CloakedDagger (37568) reviewed Pale Ale from Boulevard Brewing Company 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
(On tap) Ever so slightly hazy amber with a small, off-white head. A touch of caramel in the nose and a whiff of aroma hops. Medium body with some caramel and a discreet, hoppy finish. Certainly drinkable but not a great APA. 210306
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
(On tap) Black and completely opaque beer with a creamy, beige head leaving some neat laces. Fat, rich, malty nose. Medium body with plenty of hard roasted - but not burnt - malt. Notes of chocolate and a dry, pleasant but not overwhelmingly bitter finish. A great, light porter. 210306
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
(Bottle 35,5 cl) Pours a pale golden with a slight haze and a creamy, white head leaving some laces. Lightly tart aroma. Very light-bodied and dry with only the faintest touch of wheat. Lightly sulphurous. The finish is more dry than bitter. Yet another boring American wheat. 190306
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Pour is red with a small white head. Aroma is malty but nothing really stands out. Flavor is caramel and toffee with a touch of hops. Overall nothing to overpower but its better than Killians.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
2005 (I assume) bottle from Herbjones. Awesome choice Bob! Consumed on 11/12/05. Don’t think it’s quite as dark as made out to be, more of a coppery-amber with some rusty tinges. Foamy, persistent white head is well retained and provides even spotty lacing. Clear and I believe, bottle conditioned? Aroma has a little bite of crisp lager yeast, with a touch of saazy sweatiness, hint of dry lemon-peel-like notes (no actual lemon peel in there), and a bit of sweet biscuity pale grains. Fresh minerals and a bit of lightly baked white dough. Flavor begins with a light sourdough feel, light minerals and a persistent touch of saaz hops on the end. Dry and argumentative peach, apricot and nectarine notes keep the palate busy while only a smattering of sweet honey is felt as well. Carbonation is quite persistent, creating a very foamy/over-aerated texture (but to its defense, I drank this too warm). Medium body is ample. Could stand some more hop bitterness. There’s a blurry line between a helles and a premium lager and this straddles it. Whatever the case, all areas of the beer are well-executed. Yeast retains a mineralesque and yet also a lightly biting feel well on to the end of the bottle. No alcohol apparency anywhere.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Slighty hazy orange-yellow beer with a small white rim, looks like slightly carbonized applejuice for all the world. Very neutral nose, some wheat and faint acidiy (lactic and citric acid aromas). Touch chalky. Dry, hay-like taste, some dry apples flavour, ending faintly bitterish, citrussy. Rather light, refreshing beer; yeast gives little extra dimension or MF. Not very interesting wheat, but with no doubt refreshing abilities. Thanks to Beerboy for this one.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle Pours a clear very dark brown/black with the light bulb barley showing some red highlights. Just a skin of a light brown head and thin but even lacing. dark roasted aromas with lots of semiswet chocolate. Flavors are similar. Not very smokey or charcoaly but a nice rounded roasted flavor. Quite lively carbonation and lacking that common sour bite that a lot of porters have. Very nice.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottled. Bully indeed! Smell is mostly of a good portion of English hops. This bottle-conditioned brew pours a big brown bubbly head over a dark root beer brown body. Great bubbly effervescence. Taste is of bitter roast malts adding up to a coffee, toffee and bit of smoke. A very fine, deep roasty porter!
mrbunn (3068) reviewed Zon from Boulevard Brewing Company 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Would have been a little higher rating, but it is so light that it loses a little in the flavor and palate categories. It is very subtle, from aroma to palate. Lemon aromas and flavors come through as fairly strong, as does a little of spice... we’ll call it coriander since the brewery does, but it is also a little like chamomile. Light and nice for summer, but could have a bit more umpf.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottled, thanks beerhandy! Cloudy pale golden. Papery malt aroma. Sweet and rounded with some grassy hops alongside lemon. Drinkable and well balanced, but not with overly much character.