Maritime Pacific Brewing Co. Reviews

andrewje41	3.6 Maritime Pacific Jolly Roger Christmas Ale 16 oz can, picked up at Cost Plus. This one is very easy to find in the PNW every winter, and I guess I had just always assumed I rated it at some point. Considering the 7 year hiatus on ratings, I feel like everyone that will ever rate it, already has. I'll check back next winter to confirm, and will update this rating with my findings. Solid winter warmer, so I'm not surprised it comes back year after year. Bold toasty malts with a spicy note lingering late. It has a bite, but its easier than 9.5. Caramel and bran notes. Slight pine like bitterness. Picked like the warmest winter evening possible to crack this. Would love this outside in the brisk Christmas time. Thursday, February 1, 2024
mrjaxson	3.7 Maritime Pacific Nightwatch Dark Amber Ale As light a dark beer as I've found. Caramel and roasted grains in the nose. Sharp, roasted finish. Nice Saturday, June 24, 2023
Cristobal37	3.6 Maritime Pacific Old Seattle Lager On tap at Ivar's Acres of Clams in Seattle. Pours golden decent lacing. Big malty aroma. Taste is crisp malty and evenly bitter. Appetizing and tasty. Monday, April 3, 2023
BeerandBlues2	3.6 Maritime Pacific Portage Bay Pilsner Draught. Pours clear gold with a large, frothy white head, long retention. Medium-high grainy malt, light corn, medium earthy hops and hop bitterness, light sulfur and a dry finish. Light body and moderate carbonation. Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Micah_M	3.1 Maritime Pacific Imperial Pale Ale Early rating from Beer Buddy app, Seattle Tuesday, January 25, 2022
jhsnitz1	3.6 Maritime Pacific Nightwatch Dark Amber Ale Light brown color with a toasty malt aroma. Flavor starts with caramel malt sweetness, toast, earthy, and balanced by a mild floral hop finish. Slightly dry, smoky, and spicy. Very good. Thursday, March 4, 2021
Beese	3.3 Maritime Pacific Nightwatch Dark Amber Ale Keg at Duck Island Ale House, Seattle, WA on 04/09/2008. As the name suggests; a deep amber beer. Malty and roasty with some piney hop bitterness. Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Beese	3.1 Maritime Pacific Portage Bay Pilsner Keg at The Jolly Roger, Seattle, WA on 02/09/2008. A solid little pils, and a nice one to kick off with. A good amount of balanced bitterness at the end. Monday, April 20, 2020
Beese	3.5 Maritime Pacific Flagship Red Alt Ale Keg at The Jolly Roger, Seattle, WA on 02/09/2008. This was reported to be an Alt when I sampled it, but it was perhaps a little strong on the bitterness for that style. Toasted malt, biscuit and grassy flavours. Monday, April 20, 2020
Beese	3.4 Maritime Pacific Islander Pale Ale Keg at The Jolly Roger, Seattle, WA on 02/09/2008. A nice pale, with lots of floral and perfumed hops coming through on the nose. Easy drinking. Monday, April 20, 2020
Beese	3.5 Maritime Pacific Imperial Pale Ale Keg at The Jolly Roger, Seattle, WA on 02/09/2008. A nice, big and quite bitter IIPA, but with some tinned fruit sweetness underneath. Monday, April 20, 2020
bhensonb	3.8 Maritime Pacific Imperial IPA - Double Dry Hopped Tap at Anthony’s Bell Street Diner at Pier 66 in Seattle. Pours bright gold with a white head. Aroma seems pine. Medium body at least. Flavor has a touch of pale malt with pine. Bitter enough. Nice. Wednesday, September 18, 2019
NachlamSie	3.5 Maritime Pacific Islander Pale Ale 20 z. at Columbia City Ale House. This is a fairly clear amber with a tall head. It seems more like a British pale ale to me with some stonefruity yeast character, but maybe that's just the hop choice. It's certainly malty enough to be English style. Lots of biscuit is present with a firm hop bitterness. The finish is kind of toffee sweet to balance. Saturday, September 7, 2019
