Mendocino Winter Ale (05/06 - IIPA)

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

This beer pours beautifully into the glass with a big white head that leaves behind a thick sticy laced residue. Dark, hazey copper colour, Aroma is fruity and hop infused.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

There was an initial aroma of bread, flowers and citrus. It had a copper red body with an auburn colored head that lingered for a while. A very dry hoppy taste that had an intense smell of alcohol. It was a good beer but I expected more of a unique flavor/characteristic that make it stand out from the rest of the crowd.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

This beer pours an opaque amber with a small white head. The flavor is dry, bitter, hoppy with some citrus notes. With all the double IPA's out there, this one isn't anything out of the ordinary, IMO.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 5

Picked in '06 with KCC Rnd 3. Heavy on the hops as expected with an IIPA. Beautiful amber-bronze beer with tall, thick foamy head, and outstanding lace. Didn't expect (nor did I appreciate) the tar-like aftertaste.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Solid brew, not a great example of an Imperial IPA. Sampled from a pint glass, didn't get a very strong aroma. Deep copper color with generous lacing and a solid head especially for the high abv. Full mouthfeel, nice finish. Flavor is very hoppy and bitter. Not a huge fan of this brewer, their underlying hop profile generally doesn't agree with me but this is one of their better brews.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Pours a nice red body with sticky foam head. The aroma is nice citrus and pine hops with a touch of pineapple backed up by a smooth caramel malt. I'm not usually a big fan of Mendocino beers, but this one hits the spot.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7

very hoppy, but nice and mellow. only slightly astringent. the aroma is awesome. nice citrus-y, hoppy, sweet aromas. very decent brew, i could hang with this often.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

This Imperial IPA pours a dark amber gold from a 12oz bottle. Medium sized white foamy head. Aroma is piney, grapefruity and citrusy hops. A medium bodied Imperial IPA. Malts are caramel and sweet. Hops are grapefruity and piney. This beer is full of big juicy hops. A fairly bitter IPA, that is very much in the west coast style. Lots of big fruity malts, but lots more grapefruity hops. Balanced a little more to the hops side of the sheet. Hides the 9% alcohol very well. Nice beer. Mouthfeel is full. Finish is clean and crisp. Aftertaste is slightly bitter.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 10 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

This one was damn good. An amber color with a light head. The aroma and flavor is awesome. A lot of orange and lemons showing up. The malt flavor and bitterness are well balanced. This reminded me of Alpha King quite a bit.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Not a homerun within style, but a nice example. The pour was clear amber with a nice head that sustained itself well and provided really nice lacing around the glass. The aroma was of pine and grapefruits. The flavor followed suit over top of a caramel malt base. The mouthfeel was moderately bodied and a bit sticky.