 Narnad (108), Wonder Lake, Illinois, USA
Mar 25, 2008
Pours amber with a slight cloudy look from the small amount of yeast in the bottle. Frothy head that lasts for a good deal of the drink. Great light hops aroma. Taste is light citrus taste mixed the sweet malty flavor to finish. Overall a good offering but I wish the hops flavor would linger a bit longer as well as be a bit more prevalent at the beginning.
lumpsowers (87), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Sep 30, 2008 Hoppy, with a decent malt finish to balance. This is nothing special for a pale ale, there are many better examples out there.
llcooldave (180), San Antonio, Texas, USA
Sep 27, 2008 Soapy looking head and cloudy honey in color. Very easy drinking. Slightly musky yeasty aroma but its faint enough to be able to ignore. Clean hoppy flavor thats not overpowering and lends itself to the easy drinking quality. Overall, not the most complex beer out there but this could be a good session beer. Nice!
Butters (422), Temporarily in Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Sep 22, 2008 Hazy amber pour with dissapearing spotty white head. Some caramel malt in the nose. Not overly floral, but definitely has a hop profile. Fairly decent pale ale.
maltdog (429), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Sep 17, 2008 Bottle. Near-clear traffic light amber, appropriate carbonation, short soapsud head. The nose combines lemondrop PNW and woodsy/cheesy/Fuggley hops, plus wet slate or iron. Also scents of cherry pie and buttery malt. Not bad, but weirdly unexpected flavor- caramelly malts, Lifesaver candy fruitiness, mineral water. Minty/woody finish, lingering peppery aftertaste. Light and slick/oily mouthfeel. Just an okay APA; I get more of a UK than US impression.
Drnk_McDermott (1563), Downers Grove, Illinois, USA
Sep 16, 2008 12 oz. bottle. From a 12-pack sampler of 6 different Boulevard beers at Hy-Vees across Iowa. Brassy body with a little haze, steady stream of bubbles under a thick white head. Hops in smell are friendlier than your Alpha King, More sharp than citrusy, balanced by malts. Taste is well-balanced, too. If it’s the same hop bill that Boulevard started with, before the hop-head craze, it shows. Clean and inviting, more German crispness, with a bit of floral note, against a mildly sweet but chewy caramel base. Maybe a bit strong to be a session beer, but you could still have two or three at one sitting.
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