Maritime Pacific Islander Pale Ale

Brewed by Maritime Pacific Brewing Co.
Style: American Pale Ale
Seattle, Washington USA

Pours a clouded gold with very little head. Nose is light fruits with a very faint touch of piney hops. Almost an effervescent orange on there as well. Very light. Flavor has a hoppy tone to it. Full, but not overpowering. Strong, but not shoving it down your throat. I guess I will describe it as full. Feel is a bit thicker on the liquid and high on carbonation. Very drinkable. A well crafted and calmer APA. Worth a shot.

on tap-pours a retaining thin white head that laces and yellow/gold color. Aroma is mild citrus/lemon-hops. Taste is nice citrus/lemon zest/pine hops-some bitter, faint malt. OK carbonation.

draft - light orange with slight white head; pretty standard pale ale with cirus aromas and crisp hop flavors

Judicious, clever hopping keep this APA subtle and unassuming. A decent, drinkable beer that’ll do fine when you don’t need or want your socks knocked off.

Date: October 11, 1996
Source: Brewfest, Newport, OR
Appearance: amber, whispy head
Aroma: slight hop aroma
Flavor: crisp hop flavor, slight bitter finish, reminisant of an english pale ale

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.6/5.0
Score: *4

Date: September 17, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Jolly Roger Taproom
Appearance: hazy copper, fine white head, heavy lace
Aroma: sweet malt aroma, bready, caramel, floral
Flavor: sweet pale malt flavor, lots of floral hops, light balancing bitterness, nice bready character, light earthyness

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *4

Standard pale ale. I didn’t pick up on the Czech hops, but there is a nice, mild hop aroma. Good flavor with sweet malt and lightly bitter hops.

Picked up a single 12-oz bottle at Bottleworks in Seattle. Pours a hazy orange amber brew with a thick white head that has good retention and lacing. Aroma of caramel malt, citrusy zest, with some orange/tangerine character. Taste is medium bodied, lightly carbonated with a orange citrus zest with just a hint of caramel malt. The extra bitterness brings in a metalic texture. Finish is dry, slightly spicey with a sour orange flavor that lingers around for a while. The brewer has no shyness in using hops in this brew.

Thanks to skyview for sharing. Cloudy light orange body. Very nice corange citrus hop nose. Flavor begins with a little bit of malt, develops and unfortunate metallic tinge mid palate, and then slides into the citrus hops I found in the nose.