Marin I.P.A. India Pale Ale

Bottle 22fl.oz. @ Papsoes blindtasting. [ Bottle #3. ]
Clear medium orange color with a average to large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, heavy hoppy, pine, grapefruity, orange. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and heavy bitter with a long to average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20090724]

Sampled at the brewpub. Deep copper amber with a slightly hazy head. Very mild nose, flowers, pine. Flavor is herbal, almost like a tea, with caramel sweetness. Dry finish. Not nearly as aggressive as other IPAs either in nose or flavor.

On tap. Clear amber golden with a small off-white head. Sweet fruits and caramel in the nose. Quite full-bodied with solid sweet caramel and a lovely fruitiness. Discreet bitterness. A rather sweet but fine IPA. 110709 and 240709

Bottled. Amber coloured. Unclear. Dense beige head. Herbs, pine and flowers in the aroma. Flavour of herbs, pine and light caramel. Medium bodied. Dry. Sweetish and fruity with a nice bitter touch. Very decent beer.

22 fl oz bottle, blind #3. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is mango and grapefruity. Solid bitter and herbal fruity hops flavoured, light leathery touch. Bitter and fruity flavoured finish.7-3-7-3-14=3.4

From tap at the brewpub. Pours clear and golden deep amber with a fully gone head. Light spiced hoppy dry aroma. Dry leathery hops flavoured, mild sweet fruity note. Medium bitter finish mixed with a reasonable portion of malt to provide some backing on the body.7-3-7-3-14=3.4

RBSG09 on tap at the brewpub. Pours golden amber with a whitish sudsy head. Aroma is piney hops, sweet citrus, English-like malts. Flavor is pale malts and floral hops with additional accents of pine sap and grapefruit. Medium bitterness, could use some more hops honestly. Still nice and drinkable.

Bottle from a recent trade. Hazy dull gold color with a decent white head. Aroma was mostly orange and some floral/herbal notes. A bit of caramel malt in there too. Flavor was a little muted an dull but mostly light sweet caramel malt up front and a grapefruit peel sort of finish. Decent but everything was just a bit toned down.

Tap at the brewpub. Golden-amber in color with an off-white head. Aroma is caramel malt and floral/piney hops, like a hopped-up version of their Mt. Tam Pale Ale. Flavor is more of the same with fresh-tasting C-hops and sweet malt. Nice palate with hops lingering.