Maritime Pacific Imperial Pale Ale

Brewed by Maritime Pacific Brewing Co.
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Seattle, Washington USA

This may be the finest IPA I’ve had since the Bridgeport. The hoppiness is such that you get the impression your chewing on the hop itself! A wonderful flavor that has quite a bit of body, but not to the point where it overwhelms afterwards.

one of the best IPA’s around, deep golden color, thick body, for an IPA, excellent mouthfeel, bitter with malty sweetness, slight floral nose and citrusy flavor, a big IPA that deserves more attention!

Highly underated brew that comes from a highly underated brewery. You wake up drunk but not hung over! Cheers

very solid beer all around. solid bitterness, nice solid malt body. definitely an Imperial Pale Ale as opposed to India Pale Ale in that it's stronger and thicker. well balanced - the hops have kick - but they won't make you pucker-up all that much. nice spiciness with a little bit of citrusiness. should be enjoyed by strong ale fans and hopheads a like. UPDATE: this review was from a sampling on tap, tried in the bottle - not nearly as good - was strictly decent. similar experience with hale's ales (they're about 3 blocks away from maritime)

Floral hop aroma with some malty sweetness in the nose. Cloudy golden in appearance with a quick fluffy head and lots of lacing. Lots of hops in the flavor, some grapefuit juice for sure, daces lightly on the tongue, and a little burn at the end to remind you that this is an Imperial Pale. Very enjoyable pale, indeed. Thanks to Skyhand for the hookup!

I had this in cask conditioned form at the Jolly Roger in Seattle. IT was a fantastic experience as cask conditioned ales can be.

On tap at Amore restaurant, Seattle. Light fruity orange oil-grapefruit nose, with nice grassy fresh hops cone aroma. Bit of mild grainy malt. Medium amber clear with foamy lacing off-white head. Medium-heavy body with medium carbonation. Starts with mild grain sweetness and big hoppy flavor. Huge fresh hops taste to start followed by big grassy, harsh bitter finish. Medium bitter after with light chalky coating. Nice IPA, wih good malt-bitter balance.

What a fine drink this turned out to be. Huge sweet biscuit malt character that is smoothly interwoven into a heavy, though mild, grapefruit citrus hop presence. For being an IIPA, the malt really shines in this drink - the wheat complements the smooth barley base and the hops serve only to accent the drink. Also noted was a thinly veiled vegetable component in the quiet floral ensemble - certainly attributable to hop choice.