Boulevard Bourbon Barrel Quad

Brewed by Boulevard Brewing Company
Style: Abt/Quadrupel
Kansas City, Missouri USA

Bottled. A hazy red beer with an orangey head. The aroma is sweet and acidic with notes of fruit, cherries, and wood. The flavor is sweet malty, but also with a tartness and notes of cherries and wood, leading to a tart finish.

Bottle 75 cl. Courtesy of bu11zeye. Pours a hazy and opaque amber with a beige head. Sweetish aroma of caramel and wood. Quite full-bodied, overripe fruit, caramel and wood - whiskey notes. Warming alcoholic finish. 010509

From bottle, Papsoes blindtasting #9. Pours hazy dark brown with a small and off-white head. Dry, dense caramelish and roasted aroma. Sweet fruity, light caramelish and vague phenolic flavoured. Light spiced, caramelish and smooth yeasty flavoured finish.

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]

Bottle #9 at Papsø’s blindtasting. Hazy orange brown coloured with a medium sized off white head. Fruity and spicy aroma of rubber with notes of dried fruits and sherry. Spicy flavour of dried fruits, caramel, alcohol, wine, yeast and sherry with notes of hops. Warming alcoholic finish. Very carbonated.

Name: The Sixth Glass BA
Date: October 10, 2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Tasting, Logan Pre-GABF
Appearance: hazy dark amber, big beige head
Aroma: big sweet fruity malt aroma with bourbonand vanilla sweetness and a light earthy oak character
Flavor: rich fruity malt flavor, the oaky dryness keeps the bourbon sweetness under control, light tartness melds well with the fruity sweetness

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.8/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4

Name: BBQ
Date: February 06, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: Footset Foreplay Friday
Appearance: cloudy dark red, fine beige head
Aroma: sweet and fruity oak and bourbon aroma
Body: big creamy body
Flavor: rich sweet malt flavor, nice fruity esters mix with the bourbon and vanilla sweetness, light chocolate, balancing earthy bitterness along with the oak

Name: BBQ
Date: March 29, 2009
Mode: bottle
Source: tasting
Aroma: light funk in the aroma replacing some of the sweet bourbon
Flavor: picking up a light fruity tartness in the flavor, much less of the bourbon, still the earthy oak

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4

Cloudy vibrant amber. Caramel head. Slightly cherryish, pear-like aroma. Lots of booze. Some caramel and spicy, earthy malt. Rich, but with some vibrant fruit character. Only a hint of tartness. Peach, plum and hints of cherry. Full body. Some alcohol. It has some good elements, but some stuff doesn’t come together. This is pretty good but it could be better, IMHO.

Hazy brown with a medium beige head. Sweet fruity aroma with yeasty notes and roasted malt and caramel notes. Sweet flavour with caramel, ripe fruits and roasted malt.