Boulevard Unfiltered Wheat Beer

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

THis is worth trying if you have not had a wheat beer. Especially for the price . Will not blow you away, but the slight bitterness and refreshing flavors are nice on a hot day..

Pour is a very pale yellow. Aroma is non-existant. Flavor is also weak. I can’t even describe it b/c there is nothing there. There is much better out there.

I had to give a five for the aroma because it was served with a lemon and it coloured the aroma of the beer. There was a nic ehead that dissapeared right away. Overall it is pretty mild. A tad bitter with some citrus not from the lemon. This is very drinkable.

Bottled. Poured into a tall weizen glass, there’s a big wheaty head that dissipates rapidly, with little lacing. Light, cloudy body. Smell is a refreshing, light ’n’ zesty wheat, with just a tiny hint of lemony zest. Taste goes down easy, soft and a little spicy. No "extreme" taste but very nice. Couple weeks ago I ran into Boulevard’s brewmaster’s wife at Rock Bottom Chicago. She was looking for more good beer places, so I helped her locate more, while admitting that I hadn’t tried any Boulevard beers yet. Then on a trip through Iowa, I found them placed in Hy-Vee stores and happily picked up a six of this to try.

I have had this both in bottles and on tap. It is a nice beer to drink at the stadium watching baseball.

On tap, wonderfully cloudy and straw-colored, with a big fluffy head. Excellent nose of banana, orange, and grass (let your barkeep throw a lemon in there and you will certainly miss this aspect). On tasting, the beer is timid and lacks depth. A good effort and a hefe brewed with an unorthodox method, but still needs some development. This hefe is an advertisement for the modern methods of brewing wheat beers.

This is my favorite of the Boulevard beers. It taste’s great after a round of golf in a hot, humid day in the Midwest.

Overall a pretty plain and boring beer. Slight lime (citrus) scent. Very, very little head, almost to the point of being flat. Slight sour notes, not as smooth as other wheat beers around. Very biting mouthfeel.