Atlas India Pale Ale
Marshall Brewing Company

Atlas India Pale AleAtlas India Pale Ale
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From:
Marshall Brewing Company
 
Oklahoma, United States
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
6.5%
Score:
80
Avg:
3.53 | pDev: 14.73%
Reviews:
84
Ratings:
221
Status:
Active
Rated:
Apr 25, 2021
Added:
Aug 15, 2008
Wants:
  10
Gots:
  53
Atlas India Pale Ale is an ale with strength and character worthy of its name. Pale and caramel maltings of American two-row barley give Atlas IPA a malty backbone to support its noticeable, but not overpowering, hoppy flavor and aroma. Columbus, Amarillo, and Cascade hops are harmoniously blended together, bringing about floral and earthy tones which highlight this bold but delicious ale.
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Ratings by Cavery:
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Reviewed by Cavery from California

3.47/5  rDev -1.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12oz extra from BeerBoy9960 in a recent trade, cheers man! Poured into a couple of tulip tasters with SundaySour.

A: A light colored sappy brew cute with apple juice. A modest ring of foam sits around the top, with very little head formation. The head rose like baking bread, then left with wet lacing that quickly fell back into the body. Browns and reds swim in a background of yellow.

S: Malty brown sugar solutions with a cutting presence of medicine hops. Potent dry lavender like herb presence from the hops makes for a rather disproportionate dusting of seasonings. Taking too big of a whiff makes it feel like you have dust in the nose. Very dry notes of herbs and sugars actually go fairly well together, but unfortunately the least desirable traits of each ingredient are prominent: Medicinal bitterness of the herbs and dizzying sweetness of the sugars. Fortunately, it's fairly drying; and this saves the bad from lingering too long.

T: Whole shell peanuts in a mix with old walnuts and Brazil nuts. Woody nut shell casings come off bitter like unripe acorn mush, but make for a pleasant transition towards a less intensely bitter hop presence. There's a bitter juicy taste that comes off like home-made black licorice that I am somewhat fond of. Really this thing is actually a pretty interesting bitter cocktail. It's made more enjoyable in that the bitterness is less intense in the end than it is in the start. This encourages multiple sips, especially as you begin to open up the nuttier flavors.

M: A very light body for an IPA, but it remains consistent in that the bubbles are still there sip after sip. This isn't flat, but it is most certainly too light of a body. I suspect this isn't quite as intended, but not bad in any case. This allows the nutty flavor to linger a bit longer.

O: Eh it's not bad, but I'd have a hard time drinking it as it is. If this thing had a bit more contrast away from the bitter nuts and herbs, there would be something more interesting here. However, for the flavor profile it exhibits: it's quite drinkable. I wouldn't want to put away a sixer of this, but having this fresh on tap might not be a bad way to start a night. This beats out a lot of local options in a lot of states, good for Oklahoma. I just hope that bolder flavor profiles are explored by marshals. This would not work well as a backbone for an imperial.
Aug 05, 2011
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Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Colorado

2.88/5  rDev -18.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
$9.49 USD plus tax per sixer at a shitty liquor store in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.

6.5% ABV.

Has a 2-row malt & caramalt-driven backbone. Heavy honeyed malt collides with its rough-around-the-edges hop profile driven by dirty citrus, old hop resin, perfumey hop oils, and classic C-hop floral flavour.

I suspect my bottle is old (having sat around tepid at abovementioned shitty liquor store), but it's not a bad beer, bringing enough Amarillo resinous character to keep me interested (Amarillo is my favourite hop).

Still, I can't say it's well balanced or built in comparison even to widely distributed expressions of the style (think Lagunitas, Deschutes, Sierra Nevada, Alaska, Bell's, et al.) and it has the hop pungency of a pale ale, not an IPA.

C / AVERAGE
Apr 25, 2021
 
Rated: 3.94 by BoodahMoogle from Arkansas

Dec 31, 2019
 
Rated: 3.48 by casapy from Idaho

Feb 20, 2019
 
Rated: 4.06 by Irayfz6 from Oklahoma

Oct 22, 2018
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Rated by E_Meola from Oklahoma

4.35/5  rDev +23.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Smell has a touch of sour malt, alcohol is hidden well, very malty taste.
Jan 04, 2018
 
Rated: 3.59 by kkarimi from Texas

Nov 23, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by 22Blue from Kansas

Sep 03, 2017
 
Rated: 3.32 by LXIXME from New Mexico

Jun 07, 2017
 
Rated: 3.73 by SpaceBeagle from Utah

Mar 18, 2017
 
Rated: 2.55 by Coach_Griff34 from Oklahoma

Jan 08, 2017
 
Rated: 3.68 by sd123 from Georgia

Jan 05, 2017
 
Rated: 3.61 by Treycotton from Oklahoma

Dec 10, 2016
 
Rated: 3.45 by iRun2Beer from Minnesota

Nov 21, 2016
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Reviewed by cambabeer from New York

3.73/5  rDev +5.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
I believe this is my first Oklahoman beer, definitely a life-changing experience and milestone. Sorry if you're from OK. I paid too much for this in the Tulsa Airport (because I was in an airport). A very average profile IPA, but quite good. Guaranteed I'd drink this if I lived in the area. Again, standard profiles in the smell and taste.
Nov 12, 2016
 
Rated: 3.15 by Fusebuddy from Wisconsin

Oct 15, 2016
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Reviewed by Vonerichs from Colorado

3.72/5  rDev +5.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Hazy copper color, little head, and minimal spotty lacing.

Smell is very malt forward with caramel and heavy barley. Light herbal and earthy hop notes.

It is a very malty ipa, but has a nice bitter bite. Caramel and brown sugar, herbal and earthy.

Full bodied, kind of chewy. Dry finish.

A very average ipa, but enjoyable.
Sep 22, 2016
 
Rated: 3.33 by 10Crumra from Texas

Jul 30, 2016
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Reviewed by SDmedic from California

3.15/5  rDev -10.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Too malty to be called an IPA, and missing that hoppy punch in the palate that I seek. Still better than a macro. Worth having one if you're in Tulsa - do your part for the local economy.
Jul 03, 2016
 
Rated: 2.74 by Frootlutz from California

Jun 28, 2016
Atlas India Pale Ale from Marshall Brewing Company
Beer rating: 80 out of 100 with 221 ratings