Sandro Mosque	3 Maritime Pacific Old Ballard 900 Malt Liquor Sunday, June 23, 2019
Dan97	4.7 Maritime Pacific Jolly Roger Christmas Ale Saturday, December 8, 2018
MickieDee	3.5 Maritime Pacific Navigator Dark Weizen Bock Monday, November 26, 2018
MickieDee	3.5 Maritime Pacific Imperial Pale Ale Monday, November 26, 2018
MickieDee	3.5 Maritime Pacific Jolly Roger Christmas Ale Tuesday, November 20, 2018
Quina	4.4 Maritime Pacific Imperial Pale Ale Tuesday, October 23, 2018
mcberko	4 Maritime Pacific Old Log Cabin Bourbon Aged IPA On tap at Maritime Pacific, pours a clear copper with a small white head. Aroma brings out subdued wood and resinous hops. Flavour is quite woody, with lots of resinous hops, light bourbon and toasted biscuity malt. Really nice bourbon character to complement the hops - unusual synchrony here. Excellent. Friday, July 20, 2018
mcberko	3.9 Maritime Pacific Imperial IPA - Double Dry Hopped On tap at Maritime Pacific, pours a hazy copper golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out resinous hops and biscuity malt. Flavour is along the same lines, with rich resinous hops, wood, and toasted bready malt. Woody, resinous and fairly malty yet dry. Excellent. Friday, July 20, 2018
mcberko	3.8 Maritime Pacific Don't Give A Ship IPA On tap at Maritime Pacific, pours a hazy golden orange with a small white head. Aroma brings out dank hops, with citrus and some herbal character - doesn’t smell like a hazy IPA. Flavour tastes more like a hazy IPA, with piney hops, some resins, and biscuity malt. Woody, piney and resinous. Nicely done. Friday, July 20, 2018
mcberko	3 Maritime Pacific Old Ballard 900 Malt Liquor On tap at Maritime Pacific, pours a clear pale golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out biscuity malt, straw and and alcohol. Flavour is along the same lines, with cereal, straw, and alcohol. Boozy but smooth. Decent. Friday, July 20, 2018
mcberko	3.2 Maritime Pacific Old Seattle Lager - Double Dry Hopped On tap at Maritime Pacific, pours a clear golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out stew and cereal malt grains. Flavour is very clean, with cereal malts, straw and a touch of floral hops. Cereal-like, with dry graininess on the finish. Well-done for what it is. Friday, July 20, 2018
andrewje41	3.1 Maritime Pacific Old Ballard 900 Malt Liquor Draft pour to a schooner at Maritime Pacific. Random visit here. Random styles here. I'm on board. Clean and clear golden pour. Coating foam head and lacing. Huge corn fronted flavor and aroma. Corn and cream. Not really harsh in any way, and hardly tastes heavy. A Session India Malt Liquor style shall be installed on this site immediately! Then we can worry about the barrel aged, dry hopped versions later. In all seriousness, this is a smooth and enjoyable offering in the style, especially when playing the comparison game. Too much corn for my taste, but it is what they say it is. I'd drink this again. Friday, July 20, 2018
andrewje41	4.1 Maritime Pacific Old Log Cabin Bourbon Aged IPA Draft pour to a schooner at Maritime Pacific. Came here unexpectedly, and found a few unexpected beer styles. Very cool! I remember my last Bourbon aged IPA. They are few and far between, but always a unique treat. Aroma is very modest. Almost no indication of any barrel treatment. Tamed hops on the nose, I suppose. Flavor is incredibly smooth. I really like what the wood does to this IPA. No booziness transfers at all here. It's all flavor. A bit cool in the lingering flavorful finish. Finds the balance between a hoppy IPA, and a true whiskey taste without any harsh character. The flavor seems to come in waves. One sip is a full rich hop flavor, with the next being a true, smooth bourbon. Truly impressed with this offering. Loved it. Friday, July 20, 2018
