Marin Brewing Company Reviews

alexsdad06	2.7 Marin Tiburon Blonde Draft sample from old notes. Pours a pale yellow golden color with a small white head. The aroma and flavor have pale malts, biscuity, grass, kind of bland, meh. Sunday, April 14, 2024
alexsdad06	3.1 Marin Albion Amber Ale Draft sample at the source, from old notes. Pours a usual amber color with an average off white head. The aroma and flavor had toasted malts, caramel, herbal notes, light fruit, ok. Sunday, April 14, 2024
wutangfinancial	3.8 Marin Three Flowers IPA Wednesday, July 26, 2023
alexsdad06	3.5 Marin Old Dipsea Bourbon Barrel Aged Barleywine This is a backlog rating from 2011, from notes. I took notes on every beer that I had, but didn't rate most because they were below average to average and my time was better spent with family or work. This one was more well known than many that I missed. Technology, or the lack thereof, also contributed to the backlog. Words to describe this beer are sweet malts, caramel, dark fruit, berry, some tartness, the barrel comes off more like a wine barrel than bourbon, oak. Saturday, July 1, 2023
BillWyce	3.6 Marin San Quentin's Breakout Stout Can found at my local shop, decided to take a shot. Pours opaque black with a tight, 2-finger tan head. Aroma of coffee followed by chocolate. Full body with a touch of oil to it. The finish is long, with a touch of astringency. Roasty flavor up front, mixed with some coffee. This gives way to a chocolate note that lingers at the back. Wednesday, May 10, 2023
oh6gdx	3.4 Marin Mt. Tam Pale Ale Canned. Yellowish orange colour, small white head. Aroma is bready, grainy and quite strongly fruity and floral hoppiness. Flavour is grapes, pine, some wood, herbs and fruity notes with some bready and mild biscuity malts to it. Nice long lingering bitter finish. Saturday, December 31, 2022
nickd717	3.5 Marin Old Dipsea Barleywine Style Ale Draft at Toronado b-wizz fest 2019. Dark amber color with a small head. Aroma is roasty, cocoa, leaves. Burnt caramel and toasty malt, medium plus sweet, leafy hops, medium bitter. Full body. Decent b-wizzle. Sunday, December 26, 2021
mcberko	3 Marin Heimlicher Pils On tap at Marin, pours a clear blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out biscuity malt and subdued grassy hops. Flavour is lightly grassy and floral in the hop department, with a sort of crisp bready malt backbone. Not very punchy or bright, but it’s clean and drinkable. Friday, June 18, 2021
mcberko	3 Marin Mt. Tam Pale Ale On tap at Marin, pours a clear golden orange with a small beige head. Aroma brings out bready malt and subdued piney hops. Flavour has a herbal hop character upfront, with bready malt to back. The hops are rather herbaceous, imparting a gentle bitterness on the finish. Okay. Friday, June 18, 2021
2OLD4BS	3.4 Marin San Quentin's Breakout Stout Coffee flavor combined with chocolate. The carbonation was a somewhat higher than what I was hoping it should be. Still a very good stout. Monday, June 14, 2021
odnet	4 Marin San Quentin's Breakout Stout Saturday, May 22, 2021
Davros	3.9 Marin Flake News Pours black pale tan head. Nose shows coffee, bready and toasty malt, a bit of cocoa and prunes, heavy roasted malt. Flavours include heavy roast, bready malt, a bit of booze, faint ashy notes, a bit of liquorice. Friday, February 12, 2021
jbruner	3.8 Marin Old Dipsea Bourbon Barrel Aged Barleywine 2018 version aged in Moylan's bourbon barrels, 10.2% abv. Pours a turbid copper brown on tap with thin ring of bubbly tan foam that leaves light lace. Aroma of big bourbon barrel notes over sweet boozy caramel and molasses, a touch of dark fruit behind. Taste is sweet and boozy, mildly bitter, a dark fruit oxidized caramel base. A bit boozy, but not bad. Monday, November 30, 2020
