Boulevard Pale Ale

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

Interesting, not particularly my thing.... but interesting none the less. Pours clear with somewhere between a golden and an amber color with a nice rocky white head. The nose is slightly floral with some caramel notes. The flavor is what takes me by surprise here; it is very different from your typical American Pale ale. The malt is very well featured with a nice caramel and biscuit character that for me kind of dominate the flavor. That is not to say that the beer is sweet or anything, just heavily malt accented. The hops are delicate and certainly lend all the subtle flavors, it reminds me of a English bitter in this aspect. There is a nice bitterness with some spicy notes and just the fleeting bit of citrus. I like that it’s different, I’m just not sure I would drink it regularly.

12 ox. bottle. BB date 08/07/09. Pours a thin long lasting head with good lacing over a slightly cloudy, golden (SRM 10) body...nose of pine, slight resin, bit of yeast....taste initially mild malts evolving into a mild grapefruit bitter finish....mouth feel is rather light, carbontion is rather high. This is a light pale ale.

Sampled at Flying Saucer in Little Rock. Pours a nice copper color with no head whatsoever. Has very little aroma - a tiny tiny bit of hops. Taste is a bit hoppy and quite spicier than their irish red a.k.a. less smooth and easy drinking. Meh.

12 oz. bottle. Clear, amber color with a thin, white head. Malty aroma with some hints of fruit. Flavor is a bit bland. Malty flavor with some hints of roasted nuts. Finish is chalky.

Light amber gold in color. Fruity, hoppy with lemon grass and a touch of mild sweet malt on the nose. Comes through very smooth and clean on the palette. Missing a great finish but otherwise a very, very solid beer.

Was quite hoppy for a pale ale, more so than I had expected. This did not sit well with me.

Draft. Pours clear light amber with white head. Aroma is hops, caramel malt and some citrus. Flavor is caramel malts and some hops with citrus. Nice balance. Decent pale ale.

(bottle BB 2/21/09): Pours a very clear, very light amber colired body, with a huge cremy white head, lastingish. Nutty malty aroma, wheaty/grainy smell. Dry aroma, weakish. Dry malty nutty taste. Grainy dry taste. Carbonated. Somewhat tasty session-like.