Boulevard Irish Ale

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

Bottled. Pours light brown with a medium tan head. Aromas of hops and caramel. Tastes of burnt chocolate and citrus--an interesting combination that different than most. Finishes watered down.

A crisp clean texture and mouth feel. Very enjoyable. Medium amber color with quickly diminishing white head. Caramel and toffee in the initial flavor. Has a little dryness that equals out the sweetness. Very well balanced. I would definitely drink this one again.

Pours deep red with thin white foam. Toffee, caramel, citrus, and a very slight hop nose. Flavor is very sweet, with toasty and roasted flavors, caramel, and a nice earthyness.

Bottle. Poured a deep crimson color with a 1/2 inch off-white head that faded to a layer. Aroma of brown sugar, soft caramel, a light fruitiness (faint orange and a bit of berry), and some soft floral hops. Smooth, moderately sweet entry with some light toasted malt and some light caramel that leads into a moderately bitter, earthy hop hit with some fruity undertones (apple oddly enough) paired with a bit of soft caramel on the finish. Moderate carbonation and average mouthfeel. Solid Irish which utilized its ingredients well. While it isn’t complex, it is an easy drinker.

Sampled at Flying Saucer in Little Rock. Pours a nice copper with very little head. Aroma is extremely hoppy for an irish red ale with a minute amount of caramel in the background. Taste is very hoppy, smooth, and good. However, I am really unsure that they poured me the right beer?

Pours a dark maple red .. damn impressive foam on the pour..what about Emilia?? don’t worry about her... light ruby syrup and light red fruits in the nose... big amount of bitters for an irish ... good lacing .. nothing much in way of mouth or complexity, just run of the mill but no offensive details in this one.. very drinkable, i’d have one on st pattys but thats it... i like how its more bitter than sweet, bcuz most american versions are too cloying... a well made beer that i gave extra points to for its structure rather than my real enjoyment +2 points...

this was a fun beer and a nice break from the all ipa and stout diet i have been on recently. lots of nice maltiness to chew through, i may as well call it toasty as in the commercial description, but i did not detect the toasted hops that bluemooner describes below.

Bottle from World Market. Aroma was less then impressive, pured dark amber/brownish, flaver was pretty balanced, good hop spices, left a lingering after-taste on the palate.