jbruner	3.7 Marin Titania Imperial Stout On the menu as the non barrel aged version. Pours an opaque brownish black on tap with nice cap of tan foam that dissipates slowly to leave moderate lace. Aroma of dark fruit over dark chocolate and medium roast, a hint of burnt sugar and molasses. Taste follows, bitter but sweet malt and a touch of booze to back up the roast. Pretty solid stout, but nothing terribly amazing. Monday, November 30, 2020
jbruner	3.5 Marin San Quentin's Breakout Stout Pours a deep brownish black on tap with thin bubbles of tan foam that leave moderate lace. Aroma of nice mild roast coffee notes over a light earthy hop and soy, a touch of dark chocolate. Taste follows, bittersweet cocoa notes over a touch of earthy umami. A little thin and light on flavor, but not bad. Monday, November 30, 2020
jbruner	3.6 Marin It Iz What It Is Pours a hazy golden orange on tap with dense off-white foam that dissipates to leave moderate lace. Aroma of nice citrus and fruity hop notes, some fruity yeast waters, a wheat malt base, crackery and saccharine. Taste follows, low bitterness, sweet malt, fruity hops with a soft mouth. It's ok for the style, but decent enough. Monday, November 30, 2020
jbruner	3.4 Marin Mt. Tam Pale Ale Pours a clear golden orange on tap with thin off-white foam that leaves moderate lace. Aroma of mild piney and pithy citrus hop notes over biscuit and toasted malt undertones. Taste is mildly sweet, mildly bitter, decent balance, soft and easy drinking. It's an old school pale ale, not bad. Monday, November 30, 2020
jbruner	3.5 Marin Heimlicher Pils Pours a clear gold on tap with fluffy white foam that dissipates to leave moderate lace. Aroma of big biscuit and melanoidin malt notes, like it's decocted, with a light grassy hop behind. Taste follows, mildly hoppy bitterness, mostly malty sweetness, crisp lager finish. Solid pilsner. Sunday, November 29, 2020
jbruner	3 Marin Tiburon Blonde Pours a mostly clear golden yellow on tap with rocky white foam that leaves moderate lace. Aroma of biscuit and cracker malt notes over a slight fruity ale yeast. Taste is sweet with a mild ester profile and light bitterness. It's basic, it's crushable, it's unexciting and just mediocre. Sunday, November 29, 2020
jbruner	3.1 Marin Raspberry Trail Ale Pours a slightly hazy golden yellow on tap with bubbly white foam that leaves moderate lace. Aroma of huge hits of candied raspberry, likely extract, with a hint of wheat behind. Taste follows, mostly sweet and tart raspberry notes over sweet biscuit and wheat malt notes. Meh, not my style but nothing wrong with it. Sunday, November 29, 2020
Chadhami	3.9 Marin Point Reyes Porter Sipped this one by the fire on Stinson beach I. The shadow of mount Tam. Nice coffee flavors and very smooth. Poured dark and beautiful. Friday, November 27, 2020
DraftDodger	3.7 Marin San Quentin's Breakout Stout Copenhagen 21/11 2020. 47,3 cl can from Kvickly, Østergade, Middelfart. Marin's characteristic white heron on the can. Black background. Pours opaque, dark brown with a very big beige head. Stable. Settles as 0,3 cm thick, creamy layer of foam covering the surface of the beer. Moderate lacing. Aroma is medium intense with a sweet, malty odor mingling with some bitter coffee notes. Brown sugar, roasted malts, caramel. Whiff of bitter espresso. Light carbonation. Medium thin, soft, smooth, creamy, lightly tingling texture. Flavor is intense with a strong sweetness followed by a medium strong bitterness. Aftertaste is bitter with a sweet undercurrent. Lingers for a while. Finish is fairly dry. Fine dry and well balanced Stout breaking out of San Quentin's. Saturday, November 21, 2020
erling1000	3.8 Marin San Quentin's Breakout Stout Looks: black with high, brown head. Aroma: coffee, tar, smoke, light liqourice. Taste: bitter. Friday, November 13, 2020
