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Mendocino Brewing — Hopland
(Closed)
Notes
Visited: September 9, 1995
Opened: 1983
Closed: 2010
Annual Production: 18,000 bbl
Contributors: Arash Shahzadi, Pat Hagerman
This is the famous Hopland brewery, the first brewpub in California, and the second of nine stops on my 1992 Beer Odyssey. Don't miss it. They spent $12 million on a new brewery just up the road in Ukiah CA that will eventually have a 200,000 bbl annual capacity.
Directions: Easy. Highway 101 into Hopland, two hours or so north of San Francisco. The Mendocino Brewing Company is on the east side of the road. Anderson Valley and North Coast will be your next stops.
Updated: April 11, 2018
Beer List
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Awards:- Silver Medal, 2003 Los Angeles County Fair Competition
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Date: September 15, 1997 (#2251)Package: bottledPlace: Willow Glen Liquors, San Jose CAScore: 17 pointsOverall Impression (3)
Big brown head on a black beer. Roasty aroma, some alcohol. Thick, black roasty. Real nice balance. Long burnt finish. -
Date: September 9, 1995 (#1178)Package: draughtPlace: at the breweryScore: 15 pointsOverall Impression (2½)
Black, OK head. Some coffee aroma, hint of chocolate. Big coffee and black malt flavor blast. -
Date: February 6, 1995 (#759)Package: draughtPlace: The Depot, Concord CAScore: 17½ pointsOverall Impression (3)
Black, Long-lasting brown head. Roasty, hoppy, alcoholic aroma. Great body. Malty but not seriously black. Good hoppy finish. -
Date: August 19, 1993 (#258)Package: draughtPlace: at the breweryScore: 14 pointsOverall Impression (2½)
Black opaque. Reasonable head. Some black malt aroma, some background hops. Very nearly smooth, except for a black malt bite. Needs more black, but body is OK. -
Date: August 15, 1992 (#1929)Package: draughtPlace: at the breweryOverall Impression
Good black thick roasty. A little sweeter than I like, but good enough for serious quaffing! 9th Anniversary today.
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Date: September 9, 1997 (#2230)Package: bottledPlace: Willow Glen Liquors, San Jose CAScore: 14 pointsOverall Impression (2½)
Golden, moderate carbonation, good head. Fresh hop aroma, a little metallic. Good body, lots of carbonation. Slightly sticky bitterness follows the blast of hop flavor up front. -
Date: September 9, 1995 (#1176)Package: draughtPlace: at the breweryScore: 13½ pointsOverall Impression (2½)
Pale, shade darker than Peregrine (15-1175). Good head, low carbonation. Hop aroma slightly more pronounced than Peregrine. Bitter. OK, but bitterness lingers way too long. -
Date: August 19, 1993 (#256)Package: draughtPlace: at the breweryScore: 14 pointsOverall Impression (2½)
Just a little darker than Peregrine, and a little hazy. Fruity nose. Smooth for a second, then a bitter BLAST! Fades pretty quick. All pale malt, Clusters for bittering and Cascades for finishing. -
Date: August 15, 1992 (#1930)Package: draughtPlace: at the breweryOverall Impression
A little better. Slightly more body and flavor than Peregrine. No aroma.
Awards:
- Bronze Medal, 2003 Los Angeles County Fair Competition
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Date: September 6, 1997 (#2227)Package: bottledPlace: Willow Glen Liquors, San Jose CAScore: 17 pointsOverall Impression (3)
Amber hazy, low carbonation, OK head. Caramelly aroma, hops in the background. Huge body, lots of big malt flavor. Hops late, some alcohol, but overall it's a big malty beer. -
Date: August 15, 1992 (#1931)Package: draughtPlace: at the breweryOverall Impression
I need a pint of this to tell if I really like it. Yep, I really like it.
