Ben - May 20, 2007
Mendocino Summer Ale
Now, I know that Mendocino has been around for a while, and you’d think they’d have it right by now, but I’m honestly not too impressed by this Summer Ale. Granted it IS a summer ale from quite a while back – hardly a fresh brew. But, frankly it’s just not refreshing or even that tasty. The color is a hazy golden, and the aroma is reminiscent of wet cardboard with one lemon thrown against it. In the mouth, the beer has too full of a feel for a summer beer, and it tastes vaguely like a child’s cough drop, but without the medicinal bite. The only redeeming quality is the artificial lemony flavor that lingers in the background. So, frankly, I don’t like it.
