Maritime Pacific Jolly Roger Christmas Ale

Brewed by Maritime Pacific Brewing Co.
Style: English Strong Ale
Seattle, Washington USA

Bottle Pours a nice rich clear mahogany, with very little head and just enough off white ring to maintain fine lacing. A good malty aroma includes apples, cinamon, caramel. Slight alcohol as well. A woody, malty flavor that hides the ABV quite well. Flavors are fairly subtle, nothing really reaches out and grabs ya. Mild, easy, and soft. Not much carbonation, and a slightly chalky feel at teh end. Easy on the hops and not much bitter on the aftertaste. Nice seasonal from the PNW. Thanks to a non-RB friend for this reccomendation.

Rich malty aroma. Slight head on the pour that disappears. Beautiful crimson in color. Sweet cherry malt flavor with a twinge of alcohol. I taste a swirl of malts, but not the typical adjuncts of a Christmas ale. Nice brew, but watch out.

Brazen crimson color, nearly bronze, slight haze, with a thin coating of beige foam above. Lovely aromatics, dark fruits, cherries, sherry, a bit of plums and port, hoppy, rich and warm. Very inviting, and I can’t wait to taste her! (him?) Snappy, brisk, fully flavorful entry on the palate, comes crashing in the door loaded with flavor, abundantly hoppy, juicy, spicy flavors...spiced with what, exactly, I don’t know. Junipers? Cloves? Cinnamon? Big, fresh, sparkling flavor, fruity, dynamic, ...sings with the sort of zest I enjoy in many a delicious Belgian ale. Bright, vibrant, and very tasty. Yum, yum, yum, I say it three times, so it must be true This is a winter brew with real cohones!

Bottle pours ruby, large frothy off-white colored head, fine lacing, with soft carbonation.   Sweet biscuity aroma, malts, with slightly fruity hop flair.   Malty, semi-sweet, with a somewhat syrupy butterscotch/caramel flavor (much like a doppelbock).   Good body, medium mouthfeel.   The 9% ABV is certainly there, but quite smooth.   Light finish, slightly warming, semi-sweet, candyish, malty, with a very minor hop note.   Much smoother and lighter (for the same ABV) as compared to earlier years.   A PNW Favorite!

Draft. Dark ruby color with a small white head. Spice and malt aroma. An almost creamy mouthfeel. Xmas spices with some opange peel and sweet malt/toffee flavors. There’s a spicey hop underlying everything, but it’s just a tad too sweet with the malt

Ruby bronze, light head & lacing. The aroma is sweet with some alcohol, maple, Muscat grapes, French toast. Complex! The flavor is up front with sweet grapes & licorice. Finishes medium bodied and with more alcohol feel.

Tap@The Jolly Roger. Pretty malty. Lots of nutty, toffee, raisiny sort of flavour, a bit spicey. Good off-dry hoppy finish, fairly assertive, not too bad.

Spicy as hell. Decent body. Some sweet caramel notes, but a domination by ethanol. This may put you off, but this beer is dangerous. A very appropriate winter beer, I'm going to go pound this.