Boulevard Brewing Company Irish Ale

Irish Ale

 

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

  Amber / Red Ale - Irish Spring
Score
6.63
ABV: 5.8% IBU: 30 Ticks: 38
Irish Red Ale

Irish Ale, Boulevard’s early spring seasonal beer, is our Midwestern tribute to the legendary red ales of old Ireland. Our recipe combines six kinds of pale and roasted barley malts to provide a rich, toasty flavor and tawny reddish hue.
 

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7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
12oz bottle-had with stevo after a hike to a vortex in Sedona-pours a foamy light tan head and amber color. Aroma is light/medium malt-cereal/bread, some earthy/herbal hops, yeast. Taste is light/medium malt-cereal/bread, some earthy/herbal hops, yeast. Slight drying at finish.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Jul 2011 at 18:02

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle . Red pour with lasting off white head. Rich aroma of caramel. Toasty flavor, whough with something slightly off putting in the finish. Still, more good than bad in this ale.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Apr 2011 at 18:48

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Loose bottle, $1.50 @ HyVee Storm Lake. "Best By 06/21/10." Oops. Well, I had a Bully! Porter that lagered just wonderfully in a fridge for two years, so here’s hoping: Pours a robust head in my glass, above a darkish red ale with tiny bits of grain or yeast sediment floating around. Smell is fine, a nice caramel roast malt that may or may not have subsided in strength, but did not go off. I’m sticking my thumb up for its taste, too. A robust kind of caramel malt again, just a little bit sticky Alcohol is probably a touch higher than the stated abv what with the secondary ferment; it certainly is noticeable here. I thought I caught a touch of unmalted wheat here, and sure enough, the label has it in the ingredients. Rough grain finish, but very entertaining. I’m much enjoying Boulevard’s regular beers, I just sometime to have access to some of their specialty beers.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Nov 2010 at 20:53

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle. Medium amber body, clear. Frothy white head, mostly diminishing. The aroma is malty with notes of caramel, bread and toast. Hints of floral hops. A slight vingary note. The flavor is lightly to moderately sweet, lightly bitter and lightly acidic. It finishes lighty sweet, lightly to moderately bitter and lightly tart. Light to medium body, watery texture and lively carbonation. OK, but the vinegar in the aroma and tartness in the finish seemed out of place.
Tried from Bottle on 08 May 2010 at 18:11

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottle. Pours copper with a small beige head. Roasted malt aroma. Medium body with frothy carbonation. Flavor is slightly harsh roast malt with some fresh citric hop. Heads towards toffee. Tasty.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Feb 2010 at 20:30

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6
Bottle. Buttery caramel malt and grassy hops aroma. Copper color with small head. Milk caramel malt and moderate grassy hops flavor. Medium body. A nice beer - hoppy for an Irish ale.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Dec 2009 at 08:00

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
Bottle. Pours a clear amber with a small frothy off white head that lasts awhile leaving good sticky lacing along the glass. The aroma is a sweet fruit malt with dough and smoke. Medium mouthfeel with a light toasty malt with caramel and a nice bitter finish. A very good Irish ale from Boulevard.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Nov 2009 at 22:29

5.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 5
All my brews tonight courtesy of Soonah. Thanks! Bottle, Pours a slightly hazy brownish-red. Very faint aroma, an earthy maltiness. Thin head,. Tastes vegetal to me. Kind of like broccoli. Definitely not a fan of this one.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Mar 2008 at 21:20

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle. Pour is a lovely copper/amber color with a two-finger tan head. Aromas are of bread dough maltiness with a bit of a piney character to the hops which makes it smell fresh and crisp. The resin-like hops doesn’t come through much in the flavor, and taste is dominated by malty bread and caramel. Still, it’s pretty decent.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Mar 2008 at 12:43

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Thank you ilovedarkbeer for this. Aroma is moderate English style hops with some toasted malts. Creamy off-white head. A medium honey brown color. Taste is very malty and quite watery, but still nice. Nothing to special. Watery mouthfeel with pleasent carbonation.
Tried on 17 Feb 2008 at 12:50