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Jolly Rodger with Blue Bottle Coffee
Drake's Brewing Co.
- From:
- Drake's Brewing Co.
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 9%
- Score:
- 91
- Avg:
- 4.1 | pDev: 9.76%
- Reviews:
- 17
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 12, 2020
- Added:
- Nov 04, 2014
- Wants:
- 19
- Gots:
- 34
After years of amassing booty on the high seas, Drake’s Jolly Rodger naturally acquired a taste for the finer coffees brought to life by artisan, specialty roasters. That’s why this year, Jolly teamed up with Blue Bottle Coffee’s meticulous roasters in Oakland for his latest incarnation, Jolly Rodger 2014 Coffee Imperial Stout. Rich and complex, this beer features luscious chocolaty and subtle roasted malt flavors that blend expertly with a specially made roast of Kenyan Kangunu coffee to create aromas of caramelized stone fruit and flavors of black currant, tobacco, and caramel.
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Ratings by mtbdonn:
Rated by mtbdonn from Colorado
3.75/5 rDev -8.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Jan 14, 2015
3.75/5 rDev -8.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Jan 14, 2015
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
3.98/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.98/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Picked this up at Craft in Reno, looks like July 9, 2016 was the consumption date, on premise.
Pours a familiar black/dark brown with a lighter shade of brown as the 3/4" head that is retained pretty well. Good roasted malt and coffee combo, checks all the boxes and doesn't color outside the lines. Completely within expectations of what this would be.
Hits much of the same way, roasted malt, lots of coffee, moderate bitterness, hides the alcohol pretty well. Isn't too heavy as a sludge matter, it flows a lot better than that. Carbonation on point, no problems there. Mild chocolate malt and tobacco like hints. Its a quintessential coffee stout. No surprises. Done well.
I dunno what happened to these. Haven't seen 'em in years.
Jun 12, 2020Pours a familiar black/dark brown with a lighter shade of brown as the 3/4" head that is retained pretty well. Good roasted malt and coffee combo, checks all the boxes and doesn't color outside the lines. Completely within expectations of what this would be.
Hits much of the same way, roasted malt, lots of coffee, moderate bitterness, hides the alcohol pretty well. Isn't too heavy as a sludge matter, it flows a lot better than that. Carbonation on point, no problems there. Mild chocolate malt and tobacco like hints. Its a quintessential coffee stout. No surprises. Done well.
I dunno what happened to these. Haven't seen 'em in years.
Reviewed by Phil-Fresh from California
3.94/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
2014 Bottle.
A: Moderate chocolate roast, light coffee, coupled with a light sweetness.
A: Black color, with a thin tan head that quickly recedes into a thin film across the glass.
T: Moderate chocolate roast, followed by a light savory coffee roast, moderate sweetness, light alcohol presence, faint oxidation with a light roast bitterness on the finish.
M: Medium-full bodied with moderate carbonation.
O: Solid; the beer has mellowed considerably and no longer is boozy or sharp, but at the same time the coffee character has fallen off and now drinks like a slightly sweet, though smooth stout.
May 28, 2017A: Moderate chocolate roast, light coffee, coupled with a light sweetness.
A: Black color, with a thin tan head that quickly recedes into a thin film across the glass.
T: Moderate chocolate roast, followed by a light savory coffee roast, moderate sweetness, light alcohol presence, faint oxidation with a light roast bitterness on the finish.
M: Medium-full bodied with moderate carbonation.
O: Solid; the beer has mellowed considerably and no longer is boozy or sharp, but at the same time the coffee character has fallen off and now drinks like a slightly sweet, though smooth stout.
Reviewed by mobrado from California
3.89/5 rDev -5.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
3.89/5 rDev -5.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
It's not in the same league as Peche Mortel, but then again, what is...? Feels a bit thin for the big flavors and the ABV, but it's a pleasant enough brew. Roasty and chocolatey, a bit boozy too. I'm drinking the 2014 in October 2015 and the coffee is still there big time.
Oct 08, 2015Reviewed by Meryl from Massachusetts
4.8/5 rDev +17.1%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.8/5 rDev +17.1%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Aroma: roasted coffee, milk chocolate, Caramelized and dried fruits, toffee
Taste: the aromas carry through with a light pleasant sweetness, finishing nicely bitter with notes of roasted coffee
Body- medium
Appearance: dark turbid chocolate brown with light lacing
A tasty and multidimensional take on this style
Sep 25, 2015Taste: the aromas carry through with a light pleasant sweetness, finishing nicely bitter with notes of roasted coffee
Body- medium
Appearance: dark turbid chocolate brown with light lacing
A tasty and multidimensional take on this style
Jolly Rodger with Blue Bottle Coffee from Drake's Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
91 out of
100 with
140 ratings
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