Marin I.P.A. India Pale Ale

Brewed by Marin Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Larkspur, California USA

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

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

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]

Date: 02/14/1999
Mode: Bottle
Source: Chevy Chase, DC

hazy amber, sudsy head and lace, lots of fresh hop aroma,rich malt body, lots of hop flavor and lasting citrus bitterness, 7%
-------- /> Date: 03/04/2006

sweet malt aroma with light floral hops, nice light bitterness, held up well, but lost all of it’s charm

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Score: **4
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Tasting Notes from Fall 2000: Wonderful example of an IPA - very flavorful, well hopped and well rounded. Citrus smell

(Bottle) Pours a clear orange body with an average-sized off-white head. Aroma of citrus, florals, and caramel malt. Robust hops flavor with a bitter finish.

22 oz bottle acquired in a trade with DarkElf. Poured a medium to dark, hazy orange color with a smaller sized off white head. Aromas of stronger pine with some flowers. Tastes of lighter pine, flowers and a little fruity. Not really bitter. Has a sweet malt balance to the lighter bitterness. Body is a little on the weak side. A tamer version of an IPA, but not bad.

GABF-on tap-pours a foamy light tan head with hazy copper color. Aroma is citrus hops, pine. Tast is crisp citrus/grapefruit-medium hops, secondary malt. Good carbonation.