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Boulevard Nutcracker Ale

Percentile
82
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
3013.42/5.03.4/5.0Winter5.9%84.1English pint, Trappist glass
Commercial Description:
Nutcracker Ale is Boulevard’s special offering for the holiday season. This hearty, warming brew is a classic winter ale, deep amber in color, with hints of molasses balanced by the "spiciness" of Chinook hops.
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 Adam77 (407), Eastampton, New Jersey, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Jun 5, 2009  
Poured amber with a white head. Aroma of fruit and candy. Sweet malt with some fruit.


 sebletitje (1925), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
May 20, 2009  
pours amber/orange, off whtie head. Aroma is malty, some christmas sipces and light caramel. Taste, caramel malts, spices, yeasty with some pine hops in the after taste. Finish is lightly bitter with hints of caramel.


 dkachur (2376), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
May 9, 2009  
12 ounce bottle from the Libation Station in Johnson City, Tennessee. Pours a reddish brown color with a thin head. Decent head retention and lacing. Aroma is toffee, dark fruits and spice. Taste is toffee, cinnamon and other spices, pineapple, pear and leafy hops. Medium bodied. Decent.


 JohnnyJ (1321), Carlsbad, California, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/511/20
May 7, 2009  
Hazy dark orange/brown color with creamy off-white head. Not very interesting. Caramel malt, toffee, hints of dark fruit, and a bit of piny hops.


 nqualls (1429), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/514/20
May 5, 2009  

Source: 12 oz bottle purchased from Woody’s in Cool Springs.
Glass: Poured into a standard pint glass.
Appearance: Hazy amber color with a two finger off white head.
Aroma: Caramel malt, molasses and some pine and earthy hops.
Flavor: Caramel malt, with tofee, molasses, dark fruits and a bit of an earthy, bitter finish.
Palate: Medium/full body with solid carbonation and a clean mouthfeel.
Overall: Wasn’t a terrible beer, but nothing special.


 noncaloric (616), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Apr 22, 2009  
Lightly hazy amber, with a large but short-lived sudsy head. Ongoing effervescence, but little lace. Light citric hops aroma, but faint. First sip was disappointing, somewhat tannic malt profile with some stale-bread, but the beer bounced back from this bad first impression, as the malts shifted towards a brown-sugar sweetness, nicely rounded by piney malts, and some fruit esters, more strawberry than anything else. Still a little bread-crusty on the finish. Medium to full body.


 lumpsowers (252), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/105/57/104/513/20
Apr 19, 2009  
Copper pour, medium head, heavy lace. Acrid pine aroma. Piney, hoppy brew. Nicely carbed. With a fruity apple flavor. Weird sweet after taste, some floral or strawberry?


 Shag (1923), Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/517/20
Apr 12, 2009  
This poured a dark amber color with a moderate to large beige head. The aroma contains some dark fruit, toffee, molasses, caramel and spices pretty nice! The flavor is somewhat sweet with a hint of bitterness in the finish. I’m tasting cherries, caramel, molasses, raisins, and toffee. I also detect a hint of spices. Overall this is a nice beer!



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