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 Red Tail Ale

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 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."

A legend had been born!

We bottle condition most of our ales. This is a process whereby active yeast is introduced to the beer as it is bottled, initiating fermentation in the bottle. This produces a fruity bouquet, a rich complex flavor profile and a crisp, dry finish. It is this complexity which has resulted in Red Tail Ale being called "a beautifully balanced, substantial ale" by the renowned beer and food writer Michael Jackson.
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