. Flavor was more bitter than I expected, pale plain and not too exciting. Moderate feel and lively carbonation. Decent hop bite at the end.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
An orange beer with a dying beige head. The aroma is sweet hoppy with loads of caramel. The flavor is sweet with caramel being most dominant, but also a light touch of aroma hops, before a dry slightly grassy end sets in.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
(Bottle 35,5 cl) Pours a beautiful, clear amber with a creamy, off-white head leaving a neat lacework. Vaguely hoppy nose. Medium body with some with sweetish, caramelish malt. Dry, hoppy finish - but also in this Mendocino I really could use some more refinement in the hopping. It’s a bit raw. 270306 --- Beer merged from original tick of Red Tail Lager on 09 Apr 2007 at 10:09 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5. Original review text: (Bottle 35,5 cl) Clear, deep golden with a tiny, off-white head. Aroma of malt. Medium body with some maltiness and a slightly floral character. Dry finish without much bitterness. 260307
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
(Bottle 35,5 cl) Clear pilsener golden with a creamy, off-white head. Rather neutral aroma with only a small whiff of hops. Medium body, some pale ale maltiness and a marked bitterness in the finish. I miss some refinement in the aroma hops. A bit disappointing. 270306
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
(Bottle 35,5 cl) Pours black and opaque wit a tall, handsome head with good retention. Light aroma of roasted malt. Medium body with notes of dry, lightly burned and somewhat ashy malt, with an underlying fruity edge. Lightly burned, bitter finish. A very decent dry stout. 270306
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Golden color. Aroma of vegetables. Medium body strength, a bit oily, some sweetness, high bitterness.