Boulevard Pale Ale

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

This beer was enjoyed in Leavenworth, Kansas at my Aunt’s funeral. This was drank at my cousins house. The hazy amber ale was a medium body pale ale with mild citrus flavors. The ale was nicely balanced with hops and malt. It was the most popular of all beers consumed over the weekend.

Hazy, light orange/gold body, with a white head that diminished fully. Yeast and citrus aroma. Malty, fruity initial flavors, with citrusy hops in the end. Somewhat fizzy carbonation, and that added a lot of lightness to the palate. I will definitely try this again in the warmer months, and I’m sure I’ll give it a higher score then.

Bottle from Secret Santa. Aroma has some floral notes but maily a sweet malt presence. Dark golden body with pale white head. Good fruity mix with the malt to give it a medium body syrupy feel. Refreshing on the palate good brew.

Bottle (courtesy of jetzler). Sweet orange/pineapple hops and strong malt aroma. Cloudy orange yellow color with small head. Fairly bland flavor - watery malt and light hops. Aroma showed some promise but taste kind of let me down.

Golden color out of the bottle with an off white foamy head. Mild pine hop nose. Buscuity malt backbone with some orange rind, berry sweetness and grassy hops in the finish. Pretty standard pale ale and good with a sandwich.

This is a great PA for people who arent hop addicts. This is the one that my hop junkie friends and I can agree on. A solid brew, even better on tap.

The beer pours a cloudy, deep gold with a light tan, yellowish, mountainous head. The aroma is not too strong - filled mostly with grapefruity and earthy hops. The beer starts off dry and bitter on the front and middle of the tongue. The flavor isn’t nearly as citrusy as the aroma belies. The middle of the tongue finds some malts, hints of dark karo syrup, and more hops - more bitterness from the hops than fresh hop flavor. The back of the tongue finds some malts, some dried fruit, and more bitter hops - with just a hint of grapefruit and citrus. Despite the bitter finish, it doesn’t finish dry, but rather full-bodied with a stinky hoppy after-tastey (the burps taste like pure hop cones). Not a bad pale ale - but not a real stand-out one either (let’s face it - this is a style from which it is hard to stand out - lots to choose from, and generally the same flavors everywhere you go).

(Bottle) I’ve tried this from the bottle and the tap. Definitely try if from the tap if you have the chance. Pours an amber-gold with a lasting white head. Full mouthfeel with a nice hoppy aroma. Very nicely balanced as well.