The Jolly Roger fits it's name to a T. It's a tiny bar that's covered in pirate garb and smells like fish. The entire floor is one big painted pirate's map and there are skulls and treasure and parrots all over the ceiling and walls.
The place was packed, and because of it's size, it only took about 30 people to do the job. When we got there, there wasn't a single place to sit. We waited a while for the table and when one finally did come up and we went to sit down, we were told there was a waiting list for the tables. This meant people at the bar, who already had seats, got to move to a table. This freed up a couple of seats at the bar, but when I went to sit down, the waitress told me I couldn't sit there because it was a regular's seat. Rude! Just when I was about to say "screw it" and go somewhere else, a waiter finally cleared a table for us. Needless to say, the Jolly Roger was not off to a good start.
We finally got the beer and Kyle hated all of it because he thought it tasted like fish. Luckily, my smelling and tasting senses are not as easily linked, so I thought some of the beer was actually quite tasty. Aside from the bad service, this place was not too shabby.
Clipper Gold Hefeweizen (4.5)
This was a really great hef with just a hint of lemon in it, even without the addition of an actual lemon. It's a very smooth, cloudy beer. I'm not sure what makes it cloudy, but whatever it was, really added to the flavor.
Nightwatch Dark (4)
This was a good, malty, dark amber. The taste was just right.
Portage Bay Pilsner (3.5)
Good, solid pilsner. It was sour and dry just like a pilsner should be.
Old Seattle Lager (2)
This beer had a very mild flavor. I couldn't point out any good or bad tastes. To me, that means the beer isn't a very good one. This is the one Kyle was convinced tasted like fish.
Seasonal Dunkel (2)
Kyle described this one as going from good to bad to terrible. The aftertaste was pretty chalky and I had a hard time finishing this one off.
I didn't have any food at this bar, but the beer was pretty hit and miss. I'd say with the bad service, the serious need for expansion, and average beer, that the Jolly Roger deserves a 5 on the rating scale. A 3 for the beer and a 2 for the bar. I don't think I'll be going back to this place any time soon.
1 comments:
i have to agree with kyle. no matter how good the beer is, i don't think i could separate the smell of fish from the taste of the beer. and if someone told me I couldn't sit at an open table because it was for regulars, i would have to make some comment about the quality of their regulars and their ability to never get any higher class ones.
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