Boulevard Saison

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

Date: 05/10/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party

Appearance: cloudy dark yellow, wispy white head rouses easily to leave sudsy lace,
Aroma: light sweet malt aroma with a nice spicyness,
Body: creamy body,
Flavor: lots of spicy malt flavor, light bitterness comes out of the spicyness to add balance for the sweet malt, lasting bitter finish,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *4

(750ml bottle, thanks kmweaver) Small off-white head atop cloudy lemon body. Aroma is medium sweet, dusky, yeasty, lemon, apple. Taste is medium sweet, herbal, dusky/yeast, some lemon, pepper. Somewhat dry finish. Medium body, some duskiness. Impressive American saison.

(750ml bottle) Pours a cloudy yellow body with a medium white head. Aroma of dustiness, pepper, clove, other herbs, lemon, and light diacetyl. Flavor of coriander, lemon, and peppery with a dry finish.

Ratebeer rating # 3,800!. 750ml bottle. Poured a medium and hazy golden / yellow color with a large sized white head. Aromas of yeast, spices, and fruity. I was also getting some funkiness in there. Tastes of fruits, apples, spices, and citrus.

Objectively speaking: An awesome example of which one glass was not enough.
I like: Very fresh opening. Healthy white head. Charming meringue notes combine with the wheat to form a remarkably refreshing package. The yeast whispers spicy messages. Crisp hay-like maltiness. Remarkably attenuated for an American example.
I dislike: I only dislike how hard it is to take possession of.

Pours a transparent golden with a frothy well-lcaing white head. Aroma of lightly sweet biscuity Belgian malt with some floral grassy hops. Body starts with a decent malty sweetness and lots of grassy earthy hops. Finishes drier with an authentic Belgian yeastiness. A pretty true to style and drinkable saison.

Bottle... SMAACMSM O-Town Throwdown, Part Sept... Cloudy, straw-colored ale with a mid-sized, creamy, white head. Excellent retention. Spicy, yeasty essences of coriander, citrus fruit, white pepper and pale grains. Medium-bodied with a milky mouthfeel and soft carbonation. Spicy and fairly well-bittered. Lengthy, bitter/dry finish. Not at all my thing. Kudos to PhillyBeer2112 for bringing this one to share! The final chapter of the Smokestack series for me.

My Bottom Line:
Fresh herbal hops mingle with meticulous bubblegum phenols as citrusy fruitiness and minty Saaz-y bitterness jig and jive ad vitam aeternam. This Saison is so cohesive and easygoing, I would not be able to get tired of it.

Further Personal Perceptions:
-A veil of foam straddles the hazy pale blond.
-The body is fluffy and light enough to be make this exceedingly drinkable.
-The entire flavor profile is balanced and perfectly organized.
-Effervescence is comfortable and serves the body beautifully.
-Some milky undertones come from the yeast.

Bottles.