Mendocino Brewing Company
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Mendocino Blue Heron Pale Ale
American Pale Ale6.1% ABV
Mendocino Brewing CompanyUkiah, CA
Blue Heron Pale Ale, aptly named for the many beautiful Great Blue Herons which nest along the Russian River, was first brewed in 1985 as one of Mendocino Brewing Company's spring seasonal ales. Its immediate and overwhelming popularity led to the decision to brew it all year round. Blue Heron Pale Ale is a delightful medium bodied golden ale brewed using premium two-row Pale malted barley, generous amounts of both Cluster bittering hops and Cascade finishing hops as well as our special, proprietary yeast strain. Historically, Blue Heron Pale Ale follows the India Pale Ale, or IPA tradition in British brewing. An IPA was a pale ale, characterized by a high alcohol content and a very high hop flavor. Both alcohol and hops were used as preservatives in the days prior to refrigeration when the beer had to make its way to the British Raj in India. Blue Heron Pale Ale is an ale with a distinctive clean mouth-feel and a fresh hoppy finish. The emphasis is not on extremes, as was with the early IPA'S, but rather on balance. We want you to be able to taste not just the hops, but also the malt.
Mendocino Red Tail Ale
American Amber Ale6.0% ABV28 IBU
Mendocino Brewing CompanyUkiah, CA
This is the flagship brand of the Mendocino Brewing Company. Red Tail Ale is an amber ale brewed in a traditional Old World Manner using premium two-row malted barley, hops, our own special proprietary yeast strain and pure water. Red Tail Ale's recipe calls for generous amounts of Pale and Caramel malt balanced by whole Cascade and Cluster hops, this makes it the substantial, full-bodied amber ale that has over the years become THE LEGEND. Red Tail Hawk Red Tail Ale was first introduced on August 14th 1983, at the opening of the Mendocino Brewing Company's Hopland Brewery - the first brewpub in California since Prohibition. In those early pre-distribution days, Red Tail Ale was only served at the brewpub by the pint glass or sold in 1.5-liter champagne magnums. That six-pack, weighing in at an impressive 42 pounds, quickly became known as "The world's only 42lb 6-pack."