Maritime Pacific Imperial Pale Ale

On nitro at jolly roger taproom in Ballard. Very typical nitro head - poofy. Cloudy light gold color. Grapefruit citrus nose. Gummy grapefruit goodness. Wow is this good! Pleasant lingering aftertaste.

has a nice aroma, very yellow color. doesn’t seem like a imperial. good balance, nice grapefruity aftertaste. not bad.

Had this on tap at Summit Public House in Capital Hill in Seattle. Had a pitcher, actually. You can definitely taste that there’s a high ABV. Very hoppy, and really crisp. A nice blond color to it, and the head was out of control good.

On tap at Snoose Junction Pizzeria (also added some notes after trying a bottle- pretty similar to tap actually). Pours mostly clear golden amber with a decent off-white head. Aroma is surprisingly bready- the hops are there but kind of weak. Citrus, floral, slightly earthy. Same with the taste- decent flavor, but not incredibly strong. Mouthfeel is OK, finish is generically bitter.

Smells like a fresh bunch of hops. Hazy gold color, frothy head. A millisecond of malt body, then a bright high res hop. Not enough body and alcohol to be an IIPA, really. Thinish body. Lingering hop on the side of the mouth.

Cask at Jolly Roger Taproom. pumps a cloudy straw. Good hoppy tones with the citrus. Nice malt backbone. Very smooth mouth feel with a slow bitter finish.

Draught @ Jolly Roger Taproom, Seattle. Pours a clear golden color with a small white head. Has a malty hoppy citrus piney aroma. Dry malty hoppy bitter piney flavor. Has a long malty bitter hoppy finish with a long aftertaste.

Cask @ Brouwers. Hazy amber with a tight head. Fresh aroma is malt grist and piney hops. Smooth medium body. Great taste is grainy and mildly sweet malts with sweet floral hops mixing nicely. Tough to beat a cask iipa.