Maritime Pacific Jolly Roger Christmas Ale

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

Serve in English pint, Trappist glass

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Shared an 05 and 07 with my pretty friend beardface. Kind of orange pour with tiny head. Aroma is light generic hop and caramel, flavor is pretty much unfermented wort, One was sweeter, the other more bitter both were not that great. Interesting when at the end I poured both together they were much better.

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. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Thanks Andre. Ar: Sweet cereal graininess, with a light bit of earthy hops. Ap: Copper, clear - small off-white head with medium retention. T: Big toffee and caramel up front, quite sweet - alcohol comes in next, bit of vinous grape - medium-low bitterness - long caramel finish. P: Medium-fully body with medium carbonation - moderately dry finish. O: A burly winter warmer - seems to be made for a cold evening - alcohol and caramel really give it a comforting impression.