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Mendocino Winter Ale (04/05 - Porter)

Mendocino Winter Ale (04/05 - Porter)

Rated 3.608 by BeerPals
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Brewed by Mendocino Brewing Company

Ukiah, CA, United States

Style:  Porter

7% Alcohol by Volume

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ID: 12290 Last updated 18 years ago Added to database 19 years ago

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Statistics

Overall Rank1834
Overall Percentile96.6
Style Rank57 of 1446
Style Percentile96.1
Lowest Score3.3
Highest Score4.6
Average Score3.811
Weighted Score3.608
Standard Deviation0.355

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9 Member Reviews

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  • BLUEZMADAM 192 reviews
    rated 3.8 18 years ago

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

    Appearance - Pours opaque black with tan head. Aroma - Malty, chocolatey, and caramel. Mouthfeel - average. Flavor - Chocolatey and creamy caramel. Really nice, loved it.

  • WILLBLAKE 934 reviews
    rated 3.7 18 years ago

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

    04.23.05 Tap at TAP NY. Nearly black with huge head. Big cascades on aroma was a shock. Dry and roasty. Hints at vegetal (like a bunch of these Mendocino beers seem to do) but big roasty coffee comes in to make me forget all about any unpleasantness and a woody driness finishes. Really nice porter.

  • SUMMERWINEFAN 106 reviews
    rated 3.6 18 years ago

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

    This is now a 9% alcohol brew and balances the higher alcohol content with a generous helping of hops. When poured, it produces a medium yellow/amber body with a huge tan head. Noticeable hoppiness in the aroma and quite a nice dry bite in the initial sampling all the way through to the aftertaste. Quite enjoyable!

  • RAINMAN 892 reviews
    rated 3.7 18 years ago

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

    Looks like they changed the style from last year - no longer a porter but a straight winter ale. Pours golden murky tan, with a slight head. Noticable burnt taste, heavy on the hops. Terrific lacing. All around it is an OK representation of the style, more ale and less winter than I'd hoped.

  • PKSMITH 388 reviews
    rated 4.0 18 years ago

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

    Pours deep mahogany/black with tan head. Laces nicely. Aroma of toasted malt, chocolate and caramel. Decent mouthfeel. Tastes like it smells, but does have something of a burnt characteristic. Hides the alcohol well. A good winter warmer, IMO.

  • CANANDAIGUA75 763 reviews
    rated 3.3 19 years ago

    Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 6

    The aroma is strong with a hint of caramel. Mendocino's Winter Ale pours nice, thick and dark in the glass. There wasn't much of a head, but an attractive thin layer of lacing around the edge of the glass. The flavor is very strong and a bit on the burnt side....but no unpleasant aftertaste. Porters aren't my favorite kind of brew, but this one is pretty good.

  • MKOBES 550 reviews
    rated 4.6 19 years ago

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

    Bottle. Deep dark brown in color with a nice tan head. Roasty aroma. Roasty flavor. Rich aroma. Chocolate, coffee, and caramel flavors. Smooth flavor. Full bodied. Really nice beer. Fresh hop aroma. Excellent beer.

  • VAC 2186 reviews
    rated 3.7 19 years ago

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

    This porter pours with a dark brown body with red highlights topped by a thin to medium thick, quickly disappearing head with come lacing. The aroma is slighlty sweet and roasty with a pronounced coffee note and a touch of bitterness. The flavor is slightly sweet with a bitter undertone, lots of roastiness and some coffee. Full bodied, smooth and slightly dry.

  • STALEYIV 1405 reviews
    rated 3.9 19 years ago

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

    The aroma is of chocolate and caramel malts. The appearance is a very rich dark brown with a dark tan head that coats the glass. The mouthfeel is very full-bodied and balanced with some hops and very complex. The flavor is very robust and rich and of chocolate and caramel and a bit bitter from the hops. Overall, it has a very nice warming finish and perfect for a dark, cold winter.

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