andrewje41	3.7 Maritime Pacific Don't Give A Ship IPA Draft pour pint at Maritime Pacific. I love puns and good beer both, so this series, along with the Regatta series, have been fun for me to enjoy. Not really the appearance I've come to expect from a hazy NE IPA, as this pours a half cloudy, half clear golden orange get with an active, thin fizz head. Taste and texture is on the creamier side. A citrus peel fronted flavor, with a matching bitterness. A nice hybrid between a hazy and a more classic feel with this IPA, in my opinion of course. In beers like this, I like to eliminate the style all together, and enjoy it as it should be. A good beer. Enjoyed this one. Friday, July 20, 2018
franclh	3.8 Maritime Pacific Old Seattle Lager Van tap in Seattle. Citrushoppen, licht bloemig, bitters. (9-2016).--------. Wednesday, June 13, 2018
luttonm	3.7 Maritime Pacific Chicken Ship Cooper’s, Seattle. White foam, dull cloudy orange. Earthy orange and pine, body is similar flavors with sweet, round resin dominating. Flavors are low and balanced. Enjoyable, and a bit of a departure in hop profile from other maritime beers I recall. Nice. Monday, May 21, 2018
luttonm	3.5 Maritime Pacific Saigon Siblings Lagered Ale Ba Bar U Village, Seattle. Creamy, bright white head on a rather cloudy dull gold body, clearish edges. Interesting look. Sip is nicely sharp-bitter lager at finish, with a creamier ale feel up front. Intriguing. Warm biscuity, fresh baked bread malt flavors throughout. Refreshing at finish, with creaminess in middle. Great food beer. I’m impressed. Monday, May 21, 2018
Ferris	2.8 Maritime Pacific Jolly Roger Christmas Ale - Bourbon Barrel Draft - Sweet caramel and vanilla bourbon barely notes. Cloudy copper with a small beige head. Sweet caramel and tons of bitter woody notes. Thursday, April 26, 2018
Ferris	3.5 Maritime Pacific Nightwatch - Cold Brew Coffee Draft - Nice roasty coffee. Deep amber with a decent beige head. Nice malty coffee notes with a clean cold brew rich finish. Solid. Thursday, April 26, 2018
Ferris	3.3 Maritime Pacific Bosun's Black Porter Draft - Dark roast and burnt sugars. Jet brown with a decent light brown head. Dark chocolate and roast with a nice bitterness. Thursday, April 26, 2018
Ferris	3 Dog & Pony Double Dry Hopped IPA Draft - Lemony green hops. Clear gold with a decent white head. Bitterness up front and a touch of caramel. A bit bland. Thursday, April 26, 2018
Ferris	3.1 Maritime Pacific Chicken Ship Draft - Light citrus and mango. Clearish gold with a decent white head. Peel and citrus with a dry finish. Not hazy as advertised. Thursday, April 26, 2018
IPAChamp9	4 Maritime Pacific Portage Bay Pilsner Wednesday, February 14, 2018
BuckeyeBoy	3.8 Maritime Pacific Jolly Roger Christmas Ale - Bourbon Barrel On tap at beer junction pours out a copper amber topped with a sand head. Nose is nice bourbon barrel notes vanilla sweet malts and spice. Taste is more of the nice bourbon barrel notes vanilla sweet malts and spice. Wednesday, November 22, 2017
luttonm	3.3 Maritime Pacific XPA Harvest Ale Wedgwood Alehouse, Seattle. Thin foam, dark amber orange, mostly clear. Malty fresh nose, clean fruity bitterness. Soft fruit bitter hop. Fairly malty backbone. Fair. Sunday, October 22, 2017
RickReallyBrew	4.7 Maritime Pacific Regatta Series - Ship Happens IPA This is a well balanced strong IPA. I would say it is malty enough and hoppy enough for me. I'm a lover of a well balanced brew in which the malt flavor is perfectly matched with hop bittering and aroma. This one fits the bill and delivers a nice 7%. It is not a session IPA but a tasty traditional IPA with delicious malt and hop flavor. Tuesday, September 5, 2017