rolickstamp293	3.6 Marin Three Flowers IPA Lata. Nice deep golden colour with a white medium steady head. Aroma: Fruity hops, citrus, bit herbal along with malt. Good palate. Flavour: Fruity hoppy and bit herbal too, sweet, citrus, malty, good above medium bitterness. Saturday, October 3, 2020
brokensail	2.7 Marin White Widow On tap @ The Bistro DIPA/TIPA Festival 2017. Clear golden beer with white foam. This is kind of rough. Get just a very raw, unfinished feel. Wort, popcorn, and bread. Lots of toasted grains, too. Some grass, orange juice, and canned fruit. Also fairly bitter. Just not a fan. Friday, September 11, 2020
Defreni	3.5 Marin San Quentin's Breakout Stout Dåse: Old schoolamerikansk stout. Sort klar øl med et kæmpe skumhoved. Næsten overkarboneret, men den falder hurtigt. Masser af chokolade, men bakket op af en del bitterhumle så sødmen ikke bliver for meget. Me likes. Men ikke for meget. Sunday, September 6, 2020
Fooliver	3.5 Marin Three Flowers IPA Saturday, September 5, 2020
Beese	3.7 Marin San Quentin's Breakout Stout Keg at Belmont Station, Portland, OR on 12/09/2009. Black with a tan head. Aroma of treacle, roasted malt, sweet coffee and vanilla. Fairly sweet flavour and full body. Monday, June 15, 2020
Slipstream	4.1 Marin Point Reyes Porter An attractive, fluffy head on a brown pour. Complex flavor with notes of dark chocolate, brown bread, rye, and malted milk. Slightly acidic, drying finish. Fairly sweet, cake-like aroma. Very good, and probably my favorite from my visit to the Bay Area. Sunday, May 24, 2020
rolickstamp293	3.1 Marin San Quentin's Breakout Stout Botella. The cap flew off with a bang. Black colour with a huge creamish light brown head, good lacing. Deep roasted maltiness in the aroma along with chocolate and some dark fruits and unfortunately sour notes (off-notes). Lively palate. Flavour: Deep roasted malt with chocolate and the sourness is present, some dark fruits and a medium bittterness. Light infection which ruins the great taste it should have had. Sunday, March 1, 2020
Beese	3.5 Marin Eldridge Grade White Knuckle Double IPA Keg at Toronado, San Francisco, CA on 20/05/2008. Dubbed ‘XIPA’ in the bar. A nice, full on DIPA, with loads of citrus and piney bitterness. Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Beese	3.5 Marin Old Dipsea Barleywine Style Ale Bottle share at Pizza Port, Carlsbad, CA on 29/04/2008. A big barley wine, but with lots of bitter, piney hops in there along with boozy and grainy notes. Saturday, February 22, 2020
susanne_grams	2.7 Marin Three Flowers IPA Can @Carlsens Kvarter. Pours golden not much head, lightly carbonated. Betyder sweet for andre old school West Coast IPA Thursday, February 13, 2020
Taverner	3.6 Marin Three Flowers IPA Pours gold with not much head. Old school IPA for the boomer and GenX (that’s me) crowd. Wednesday, February 12, 2020
GregMooreNH	3.4 Marin San Quentin's Breakout Stout Pours black with three finger, tan head. Aroma is molasses and roast. Taste is brown sugar, moving to roast. Finish is brown sugar and roast. Straight ahead stout. Sunday, January 12, 2020
Chadhami	4.1 Marin Mt. Tam Pale Ale Sipping one of these after driving over mt tam, standing on Stinson beach. Life is good. Friday, December 27, 2019
freekyp	3.2 Marin Mt. Tam Pale Ale If you are expecting a typical old school west coast pale ale ala Seirra Nevada, this curve ball should throw you. Starting with a firm malt base with equal parts caramel and huskier grains, then adding a unique super spicy hop profile that is way more East than West, Mt. Tam is a pleasant, mildly carbonated quaff, that keeps its balance while still showcasing the uniquely spicy hop and yeast profile Marin has chosen. It's unlikely to draw many accolades, but would be quite at home in my fridge on the regular. Interesting and unique but without being weird. Thursday, December 26, 2019
