Maritime Pacific Jolly Roger Christmas Ale
3.5
190 reviews
Seattle, United States
Community reviews
12oz in Washington. Darker copper brown. Foamy. Big sweet malt.. Lots of juice, soft caramel. Some alc sweetness. Fig, grape juice. Good.
$2 for 12oz bottle @ Rocket Market in Spokane, WA
Poured to NB tulip.
A: Pours amber and thick. Little/no visible head or lacing despite hard pour.
S: Pine, copper and aluminum. This is horrid and not making me want to drink it.
F: Sweet, alcoholic, not much here. Lightly bitter, hint of crystal malt in background. Boring.
M: Slicks the tongue with fine, low carbonation.
D: This recipe should be tossed out of the lexicon for what is normally a great brewery.
Serving type: bottle
01-09-2011
Bottle from trade to glass. Dated 11/12. Nice brew. Aroma of toffee spices and more. Darker amber pour. Taste of toffee and some dark fruits
Clear darker amber no head. Aroma of citrus, nutmeg, strong malt. Strong malt flavor strong citrus hops spice. Creamy mouthfeel. Well balanced, but strong. Alcohol noticeable.
Uncharacteristic Xmas ale; few spice notes. Rather, this is a big bold English ale. Quite thick and malty. Maybe just a tad boozy. Solid B.
Thanks to 5000 for sending this bottle my way. 2010 vintage. Brown with a white head. The aroma is full of toffee and caramel with some pine notes. The flavor is a bit more complex. I get some pine notes, but there is also some brown sugar, caramel and vanilla. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation.
(22oz bottle) Pours a hazy orange body with a small white head. Aroma of caramel, toffee, and pine. Flavor of caramel, fruity, honey, toffee, and light spices with moderate bitterness in the finish.
(22oz bomber) clearish medium orange/amber, fine tan bubbles. Nose of rich malt, caramel, mixed nicely with English hops, honey, really nice nose. Taste of caramel, English hops, honey, orange peel, nice finish, good beer.
Sample at the brewpub. This brew is a clear dark amber color with a medium off-white head that dissipates steadily to an outer ring. Strings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of roasted malt, caramel and fruit. Medium to full body with flavors of caramel malt, ripe fruit and a bit of vanilla. The finish is sweet with a bready malt aftertaste. Decent all around.
Lightly hazy, deep copper. The nose is a little fuddy, some pennies, graininess and a little heat. The booze is hidden quite well. It is very sweet with plenty of caramel and chalky apple fruitiness. Maybe some redcurrant too. Some heat, mild bitterness. It’s a little sticky but very smooth otherwise.
Dark, muddy brown coloured body with a very thin tan oily head. Aroma of alcohol, roasted malt, pit fruits, cherries, raisins, caramel and a hint of nuts. Medium-bodied; Assertive roasted malt at first with a very good sweetness from raisins, pit fruits, plums, cherries, all with noticeable malt and nuts behind. Aftertaste showing a touch of spices with a little alcohol warmth, but definite sweetness to go around. Overall, a nice and relatively complex beer, full of good flavours - a step down from a Barley Wine, and this is a good thing. Definitely worth trying if you can find it! I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Pear Delicatessen in Seattle, Washington on 11-February-2013 for US$1.70 sampled at home in [the real] Washington on 26-February-2013.
12oz bottle from Total Wine
Appearance: Pours cloudy brown with a big frothy beige head and lots of sticky lacing
Aroma: Toasted malts, nutty, spices and some hot alcohols
Taste: Toasted malts, caramel, nutty, spices and bitter citrus in the finish
A nice winter beer, easy drinking.
Pours a nutty dark brown. Shades of amber. No head. Roasted and smoked malts come chocolate. Sweet brown sugar. Spices.
Bomber, 2010 vintage. Pours dark amber, small off white head. Aroma is crystallized caramel. Toffee, honey, a hint of citrus. Taste: muted sweetness, crisp and hop bitterness (but not overpowering). Caramel and alcohol.
Palate: lively carbonation, full-bodied. Overall: this comes together nicely, though I think I prefer my Christmas sipping beer to have more sweetness and a less assertive hop bitterness.
