Mendo Mellow
Anderson Valley Brewing Company
- From:
- Anderson Valley Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- 81
- Avg:
- 3.46 | pDev: 10.69%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 12
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Nov 06, 2016
- Added:
- Oct 31, 2008
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
81
Good
81
Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by UCLABrewN84 from California
3.31/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.31/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
On tap at Tony's Darts Away in Burbank, CA.
Pours a clear yellow-orange with a foamy bone head that settles to a partial film on top of the beer. Foamy rings of lace line the glass on the drink down. Smell is of malt, earth, and citrus zest aromas. Taste is much the same with earthy citrus fruit and citrus zest flavors on the finish. There is a mild amount of hop bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is an above average beer with some fairly subdued aromas and flavors.
Dec 16, 2013Pours a clear yellow-orange with a foamy bone head that settles to a partial film on top of the beer. Foamy rings of lace line the glass on the drink down. Smell is of malt, earth, and citrus zest aromas. Taste is much the same with earthy citrus fruit and citrus zest flavors on the finish. There is a mild amount of hop bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is an above average beer with some fairly subdued aromas and flavors.
Reviewed by plaid75 from New York
3.28/5 rDev -5.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.28/5 rDev -5.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
On draft at The Lark, East Northport, New York.
Poured a light brass hue with a one finger foamy white head. There was good retention and lacing.
The smell and taste featured faint grassy hops and a seemingly washed out pale malt. I got more of a creme ale vibe off of this one than IPA.
The mouthfeel was clean with a touch of lingering sweetness.
Overall an uneventful experience.
Dec 03, 2013Poured a light brass hue with a one finger foamy white head. There was good retention and lacing.
The smell and taste featured faint grassy hops and a seemingly washed out pale malt. I got more of a creme ale vibe off of this one than IPA.
The mouthfeel was clean with a touch of lingering sweetness.
Overall an uneventful experience.
Reviewed by BEERchitect from Kentucky
3.5/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Raw and unabashed, the somewhat naked flavor of hops that are stripped from the farms of Anderson Valley Brewing Company find their way into America's classy pale ale in their freshest state- before drying, before vacuum sealing, and before long-term storage.
The results manifest into a charming copper-golden appearance that projects in front of its hoppy cloudiness. The ale releases an airy head of sea froth that caps the beer sturdily and laces the glass with ease. It does all that is asked of a pale ale.
The common hop aromas in pale ale are well on display with the grapefruit and pine needle character necessary. But the fresh aroma of a freshly mowed lawn, torn garden greens, tropical fruit, tree sap, and herbal cannabis. All this hop character rides in the foreground as a thin caramel or honey-like note resides in support.
But the balance in flavor fare much better. The beer lays a foundation of malt sweetness with the caramel, honey, and bran-like toasted grain. Both malty earth components and sweetness ride along side of the citrus and tropical fruit taste, neither allowing the other to gain any ground at middle palate. Finishing with the hop bitterness pulling slightly ahead of the malt sweetness, they also draw in a mild spicy bite of chlorophyll, light tobacco, and tea leaf.
Medium-light in body, the malts portray an aura of caramel, but with very little of the associated sweetness. Simply the implication of sweetness resonates as creamy weight because of the sustenance of carbonation. But as the carbonation recedes, so does the dry malt taste. This ushers in a quick and dry finish with spicy alcohol warmth, and light hop-derived astringency.
Mendo Mellow certainly captures the liberal notions of Northern California in pale ale form. For true herbal portrayal, I would also like to see the recipe elevated to IPA status so that there's a better showcase for hops and even less interference from malt. This beer showcases well the close relationship that is shared both the hop plant and the cannabis plant.
Nov 10, 2012The results manifest into a charming copper-golden appearance that projects in front of its hoppy cloudiness. The ale releases an airy head of sea froth that caps the beer sturdily and laces the glass with ease. It does all that is asked of a pale ale.
The common hop aromas in pale ale are well on display with the grapefruit and pine needle character necessary. But the fresh aroma of a freshly mowed lawn, torn garden greens, tropical fruit, tree sap, and herbal cannabis. All this hop character rides in the foreground as a thin caramel or honey-like note resides in support.
But the balance in flavor fare much better. The beer lays a foundation of malt sweetness with the caramel, honey, and bran-like toasted grain. Both malty earth components and sweetness ride along side of the citrus and tropical fruit taste, neither allowing the other to gain any ground at middle palate. Finishing with the hop bitterness pulling slightly ahead of the malt sweetness, they also draw in a mild spicy bite of chlorophyll, light tobacco, and tea leaf.
Medium-light in body, the malts portray an aura of caramel, but with very little of the associated sweetness. Simply the implication of sweetness resonates as creamy weight because of the sustenance of carbonation. But as the carbonation recedes, so does the dry malt taste. This ushers in a quick and dry finish with spicy alcohol warmth, and light hop-derived astringency.
Mendo Mellow certainly captures the liberal notions of Northern California in pale ale form. For true herbal portrayal, I would also like to see the recipe elevated to IPA status so that there's a better showcase for hops and even less interference from malt. This beer showcases well the close relationship that is shared both the hop plant and the cannabis plant.
Reviewed by mactrail from Washington
3.08/5 rDev -11%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.08/5 rDev -11%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Dry-hopped IPA and quite a mouthful of hops. A mineral taste with a serious herbal twist. Bitter vegetables and juniper berries. Pine and straw. More dusty than earthy.
Head lasts a good while in the pint glass. Carbonation is substantial. An abrupt sort of flavor that drops off fast. Even the bitterness is not long lasting. Not one of my favorite pale ales, though if you like the abundance of hops and the dry-hopped taste it could be quite quaffable.
On tap at Local Habit in San Diego.
Mar 22, 2012Head lasts a good while in the pint glass. Carbonation is substantial. An abrupt sort of flavor that drops off fast. Even the bitterness is not long lasting. Not one of my favorite pale ales, though if you like the abundance of hops and the dry-hopped taste it could be quite quaffable.
On tap at Local Habit in San Diego.
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