Boulevard Irish Ale

Brewed by Boulevard Brewing Company
Style: Irish Ale
Kansas City, Missouri USA

Bottle. Poured reddish brown with a huge frothy off-white head that lasted and produced good lacing. Moderate toasted sweet malt aroma. Medium body with a smooth texture and soft carbonation. Medium sweet bitter flavor with a sweet finish of moderate duration. This beer would go well with spicy food or a cigar.

The 12 ounce bottle poured a slightly hazy reddish amber colored beverage with a medium sized cream colored fizzy head that lasted fairly well and left good lacing on the glass. The balance leaned slightly toward the hops side with a sweet floral hop aroma. Behind this the malt made itself known in the form of notes of roasted grains, hints of caramel and toast. The body was medium-full with lively carbonation and a sharp, dry texture. The flavor started off a bit sweet which quickly changed to a nicely balanced bitterness. This bitterness lasted throughout the medium-long finish and was accompanied by an alcohol warmth toward the end.

Poured red with good head and some lacing. Not much in the way of aroma. Taste was a weak irish red.

Deep Amber in color with a frothy creamy like head. Caramel sweetness evident in the nose with slight fruitiness from esters. Caramel sweetness is evedent in flavor with a lowbitterness to balance. Toasted flavors come through in the back of the beer at the finish. Light creaminess and maderate carbonation give this beer a very nice mouthfeel. Over all a very drinkable beer.

Pours brown with a reddish hue. Nice light tan head that goes away before too long. Aroma has rich caramel malt that has a touch of dark fruit to it. Rich caramel malt with with metallic aspects. Finish is very astringent. Not as good it has been in previous years, but not a bad beer. Hopefully the astringency is taken out for next time.

Spicy and fruity, with a marked bitterness to it. Nothing too special, really. Wouldn’t buy it again.

Bottle - courtesy of Mike at Bon Vivant. Copper body with a tall foamy tan head. Nose is fruity with caramel and spicy hops. Light flowery notes as well. Taste is hoppy and floral with light spice notes, dried fruits (apricot, orange) and almost a nutty trail mix type flavor. Body is slick and creamy with a moderate overall feel. Finishes with more of the same, pretty much - spicy hops, light floral notes, and dried fruits.

Fruity aroma smells like spring. Flavor resembles the auroma; Nice and springy. Also discovered that if you drink enough of these, even the new season of Scrubs is funny.