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Maritime Pacific Brewing

1111 NW Ballard Way
Seattle WA 98107
Telephone: +1 206-782-6181
Hours: Monday-Thursday 11:00am-11:00pm, Friday-Saturday 11:00am-midnight.
Brewer: Corey Blodgett
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Notes

Visited: April 14, 2006

Opened: 1990

Annual Production: 9,000 bbl

Contributors: Brandon Wright, Klaus Degen, Teri Fahrendorf, TomCat

Located on Leary Way until October 2009.

Updated: December 14, 2010

Beer List

Cape Lager

American-Style Lager
- Date: July 31, 1993 (#244)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: Oregon Brewers Festival, Portland OR
  
  Score: 13 points
  
  Overall Impression (2½)
  Dark yellow and very hazy. Aroma: fruity? Lacto? Heavy. Fair carbonation. Some clove-like character.

Clipper Gold Hefeweizen

Light American Wheat Beer with Yeast

5.20% abv.

Date: April 14, 2006 (#6015)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (3)
Milky yellow opaque. Low head.

Aroma (2½)
Quite clean, with a hint of yeast.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body. Lemony. Mild sweetness. Clean wheat finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Firkin IPA

American-Style India Pale Ale

Date: April 14, 2006 (#6021)

Package: real ale

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (2½)
Hazy golden. Low head.

Aroma (3)
Big spicy, fruity, citrusy hops.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium-big body, low carbonation. Huge grassy hops. Pretty bitter. Mildly tart. Lots of vanilla, and maybe some Brettanomyces.

Overall Impression (2½)
The first sip is rough, the second is interesting, and the third is actually kinda tasty.

Flagship Red Alt Ale

American-Style Amber/Red Ale

5.20% abv.

Date: April 14, 2006 (#6014)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Bright red-brown. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Toasty, caramelly malt.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, smooth. Huge caramel character. Nice spicy hop flavor and bitterness.

Overall Impression (2)
Other than being too sweet, it wouldn't be a bad Altbier.

Date: April 14, 2006 (#6017)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Nice dense head.

Aroma (3)
Mild fruity-spicy hops. Clean malt.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, fairly fizzy. Grainy malt up front. Earthy, fruity hops. Grainy, earthy, moderately bitter finish.

Overall Impression (2½)

Date: April 14, 2006 (#6022)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Deep red. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Mild dark caramel malt.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium-big body, smooth. Fiercely malty. Tons of dark caramel and raisin. Dark fruit and some banana along with a grassy hop flavor and a lingering bitterness at the end.

Overall Impression (3)
Remarkably complex beer. Style? Who knows.

Date: April 14, 2006 (#6018)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 13 points

Appearance (3)
Bright dark red. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Mildly roasty, coffee.

Mouthfeel (6)
Medium body, creamy. Roasty malty butter.

Overall Impression (1)

Date: May 2, 1996 (#1428)

Package: bottled

Place: from the brewery

Score: 13½ points

Overall Impression (2½)
Red, fairly high carbonation and head. Sweet, candy-like aroma. Thick, dark, malty, sweet. Thanks to Josh Klein for sending this beer to me.

Date: April 14, 2006 (#6019)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. High carbonation. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Fresh clean malt.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light-medium body, fizzy. Real nice clean malt character. Tasty mild spicy hop flavor and mild bitterness. Just a little sulfur.

Overall Impression (3)
Real good beer.

Date: April 14, 2006 (#6020)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. High carbonation. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Very mild clean malt.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, fizzy. A very similar beer to the Old Seattle Lager, with a fruitier, earthier, more pronounced hop character.

Overall Impression (2½)
Not as well-balanced as the Lager, but still tasty.

Date: April 14, 2006 (#6016)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden-amber. Big dense head.

Aroma (3)
Real toasty and earthy.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, really creamy. Nice toasty sweet malt supports a big floral hop flavor and bitterness.

Overall Impression (3)

Date: January 11, 2003 (#4591)

Package: bottled

Place: from the brewery

Score: 16 points

Overall Impression (3)
BRIGHT red, low head. HUGE rye toast aroma. Big body. Huge sweet toastiness, quite a lot of fairly bitter herbal hop flavor. This is a very good beer that will turn into an excellent beer in a year or two!