Bottle from trade with michaelinwa. Pours a dark amber color with a small head that quickly fades. Aromas are caramel, molasses, toffee, honey, and slight fruitiness, citrus fruit I think. Taste is pretty good. Moderate sweetness, slightly burnt sugar, caramel, and honey. Would like some more bitterness or fresh hops to balance but I understand here since it’s supposed to be an english ale. Thick body, somewhat chewy mouthfeel. A solid Christmas ale.
12 oz bottle chilled. Pours a deep bronze color with one finger of frothy white head that slowly subsides to edge of glass. Fairly clear. Pronounced smells of alcohol with a subtle fruitiness. Orange perhaps. Heavy flavor of malty sweetness with medium bitterness. Toffee and an orange liqueor flavor with spiced hops. Has an almost wine flavor to it. Medium bodied with a nice texture and lively carbonation. Has a long lingering bitter finish. Strong alcohol warming effect.
Nice copper pour with a beige head. Smells of fennel and bourbon. Slightly sweet with flavors of honey and again bourbon. Moderately bitter; hops have a citrus flavor and are well balanced to the sweetness. Consistently one of my favorite winter beers.
Pours a reddish copper with small off-white head. Aroma of caramel malts, bread, and spices. Flavor is dominated by caramelly sweetness. Pretty thick and heavy, like cough syrup. The high alcohol content is very noticeable. OK, but a bit strong for my tastes.
2010 22 oz bottle from the brewery. Pours dark reddish amber with thick white head. Aroma is aged oaky malts with faint floral sweetness. Taste is big malty body balanced with honey sweetness and bitter pine and grapefruit hop notes. Strong, aged winter beer. Not extreme, but well balanced.
Clear dark amber color with lasting ivory sheen. Glazed caramel, pit fruit, sweet spicy aromas. medium body, average carbonation. Nice spicy caramel, pit fruit, floral flavors with a peppery alcohol warmth to finish--good.
From a growler, shared by a fellow customer at Payette Brewing in Boise, Idaho (thanks, unnamed friend!). Delivers with a robust candied sugar kick in the pants, predominately a sweet caramel malt. Dobblebockish and strong with a sugary burn to finish. (#4684, 7/8/2012)
Pours a pretty ruby/amber. Toffee and caramel nose. If I never saw the bottle, I’d swear it was a Fullers 1845 or Vintage Ale. Heavy on the malts and showing some sweetness, but balanced with some clean hoppy flavors. A touch of heat. 2010 vintage.
Favorite Maritime brew. As someone mentioned, 2011 was very decent; great balance for a winter ale.
12oz bottle from Elise. Murky, dulled burgundy-brown-red. Respectable steady off-white head. Deep, thick malt tones, some dry resinous PNW hop action. Woody, a touch of vanilla and dark fruit. This is pretty much an English Barleywine. A slow sipper all the way, quite sweet and heavy on the palate. An excellent beer.
From tap. Pours hazy orange to brown with a small white head. Aroma is light fruity and toasted amber malty. Smooth caramelish and bitter. Lingering dark fruity and smooth hoppy finish.
Golden brown with a big lasting head. Nice strong yeast nose. Sweet alcohol taste, yeast and wood notes. Yummy.
Bottle back from Seattle. Pours dark brown. Aroma is spice anise molasses and a little bit of roasty aroma. Flavor is much the same wih a full bodied toffee and sweet character. Finish is pretty sweet and has bit of a chalky texture. Roasty bittersweet sort of finish as well.
Draught at Six Arms. Candy sweet. Tons of sugar. Malty. Ok overall. Nothing amazing.
Great painted bomber. Mostly clear, tea-brown beer with a thin filmy head. Earthy caramel aroma. tannic, chalky, woody, some raisin. Astringent, woody finish, sometimes sugary. Slightly thin mouthfeel. Comes off as a west coast brown. Thanks to Triock for hauling back from his latest Pacific Northwest adventures.
Outstanding balance for a holiday brew. Many try to overkill with stoutness, maritime pacific though has figured out how to balance holiday cheer.