Swaggering in Ballard
Cameron August 14th, 2008
Perched beneath the shadows of the Ballard Bridge like an anchored looming pirate ship, is the Jolly Rogers Taproom, adorned with skull and cross bone flags and a fortified iron-gate patio for the summer patrons. When we spotted a lively bunch of Ballardians enjoying the summer evening out on the terrace, we knew we would fit in well here.
Home of the Jolly Rogers Winter Ale, loaded with 9% alcohol and guaranteed to make your eyes drift in opposite directions and snarl at strangers, the Taproom hosts 14 freshly brewed uniquely Northwest Maritime ales and lagers. Also fresh is all the produce in the menu; the onions and pickles are chopped in the Taproom’s kitchen before they’re drowned in deep-fried deliciousness. We recommend the onion rings; they’re so huge and thick you could plop one on your head and it’d pass for a yarmulke.
Even though we were the obnoxious drunk girls talking too loud on our cell phones, no one punched us out, and to us, that is good service and good people.
Jolly Rogers Taproom
1514 NW Leary Way
Ballard WA 98127
www.maritimebrewery.ypguides.net
September 19th is International Talk Like a Pirate Day http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Talk_Like_a_Pirate_Day.
I bet the Jolly Rogers will be packed!
Love anywhere I can get local brews and fresh produce (esp. deep fried fresh produce). Another gem from Cameron. Thanks for keeping us in the loop.