Boulevard Saison Brett

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

My favourite beer of 2009! Botlle from Bottleworks on Poperinges patio, on tap at Falling Rock and a keg at the Babblebelt pre-GABF party. 01946. And I thought the clean Saison was amazing! Maybe my best beer for 2009! Giant head on dark cloudy gold. Great funky hop nose. Reminds me of Orval....very.....very tasty.

BCTC 2006 and BCTC 2007. At BCTC 2006 I had the Boulevard Saison and Saison With George Bret side-by-side. At BCTC 2007 I had the Saison With George Bret 2006 and 2007 side-by-side. Very cloudy blonde-yellow body with a small white head. Brett explosion on the nose. Mouthfeel is full yet very silky. Taste is very very funky. Rather grassy with a lemony twist. Light fruity note. Minimal hops presence. But overall this is all about the bretty yeast and amazing mouthfeel. The aged 2006 had a fuller body and a little sourness that made it even more drinkable. I’m not sure if there is a beer I could drink more often without getting tired of. Even my beloved Orval could become tiresome if I was to drink 6/day for two years. But not this one. Nothing aggressive, just perfect refreshing wild funky beer that doesn’t overdo anything. In terms of brett-oriented beer it gives a run for its money to the Luciernaga. The staff and the stand told me they will soon start bottling it. If they can make it almost as good as the draft versions then I’ll be as happy as four fags sitting on an upside-down bar stool.

++++ Updated Rating - Jan 22, 2009 ++++
2008 Batch. Bottle #08629 of 11950. Let’s check in and see how this one is doing. Bottle purchased in October 2008 and stored in my cellar. Opens with a loud pop. Poured into my Smokestack chalice. Pour is hazed yellow golden with active carbonation and billowy 3 inch white head. Head falls slowly with spidery lacing. Aroma of gentle Brett goodness, earth, horse blanket, flowery - so expressive, so amazing. Wow this is as close to perfect a nose as I can imagine for this beer. Taste is the peppery, earthy, bretty, horse blanket of the nose. Absolutely bone dry. Again, this is tasting really great. Palate is mouth coating yet dry at the same time. Texture is so interesting, really exposes all the amazing flavors. My word has this beer come together. Wonderful, just wonderful. I never thought I would raise my score, but here we go. (10,5,9,4,20 - 4.8)

++++ Original Rating - Sept 1, 2007 ++++
Advanced preview of this beer at the invitation of the Brewery. Draft, on tap at the Brewery. They mentioned this had 6 months or a bit more age on it. Pour is a slightly hazy yellow with a nice white head. Aroma is just stunningly good, citrus (grapefruit) hops, some earthiness, and just the perfect amount of Tart grassy musty Brett. Taste is extremely smooth, with a nice hop brightness at the beginning, moving into the complexity of the Brett and finishing with a really nice dryness. This is just a great Saison enhanced (but not overpowered) by the Brett. I really enjoyed the regular Boulevard Saison and thought it lacked just a bit of character and complexity. The regular Saison would be perfect for everyday, this is perfect for that special treat with a great meal. Phenomenal job Boulevard, and thank you. Can’t wait until this is more regularly available. Thank you John Bryan for allowing me to taste this one! (10,5,9,4,19 - 4.7)

Bottle. Pours a hazy golden color with a very large foamy white head. Great lacing. Fantastic spicy citrus and brett aroma. Flavor is absolutely amazing. The brett really compliments the spicy saison flavor. Absolutely fantastic! If I could I would drink this everyday...

This is JP Oro de Cabalaza. Dont even buy the regular Saison always get the Brett. This is far superior.

It helps when you are a fan of this style of beer and getting into beers with brett at the same time.. Believe it or not I bought a bottle of this in Downtown Salt lake City at the Bayou!! Smells of lovely fruit and spice with some spice on the nose. Pours A hazed blonde with some nice white head that was frothy!!! The Carbonation and Mouthfeel on this is maybe the best I have ever had on a beer. Fantastic balance and Crispness to it WOW!!! Brett, Sugar, Spice, earth, some hops and bot o honey.. These flavors really worked.. This is even more proof that this brewery is one of the best we have!

wonderful spice/brett aroma .. huge head, insane foam qualities .. amazing saison here, the brett is like the last piece of the puzzle, absolutely amazing stuff .. the nicest saison to date ... poured a light yellow .. i want to have this replace my water in my household ...

2006 vintage poured at the BCTC festival. I probably drank about three pints of this by the end of the session, as they were being pretty generous with the pours and were basically filling up my tulip (smelled way better than in the festival tasting glass). Perfect appearance, with cascading ripples of white lace slowly crawling down the sides of the glass, and a 60-70% opaque yellow glowing body. The nose of this saison is just incredible, in fact it’s likely one of the most pure funky and bretty aromas I’ve experienced, even more so than 100% brettanomyces beer. The funk is intense and sharp, like stinky, old feta cheese and fluffy hay and barnyard scents... then an amazing grassiness and floral hop quality. Texture is very smooth and mellow, and the flavors are heavily perfumy, with brett potpourri and lavendar flowers mixed in as well. The best beer at the festival by far, and one of the few beers I look back on and easily say it was one of my favorites of all time.