Talon Double IPA - Mendocino Brewing Company

OoReFLuXoO

California

3.5/5  rDev -4.6%

02-19-2013 02:57:59 | More by OoReFLuXoO

danwho

California

3.5/5  rDev -4.6%

06-15-2013 23:45:40 | More by danwho

jakecattleco

California

3.5/5  rDev -4.6%

06-13-2013 17:19:53 | More by jakecattleco

Hopheadjeffery

Illinois

4/5  rDev +9%

06-12-2013 18:28:18 | More by Hopheadjeffery

KevT

California

3.5/5  rDev -4.6%

06-11-2013 02:46:52 | More by KevT

Jamesohn

Connecticut

3.25/5  rDev -11.4%

06-08-2013 00:23:24 | More by Jamesohn

CCutch

Minnesota

3.5/5  rDev -4.6%

05-29-2013 17:14:21 | More by CCutch

barczar

Kentucky

3.88/5  rDev +5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Pours a slightly hazy deep copper with a frothy 2 inch cream head that lingers. Eventually leaves sticky sheets of lacing.

Sweet caramel malt, pine, resin, and muted grapefruit form the initial aroma. Grapefruit becomes more dominant as it warms, and notes of onion surface, along with catty hops.

Citrus and resin dominate the initial sip, becoming fairly bitter mid palate, and the flavor definitely ends on the bitter side. For Mendocino and a dipa, I really thought malt sweetness would be overwhelming. Grapefruit, lime, and orange pith are fairly substantial, almost puckering, throughout. The caramel malt backbone merely ties together the citrus and resiny bitter, piney hops.

Body is fairly full, with carbonation on the light side of moderate, and significant alcohol warmth.

Lots of hop flavoring and bitterness. It's fairly hot, but I didn't feel that the malt overwhelmed. The hop character becomes a little perfumey as it warms, which is slightly offputting. Not the most complex, but a solid offering. The bitterness is a little more than I prefer.

Serving type: bottle

05-27-2013 16:17:12 | More by barczar

Roy1586

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev +2.2%

05-26-2013 03:16:39 | More by Roy1586

Greywulfken

New York

3.81/5  rDev +3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

A: into a tulip, deep amber with orange hue, full tan head with clingy lace; great persistence

S: pine and resin hops and sweet maltiness; citrus on the nose more than on the tongue

T: lots of resinous pine flavors, earthy and deep, chewy caramel malts; some suggestions of butterscotch, toffee; bitter-sweet

M: medium body, moderate carbonation, slightly sticky/chewy, smooth and bitter aftercoat

O: back-and-forth between malt and hops - its sweet malt caramel, then its bitter hop pine resin - balanced nicely, full feeling and satisfying - not one you're gonna gulp down. Maybe a little too sweet for me, but the bitterness always crept in right after, moderating the sugars somewhat

Serving type: bottle

05-20-2013 22:57:37 | More by Greywulfken

crowsoup

California

3/5  rDev -18.3%

05-17-2013 14:51:56 | More by crowsoup

durlta

Iowa

3.5/5  rDev -4.6%

05-15-2013 01:57:08 | More by durlta

Bustersuess

New York

3.5/5  rDev -4.6%

05-14-2013 18:36:23 | More by Bustersuess

brotherloco

California

3.75/5  rDev +2.2%

05-11-2013 03:27:27 | More by brotherloco

Bitter_Echo

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev -4.6%

05-09-2013 01:23:10 | More by Bitter_Echo

DrunkinYogi

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev +2.2%

05-05-2013 03:43:51 | More by DrunkinYogi

Pugs78

California

3.75/5  rDev +2.2%

04-26-2013 01:04:03 | More by Pugs78

Whiskeydeez

Kansas

3.5/5  rDev -4.6%

04-25-2013 14:19:49 | More by Whiskeydeez

Beerswag

California

3.75/5  rDev +2.2%

04-25-2013 03:38:06 | More by Beerswag

MPPHISH

New York

2.75/5  rDev -25.1%

04-21-2013 03:37:14 | More by MPPHISH

rkf1976

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev +15.8%

04-13-2013 03:42:27 | More by rkf1976

fivetime

Idaho

4.25/5  rDev +15.8%

04-12-2013 03:27:49 | More by fivetime

Beer21

Florida

3.5/5  rDev -4.6%

04-11-2013 20:17:00 | More by Beer21

JulianT

New York

3.75/5  rDev +2.2%

04-09-2013 14:12:28 | More by JulianT

BlurryVisi0n

New York

3.81/5  rDev +3.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Served in a snifter.

Appearance: A little different than what I am used as far as looks are concerned, most DIPAs have a slight haze to it this one is straight clear amber nothing too impressive here. Light bubbles on the body creating an over-sized off-white head in the beginning settling to just below a finger's length.

Smell: Strong hops, and very floral scent. Smells pretty good but the feel comes and goes.

Taste: Heavy hops, and pine. This brew is pretty bitter and evidently strong. It's easy to like but then again easy to hate. It leaves me in slight limbo because I like it but lacks some qualities which I think DIPAs should have. Lacks complexity, it's a very one dimensional beer.

Mouth: Very sticking, putting this glass down and pairing it with sharp cheddar the after floral feel just doesn't go away. Medium with a slight dry finish.

Overall: if you want to try to just to try it it won't hurt. Keep in mind it goes for roughly ten bucks a bottle and there's a lot better out there in that price range. Definitely could use some tweaking but still not a loss. Salud!

Serving type: bottle

04-03-2013 04:37:20 | More by BlurryVisi0n