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Boulevard Bourbon Barrel Quad 3.78 178

Boulevard Bourbon Barrel Quad

Percentile
97
overall

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
1783.81/5.03.78/5.0Special11.8%75.3Trappist glass
Commercial Description:
Based loosely on the Smokestack Series Sixth Glass, this abbey-style quadrupel, after fermentation on cherries, was separated into a number of oak bourbon barrels, where is aged for varying lengths of time, in some cases as long as a year. Selected barrels were then blended for optimum flavor. The resulting beer retains only very subtle cherry characteristics, with toffee and vanilla notes coming to the fore.
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 brenn79 (211), Idaho, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Aug 16, 2009  
750 bottle into a glass-Be careful when pouring this beer, the foam head can get away from you, I poured a good 3 inches, tastes reminiscent of a belgian beer, which I love. Deep cloudy brown look. I would buy a true belgian beer over an imitation any day of the week, but in a blind taste test this beer could have fooled me.


 decaturstevo (2010), decatur, Tennessee, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Aug 9, 2009  
Slightly hazed amber pour with a cream off white head and lace. Aroma of oak, brown sugar, light vanilla. Vanilla, oak and a hint of abv on the flavor. Medium full bodied with nice carbonation. A very nice well done big beer.


 KAggie97 (2479), Ugly, Hot, and Humid Spring, Texas, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/59/103/518/20
Aug 7, 2009  
Corked bottle from Santa (bvc). Thanks!
Pours a decent tea brown with an aroma of bourbon, bourbon chips, and a tinge of plumb. A slightly off-white head sits atop the beer. Flavor is peachy bread bourbon with a finish of zesty dark fruits tempered by the aforementioned flavors. Very interesting beer; I like it. Nice mouthfeel; hints of tingle and thickness. Wish I had more of this!


 shigadeyo (2263), Harrison, Ohio, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Jul 30, 2009  

Batch #2008-02 / Bottle 02478 of 10630

1/13/2009: Boulevard Bourbon Barrel Quad... Aroma: Sweet and sugary; brown sugar and a hint of bourbon. Appearance: Brown color, some sediment; foamy ivory head. Flavor: Dr, fruity cherry flavor, hint of vanilla and chocolate; more chocolate when warmer; tinge of alcohol; nice Belgian Quad fruitiness. Palate: Medium-full body; soft and slightly creamy; good carbonation level. Overall: Very solid.

1 piont 9.4 fluid ounce bottle (11.8% Alc/Vol shared by mball581. Thanks Matt! Rating #143 for this beer.


 502Flavors (629), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Jul 26, 2009  
From a bottle at Nashville’s Music City Brew Festival. The bottle didn;t say Bourbon Barrel as far as I know. Is there not just a plain Boulevard 6th Glass quad? I didn;t enjoy this one that much, especially on a hot summer day. Heavy and really (too) malty sweet with hints of cherries and lots of alcohol shinning through.


 neepsntatties (350), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Jul 12, 2009  
Colour... cloudy-amber with a thin head. Nose... Bourbon, hops and cherry. Palate... Alcohol! Bourbon. Alcohol! Cherries. Alcohol! Malt. Alcohol! Dark fruits. Alcohol! Toffee. Alcohol! YOW!


 fonefan (11891), VestJylland, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Jul 9, 2009  
Bottle 75cl. @ Papsoes blindtasting. [ Bottle #9. ]
Unclear medium orange amber color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy malty, caramel - toffee, plum, overriped fruit, cask wood, alcohol - wine. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20090501]


 lithy (1800), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Jul 8, 2009  
Noogfest High 5. Sample from a bottle thanks to heemer77. Dark orange-brown, thin white head. Aroma is bourbon, caramel, charred oak. Taste is the same, a slight warming alcohol, charred oak, bourbon, vanilla, caramel, fruits.



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