<b>Hand bottled</b>: Deep caramel, slight reddish hue, large frothy sand colored head, fairly decent lacing.   Muted citrusy nose, hops, pale malts.   Does seem to have a hefty malt presense.   Slight alcohol is also noticeable.   Big semi-sweet citrusy start, subtle hop bitterness, moderate malt backing.   I am guessing that is if this is from 2005, it has mellowed out quite a bit.   Not alcoholic, but it is very warming.   Citrusy presense is pretty heavy, malts are hefty.   Body and mouthfeel are moderate to full.   I guess this is a IIIPA, but comes across as a IIPA to me.   I spoze at some point it becomes meaningless as to how many I’s you have.   I treated this as Double IPA, and as an IIPA it is quite tasty.   Certainly smoothed out over the past two years.   You can tell this was quite big when it was first released back then.   Very clean, warming, with a good balance between hop/citrus bitterness and malts.   Not has heavy as say a 90 Minute IPA or a Dicks Bottleworks IPA, but still for a 12% IIIPA I would say this one is quite good.   I am very happy to have tried it, thanks to <b>Jah Noth</b>! <br /><br />

<b>Name:</b> Jolly Rodger<br /> <b>Date:</b> 12/03/2005<br /> <b>Mode:</b> Draft<br /> <b>Source:</b> Tasting, Strong Ale fest, 2005<br /> <b>Vintage:</b> 2005<br /> <br /> clear light amber, scant white head, wonderful sweet citrus piney aroma, rich malt flavor, lots of hops to balance, only a hint of sweetness, <br /> <br /> <b>Aroma:</b> 10/10; <b>Appearance:</b> 7/10; <b>Flavor:</b> 6/10; <b>Palate:</b> 7/10; <b>Overall:</b> 14/20<br /> <b>Rating:</b> 3.8/5.0<br /><b>Drinkability:</b> 6/10<br /> <b>Score:</b> **4<br />

Pours with a nice head. A great nose of hops and sweet malt. A great tast of fresh hops with a great balance of malt and I love the alcohol.

Tap &#64; Toronado in Jan 2006. Mahognay brown color with a white head. A hop filled aroma with a nod to a barleywine. Is there a green, fresh cut lawn in here? Wonderful finish.