mbgrayson	3.5 Maritime Pacific Imperial IPA - Double Dry Hopped Pours a clear dark gold, with white head. Aroma of hops. Taste is hoppy and dry, with good smoothness and complexity. A solid IPA, thumbs up. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Wednesday, August 30, 2017
TimE	3.6 Maritime Pacific Jolly Roger Christmas Ale Deep amber red color. Frothy whtie head. Light oranges, piney, hoppy nose with a hint of toffee and milk chocolate. Clearly a PNW winter warmer. Smooth rich mouth with lots of toffee, milk chocolate notes balanced by sufficient hops. Toffee Oranges and piney finish. Very enjoyable. Saturday, August 19, 2017
tcon25	3.5 Dog & Pony Double Dry Hopped IPA Draft pour at dog and pony in Renton. Light golden pour thin head, hop forward aroma. The dry hoped flavor is there but a little malty. Saturday, July 8, 2017
shawnmurphy	2.9 Maritime Pacific Portage Bay Pilsner On tap at Seattle Beer Company on 1st Street downtown Seattle. Pours clear yellow-orange with small white head and lacing. Aroma: cherry, biscuit, honey. Flavor: apricots, honey, biscuit, straw. Mouthfeel: light- to medium-bodied. Too malt-forward for a pilsner. Wednesday, June 28, 2017
luttonm	3.2 Maritime Pacific AC 50 IPA MP - Jolly Roger Taproom, Seattle. White cream, light mostly clear orange gold. Buttery nose, which becomes butterscotch on the tongue. Creamy, butter-edged, full sweet mouthfeel. Dry woody notes at finish. Odd and not working well for me. Saturday, June 3, 2017
luttonm	3.5 Maritime Pacific Regatta Series - Ship Happens IPA MP - Jolly Roger Taproom, Seattle. Creamy foam, mostly clear gold. Odd, fascinating sweet sip. Caramel, batteries, molasses and green hop. My first time with a Target single hop, so I guess this is the profile. Creamy malt nose, hops are present but understated. Wort smells. Creamy mouthfeel before a lighter bitter finish. Lots of sweetness that is a bit unlike what I’ve seen before in an IPA. A bit of butterscotch feel that I see in some strong ales and barleywines. Odd but fine. Saturday, June 3, 2017
luttonm	3.5 Maritime Pacific Hop-Weizen MP - Jolly Roger Taproom, Seattle. Creamy white foam, clear and bright gold. Bitter creamy wheat body. Lots of hop, fairly well balanced hop bill. Lemon zest and pale green onion tops. Sorachi is rather prominent. Snappy hopped, but not overly bitter, soft sweet wheat beer. Pretty nice. Saturday, June 3, 2017
luttonm	3.4 Maritime Pacific Ship Kicker IPA MP - Jolly Roger Taproom, Seattle. Good foam, a little soapy. Classic, mostly clear orange gold. Old bitter hop nose. Clean, creamy edged body. Lots of classic bitter hops. Touch of grass and onion. Pretty classic, bumped up a bit with ’modern’ hops. Fine. Saturday, June 3, 2017
Atom	3.6 Maritime Pacific Old Seattle Lager On tap at five points cafe, pours a clear pale golden with medium white head. Light flowery hop aroma. Light palate, taste of floral hops, light honey biscuit malt with a very mild bitterness. Smooth and clean, nice light flavors, crisp and drinkable! Tuesday, May 23, 2017
tcon25	3.5 Maritime Pacific Imperial IPA - Double Dry Hopped Draft pour at brewery, golden pour thin head, not much of that dry hoped flavor. Smooth not a lot bite. Nice ipa, oh imperial ipa I guess. Sunday, April 9, 2017
andrewje41	3.5 Maritime Pacific Regatta Series - Ships and Giggles IPA Draft 12 oz pour at Maritime Pacific, Ballard. Fun series, coming from the fan of both beer and puns. Hazy golden pour with a thin, oily head. Rating for the Mariners 5th Homerun of the year. Mitch again! Hazy golden pour. Melon hop like aroma. Flavor has a tropical note to it. Banana almost. Unique profile in an IPA. Packed full of flavor. Pretty good beer. Sunday, April 9, 2017