Boulevard Brewing Company

Regional Brewery in Kansas City, Missouri, United States 🇺🇸
Owned by Duvel Moortgat
Associated with 3 Venues

Established in 1989

Contact
2501 Southwest Boulevard, Kansas City, MO, 64108, United States
Description
Boulevard Brewing Company has grown to be the largest specialty brewer in the Midwest, with full or partial distribution currently in 41 states and Washington D.C. Since 1989 our brewery has remained dedicated to the craft of producing fresh, flavorful beers using traditional ingredients and the best of both old and new brewing techniques. Our selection of fine ales and lagers include the Midwest's best-selling craft beer, Boulevard Unfiltered Wheat Beer, our flagship Boulevard Pale Ale, and The Smokestack Series line of artisanal beers. We are proud to be Kansas City's Beer

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5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle. Cloudy appearance, gold color, nice head. Yeast, bread aroma. Taste was slightly of a wheat beer with a watered down flavor.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Mar 2025 at 05:13


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6.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Enjoy by September 6th 2025.

Very dark brown just short of black, small tan head of foam, some lacing.

Smell is sweet chocolate, big barrel aroma, coffee with some vanilla.

Taste is big chocolate and barrel, quite sweet, mild coffee, vanilla and alcohol.

Fairly thick bodied, lightish carbonation.

Good.

Tried from Bottle from The Liquor Shed on 23 Mar 2025 at 15:41


7

Tried from Draft on 23 Mar 2025 at 14:21



6.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

12oz bottle picked up at/Total Wine.
Pours dark brown with a small beige head, light lacing. Woody, rum, cherries, sugar cane.
Ok

Tried from Bottle from Total Wine & More - Melbourne, FL on 22 Mar 2025 at 01:03


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

Bottle. Deep dark brown with a large crown of a tan head. Aroma is notes of dried fruit with hints of roasted grains and mocha. Taste is dried fruit, coffee, chocolate and dark toast.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Mar 2025 at 05:12


7.8
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7

Bottle at Hopaholic, huge thanks to the BPBW guys. A pleasant, not overly hoppy, yet distinctly American take on the style, quite pleasant altogether

Tried from Bottle on 17 Mar 2025 at 12:27


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 7

Black with a large foamy brown head. Red wine, whiskey, toasty malt and cocoa. Long finish. Moderately full bodied and creamy

Tried from Bottle on 15 Mar 2025 at 23:04


7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

12 oz. bottle
8.2% ABV
Enjoy by: 15JAN2026
$15.99 4-pk @ Winter Springs Liquors

Just to clarify the true style of this beer, according to the brewer's website, this beer is actually a blend of 2 different styles of beer. 40% of it is an Imperial barrel-aged Stout, with the remaining 60% being fresh beer that is just a simple Porter.

AROMA: Strong scents of bourbon followed by mild scents of chocolate and vanilla.

APPEARANCE: Pours an opaque black, with a 2-finger, medium frothy, tan head that dissipates somewhat quickly, with no lacing. It looked good for a few seconds and then the head was gone and there was no lacing, so it just looked like a glass of cola.

TASTE: Mildly sweet with medium flavors of vanilla and bourbon, followed by mild flavors of chocolate and caramel. The finish is slightly dry with a little bourbon "tang" at the very end. I found that as the beer warmed the vanilla became even more prevalent. Although, at no time did I find it to be overpowering.

MOUTHFEEL: Medium-bodied with a slightly creamy texture. Carbonation is average. To me the body seems a little on the thin side for such an, otherwise, luxurious feeling beer.

OVERALL: After reading the description of the beer, I was excited to try it. After drinking the beer, I am not so excited. But that's mostly due to the high expectations that my brain manifested just from the description.

The beer itself is fairly high quality and has some pleasing characteristics. However, for me, I'm just not quite "feeling it". The body seems a little thin for this type of beer, the flavors (while enjoyable) don't seem to fully mesh with each other, and the head disappears way too quickly. Which leaves me a bit perplexed because I kinda like it, but then every time I take a sip I think "close but no cigar".

Even if I don't ever buy this particular brew again, I have been very happy with several other beers from this brewer. So I will definitely continue investigating their other offerings.

Tried from Bottle at Winter Springs Liquors on 14 Mar 2025 at 18:13


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle. Light brown in color with a light brown head. Aroma is fruity, bread and grains. Taste is tree fruits with spice and bread. Kicks you in the tale with the alcohol.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Mar 2025 at 06:03