Maritime Pacific Brewing Company in Seattle

Oh, man!  MPBC and their Jolly Roger Roadhouse must the the best of all brewpubs.  I've gone there  since they first opened just west of the Ballard Bridge in Leary Way to their present location.   ALWAYS the beer tastes fresh and vibrant, and the menu stands out and above all other brewpubs and their near-generic offerings.  Please go to their website and look for yourself at what is there!   It might just boggle your mind!  As if you can get Mahi-mahi sliders anywhere at all?  Their Caesar Salad is so rock-solid, it's tough making yourself try anything else.  Just a nano-touch of jalapeño to make the flavor tighter than a bungee strap.   I'll be the first to confess that the menu isn't quite on the level of when they first started out in the place that made them one of those "Seattle's Best Kept Secret Spots."  Still, what they do keeps them above better than all the rest.   One mystery note is the CoVid question.  Last year, they had this totally bonkers Oktoberfest menu.  The manager is Danish, so he knows what it's all about (the border between Germany and Denmark was a democratically elected decision).  I've never seen such a crazy assortment of O-fest grub ever!  If not this year, I do hope they will try again in the future.  I have a dear German friend I want to into...

Enjoying lunch on the patio! Great food, staff and facility is fully COVID prepped. Excellent time.

It has been some time since I was at the Jolly Roger taproom and forgot that Maritime Pacific Brewing Company is the same that runs that taproom and has their beers on tap there. The beer from this brewery is fairly enjoyable but it isn't as memorable as some other breweries in Ballard. And there are plenty of breweries in Ballard to pick from. So since I forgot that Maritime was connected to Jolly Roger I went back recently for a refresher. On my last visit here I got the Nightwatch Dark Ale as well as a wheat beer and an amber... again enjoyable enough but... In the past I have gotten their lagers which are ok but in the end I simply prefer some other places a bit more. With that said however the times that I have been here the staff has always been friendly, prompt and eager to please. The Jolly Roger taproom itself is cool and e...