Boulevard Brewing Company Nutcracker

Nutcracker

 

Boulevard Brewing Company in Kansas City, Missouri, United States 🇺🇸

  Strong Ale Winter
Score
6.59
ABV: 7.8% IBU: 45 Ticks: 58
Winter Warmer

Nutcracker Ale is Boulevard’s holiday gift for real beer lovers. This hearty, warming brew is a classic winter ale, deep amber in color, with hints of molasses balanced by the spiciness of Chinook hops.
 

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8
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

( with Nathan) clear, bright orange color with a small beige head; aroma of orange marmalade; balanced flavor with a long, light bitter finish

Tried from Can on 23 Nov 2025 at 03:37


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7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Clear, Mahogany Red Brown Color, Big Tan Foam Head, Creamy Top, Good Retention, Thin Creamy Film Ring of Lacing Leaves Few Fine Dashes and Spots... Mellow Hoppy Aroma. Malt, Creamy, Floral, Resinous, Warming Alcohol, Hop Bitter. Malt, Floral, Resinous Hop Bitter, Light Warming Alcohol Heat. Watery, Slight Creaminess, Soft Body. Old School, Not Much Going On. OK...

Tried from Bottle on 19 Apr 2025 at 18:36


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottle. Copper in color with a three and half finger head. I'm sorry but to me this is an Imperial IPA.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Mar 2025 at 05:02


7.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

2024 bottle from Livonia Liquor. Pours a clear, dark amber with a finger of beige head that dissipates quickly. Herbal hop aromas on the nose and toasted caramel as it warms. Palate shows more herbal, peppery hops with black tea, bark and dark molasses. Finishes with more tea, caramel, peppercorn and herbal hop flavors that linger.

Tried from Bottle from Livonia Liquor & Fine Wine on 25 Oct 2024 at 23:44


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Clear reddish brown beer with a beige head. Aroma of dark caramelized malt, red fruits, raisins, cinnamon. Taste of resinous bitter hops, caramel, red malt, some cinnamon.

Tried on 18 Apr 2024 at 14:40


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle. Brownish-copper pour with a big foamy khaki colored head that has good lasting power. The aroma is fresh sawn woods, grains and mild spices. The taste is lightly toasted grains, toffee, some red fruits, and bitter walnuts The palate is full and viscous with soft carbonation. Finishes long with lingering bitter nuts and pine. Overall: Decent winter warmer.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Oct 2023 at 18:56


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 8

Random grab. I always liked winter warmers and seems out of vogue. Pretty mahogany pour with lovely puffy head. Nose is faint fruits and spice. The spice is quite subdued on taste buds you get fruit cake, touch of spice, some rubbing alcohol. Slick palate.

Tried on 29 Oct 2020 at 03:03


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle pour into shaker pint glass from Total Wine & More, Danvers. Appearance is lightly hazy (lots of fine particulates in suspension) red-dark amber with trace sparkle, finger-width creamy beige head with excellent retention and decent soapy lacing. Aroma is pumpernickel bread. Taste follows aroma but less intense. Mouthfeel is medium side of light-to-medium bodied with smooth, creamy texture, average-to-lively carbonation and dry, fairly crisp finish as taste. Overall, pretty much a one-trick pony. No complexity but it is pretty comforting.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Nov 2019 at 00:21


5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a cloudy orange-caramel color with an enormous fluffy orange-tan head that lingered and left decent lacing. The aroma was malty with a hint of baking spices. The flavor was very bitter and astringent with notes of malt and dry spices. Long finish. Medium body. Not good.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Feb 2018 at 15:14


4.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 2.5

$2 bottle at bowsers. Iced tea eye. Taste is spiced ipa. Weird bitter medicine. Its 8% and you know it. Pretty good co2 tho. Becomes a little difficult on the back of the throat. Gettin a little dizzy near the end. Don't care much for these winter warmers.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Jan 2018 at 11:52