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Jolly Rodger 2012 American Barleywine
Drake's Brewing Co.
- From:
- Drake's Brewing Co.
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Barleywine
- ABV:
- 9.6%
- Score:
- 88
- Avg:
- 3.94 | pDev: 9.64%
- Reviews:
- 24
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jun 24, 2016
- Added:
- Dec 02, 2012
- Wants:
- 4
- Gots:
- 15
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Ratings by Arbitrator:
Reviewed by Arbitrator from California
3.81/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.81/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Chilled bottle into a glass. $8 at a local store. Prices going up?
A: Pours a clear, reddish amber body with a billowing, beige off-white head that rises to 3 fingers in height. It recedes slowly and leaves a few tendrils of lace in its wake. Quite nice.
S: Heavy on the pine and caramel, this is clearly an American-style barleywine. There is a small fruitiness that reminds me of apricot; is this some hop expression? If so, I wish the hop bill were reversed...
T: Caramel and pine with a little apricot, as the nose suggested. There's a small almond presence that I find interesting. Bitterness is present, but not overpowering. As it warms, I find myself enjoying the flavor profile more; the nuttiness becomes more noticeable and enjoyable. I wish the citrus were played up more, as I don't really enjoy pine hops as much, but it's definitely a solid American-style barleywine flavor.
M: Fairly creamy; the carbonation mostly dissipates on the pour, leaving a less aggressive tickle on the palate. Alcohol is well disguised. Bitterness is present, and noticeable in the aftertaste, but it isn't palate-wrecking.
O: It's solid, and worth buying one to try it, but it's outclassed by some vintages of Old Guardian, Double Bastard, Old Ruffian.... Not quite top-tier. I'm a little bummed by the price point, too. Between $6 Alpha Session bombers and $8 for this, I'm gazing with more longing at the $9 six-packs of Little Sumpin' Sumpin' sitting next to Drake's beers at the grocery store.
Dec 20, 2012A: Pours a clear, reddish amber body with a billowing, beige off-white head that rises to 3 fingers in height. It recedes slowly and leaves a few tendrils of lace in its wake. Quite nice.
S: Heavy on the pine and caramel, this is clearly an American-style barleywine. There is a small fruitiness that reminds me of apricot; is this some hop expression? If so, I wish the hop bill were reversed...
T: Caramel and pine with a little apricot, as the nose suggested. There's a small almond presence that I find interesting. Bitterness is present, but not overpowering. As it warms, I find myself enjoying the flavor profile more; the nuttiness becomes more noticeable and enjoyable. I wish the citrus were played up more, as I don't really enjoy pine hops as much, but it's definitely a solid American-style barleywine flavor.
M: Fairly creamy; the carbonation mostly dissipates on the pour, leaving a less aggressive tickle on the palate. Alcohol is well disguised. Bitterness is present, and noticeable in the aftertaste, but it isn't palate-wrecking.
O: It's solid, and worth buying one to try it, but it's outclassed by some vintages of Old Guardian, Double Bastard, Old Ruffian.... Not quite top-tier. I'm a little bummed by the price point, too. Between $6 Alpha Session bombers and $8 for this, I'm gazing with more longing at the $9 six-packs of Little Sumpin' Sumpin' sitting next to Drake's beers at the grocery store.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina
3.93/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.93/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Appearance: Pours a dark, tawny color with an impressive stack of ecru foam; shards and squiggles of lacing linger
Smell: Burnt caramel, tobacco, roasted pecan, pine resin and raisin
Taste: The caramel underpins the flavors, with tobacco, pine resin and somewhat burnt character developing; raisin and roasted pecan flavors, through the middle, with the resinous pine and tobacco flavors re-emerging in the finish; quite a lot of bitterness as well as licorice in the aftertaste
Mouthfeel: Medium to full body; with low to moderate carbonation; I was expecting a fuller mouthfeel
Overall: On the one hand, the 3 1/2 years in the bottle diminished the DIPA character noted by earlier reviewers but, ultimately, this beer is slightly past its prime and the flavors are fading; glad to give it a go, however
Thanks, aslamm75, for the opportunity
Jun 24, 2016Smell: Burnt caramel, tobacco, roasted pecan, pine resin and raisin
Taste: The caramel underpins the flavors, with tobacco, pine resin and somewhat burnt character developing; raisin and roasted pecan flavors, through the middle, with the resinous pine and tobacco flavors re-emerging in the finish; quite a lot of bitterness as well as licorice in the aftertaste
Mouthfeel: Medium to full body; with low to moderate carbonation; I was expecting a fuller mouthfeel
Overall: On the one hand, the 3 1/2 years in the bottle diminished the DIPA character noted by earlier reviewers but, ultimately, this beer is slightly past its prime and the flavors are fading; glad to give it a go, however
Thanks, aslamm75, for the opportunity
Rated by Dutchcraftbeergeek from Netherlands
4/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This is a very good barleywine.
Four years old, and still tasty as f*ck!
May 14, 2016Four years old, and still tasty as f*ck!
Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota
4.5/5 rDev +14.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +14.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
From tasting notes. Had a 22 oz bottle poured into a chalice 7/2013.
A: Brilliant dark amber, with a 1” dense dirty white foam collar that leaves lines of lace marking each drink.
S: Resiny pine and biscuit with traces of chocolate.
T: The palate starts with cream and foam that dissolve omtp a blend of caramel malt sugars, biscuit, pine, and alcohol.
M: Big, chewy, very soft carbonation.
O: A luscious sipping beer.
Apr 06, 2015A: Brilliant dark amber, with a 1” dense dirty white foam collar that leaves lines of lace marking each drink.
S: Resiny pine and biscuit with traces of chocolate.
T: The palate starts with cream and foam that dissolve omtp a blend of caramel malt sugars, biscuit, pine, and alcohol.
M: Big, chewy, very soft carbonation.
O: A luscious sipping beer.
Reviewed by BeerAdvocate from Finland
4/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
From BeerAdvocate magazine Issue #72 (Jan 2013):
So much the American Barleywine that is clearly on the label and more importantly the brewers intention, an “in your face” style brew to boot. While it may not be a total palate wrecker it certainly keeps it captive for a while. Drake’s has been around since 1989, you should really check them out.
STYLE: American Barleywine
ABV: 9.6%
AVAILABILITY: Limited
LOOK: Reddish orange, tiny bubble sticky lace
SMELL: Biscuity, candied fruit, citrus rind, minty, caramel, booze soaked raisins, spicy, Christmas pudding
TASTE: Creamy smooth, super malty, stodgy full-ish sized body, bitter hop, spicy resin, evergreen, grapefruit, toasty, caramel, dried grass, expressive alcohol, herbal tea, hoppy drying finish
Dec 11, 2014So much the American Barleywine that is clearly on the label and more importantly the brewers intention, an “in your face” style brew to boot. While it may not be a total palate wrecker it certainly keeps it captive for a while. Drake’s has been around since 1989, you should really check them out.
STYLE: American Barleywine
ABV: 9.6%
AVAILABILITY: Limited
LOOK: Reddish orange, tiny bubble sticky lace
SMELL: Biscuity, candied fruit, citrus rind, minty, caramel, booze soaked raisins, spicy, Christmas pudding
TASTE: Creamy smooth, super malty, stodgy full-ish sized body, bitter hop, spicy resin, evergreen, grapefruit, toasty, caramel, dried grass, expressive alcohol, herbal tea, hoppy drying finish
Jolly Rodger 2012 American Barleywine from Drake's Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
88 out of
100 with
109 ratings
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