Jow	3.8 Marin San Quentin's Breakout Stout Another old fashioned brew I got my hands on this weekend. Dark brownish black brew. Nose is roast and chocolate. Tastes of dark chocolate, ash,licorice, roasted malt, hint of berry.dry and creamy. Some bitters to finish. Saturday, December 7, 2019
DraftDodger	3.4 Marin Mt. Tam Pale Ale Copenhagen 1/12 2019. 35,5 cl can from Mad & Vin, Magasin, Kbh. K. Drawing of a Heron surrounded by hop flowers on the can. Pours unclear amber with a big white head. Stable. Settles as fat layer of foam several centimeters thick. Covering the surface of the beer and crawling up the sides of the glass. Massive lacing. Aroma is medium intense, has a sweet malty backbone and citric notes. Caramelly, biscuit sweetness. Light odor of peach and pineapple. Citrus - a bit sharp. Fairly strong carbonation. Slightly thick, oily, lively texture. Flavor is fairly sweet followed by a slightly more moderate bitterness. Aftertaste is sweet with a light citric undercurrent. Lingers for a while. Quite on the malty sweet side for a APA. Civilized an pleasant. Sunday, December 1, 2019
xaad	3.8 Marin Three Flowers IPA Sunday, November 10, 2019
NordicV	3.7 Marin Point Reyes Porter Fat @ Hopwater Distribution. Mörkt brun till svart öl med ett ljusbrunt skum. Doft och smak av karamell, mörk kola, lätta vaniljtoner, choklad och rostad malt. Wednesday, October 23, 2019
NordicV	3.4 Marin Three Flowers IPA Fat @ Beer36, Pier 39 SF. Ljust gyllengul öl med vitt skum. Doft och smak av malt, gräs, persika, tropiska frukter och en lätt örtighet. Man märker inte mycket av havren. Wednesday, October 23, 2019
PintLegion48	0.6 Marin Three Flowers IPA Tuesday, October 8, 2019
sinfull	3.7 Marin Three Flowers IPA Clear, golden color. Nice, white head. Floral aroma with notes of pine and citrus. Firm bitterness in taste with some malty sweetness to balance things. Monday, October 7, 2019
vanvenlo	3 Marin Three Flowers IPA East of Everything draft (17-Sep-19) Flower lemon aroma. Cloudy yellow colour, small white head and ringed lacing. Spice lemon flavour. Bitter herbal floral finish and lemon light pepper aftertaste. Tuesday, September 17, 2019
DraftDodger	3.6 Marin Three Flowers IPA Copenhagen. 65 cl bottle from Vinbørsen, Nordre Frihavnsgade, Kbh Ø. Very Green label with a white Heron and a lot of Hop Flowers. Pours unclear yellow with a big white head. Settles as lumpy, fat layer of foam covering the surface of the beer. Crawling up the sides of the glass. Substantial lacing. Aroma is fairly intense, fruity sweet with a light fermented touch and with distinct citric notes. Caramel, Orange, Peach. Notes of Citrus and Grape fruit. Medium carbonation. Slightly thick, soft, smooth, lightly tingling texture. Flavor is lightly sweet followed by medium strong bitterness. Aftertaste is bitter. Lingers for a while. Finish is dry. Fruity IPA with a nice and gentle bitterness. Mostly harmless but tasty. Tuesday, September 10, 2019
marcschi	3.2 Marin Three Flowers IPA Sunday, September 1, 2019
BuckeyeBoy	3.7 Marin San Quentin's Breakout Stout On tap at the brewery pours out black topped with a tan head. Nose is nice big roast malts coffee chocolate and ash. Taste is more of the nice sweet chocolate ash roast coffee. Sunday, June 16, 2019
BuckeyeBoy	3.7 Marin Liquid Bacon On tap at the brewery pours out copper color topped with a sand head. Nose is nice crisp fresh bacon light smoke and some grain. Taste is more of the nice bacon forward smoke and sweetness. Sunday, June 16, 2019
BuckeyeBoy	3.7 Marin Chill Haze On tap at the brewery pours out a hazy straw color topped with a white head. Nose is tropical fruit hops citrus and a touch of sweetness. Taste is more of the nice sweet tropical fruit hops and a touch of bitterness on the end. Sunday, June 16, 2019