Jolly Roger Christmas Ale
Maritime Pacific Brewing Co. in Seattle, Washington, United States 🇺🇸
Strong Ale - English Winter|
Score
6.74
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 oz Bottle Pours out a dark amber topped with a light tan head. Nice malt aroma. Tast of 9% NO WAY alcohol very well covered up.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 May 2007
at 20:03
5.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
Cask version, marks as above Mahogany-chestnut, clear; rather good head. Slightly fishy ( adequate, maybe?) & hoppy nose, but no C-hops onslaught. And then there’s both vanilla and diacetyl underneath. Sweet, butterscotch, toffee and a hop onslaught sticking uneasily on it. This is totally unbalanced and actually off-putting. Sticky, not to say cloying and very badly... "casked"??? A very poor show. They seem not to know how to handle this. Bottled, slightly aged, thanks to DonGS Hazy red-foxy; rosy-amber head, small but dense, leaving some good rings. 4 Some malts in a cookie way; hops abundant all the same, and a pretty vinous character. 7 Definitely some oxydation, licorice, fruity taste - raspberry pour. 6 Despite its ABV, and malt toll, it’s a bit watery - the oxydation? 3 Good, but it suffered from its - relatively short - aging. 14 = 3.4
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Apr 2006
at 10:28
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Slightly hazy amber colour. Interesting sweet caramel aroma with lots of brown sugar, and light fruits. Quite malty, almost candyish. Decent beer, though a bit too sweet for my tastes.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Mar 2006
at 19:16
3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 2
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 3
Draught at the Brouwer’s Cafe, Seattle. Clear dark amber. Appley nose. Very sweet, thick and syrupy. Plenty of malt, but everything gets lost in a sea of syrup. A dentists wet dream.
Tried
on 20 Feb 2006
at 07:57
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Deep red body, thin light cream head. Big toffee aroma with raisins, caramel, and a touch of prune. Yeah, it’s like a holiday dessert. The flavor isn’t as interesting, but it’s still pretty nice with toast and a touch of toffee and dark fruits, notes of caramel, and hints of red grapes in the finish as well as bread. Nice balance of toasty and sweet flavors. There may be a touch of spicing too (cinnamon?). Thanks Dan (jah noth) for the bottle!
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jan 2005
at 23:28
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
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.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Dec 2004
at 22:22
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
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
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Jul 2004
at 19:15
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Despite popular belief this isn''t the same every year, but is traditionally good since 93
Tried
on 03 Dec 2002
at 14:37