Boulevard Dry Stout

Brewed by Boulevard Brewing Company
Style: Dry Stout
Kansas City, Missouri USA

12 oz bottle. Poured a truly opaque black-brown. A pintfull could secretly be subsituted for welding goggles without someone immediately knowing you’d made the switch. Except maybe that they’d get beer in their eyes and subsequently burn off their fingers with a cutting torch - but it’d be worth it for this friendly stout. A tan head diminished quickly after pouring. Thick leavings cling to your glass, an indication of this beer’s smooth and hearty consistency. Well-layered aromas of coffee, cola, and chocolate malts with a tiny bit of noticeable alcohol (though I couldn’t find an ABV anywhere on the bottle or the box). Minute carbonation and a clean, thick mouthfeel make for big gulping. The alcohol noticed in the aroma is still present in the taste, though not overpoweringly so. Top notes of old coffee, cola, and tenpenny nails. Base notes of nutty/smokey chocolate. Light bitterness and acidity make for a refreshing, dry finish. An instantly likeable dry stout that’s great with spicy Italian food or on its own. Or with four or five other bottles.

Old Chicago Pizza - Roseville, Mn. 12 oz bottle. Dark black pour, thickish mocha colored pour, decent lacing. Aroma has some day old coffee notes. Flavor has the same coffee essence, hints of smoke, touch of licorice. Good example of the dry stout style. Decently thick mouthfeel - some velvety smoothess - not a whole lot of carbonation. Good way to finish lunch.

I like this brew, probably for the wrong reasons, I don’t always want a stout that tastes overly chocolaty, I like this one because its more of a smoky brew, more of a porter flavor, but abit richer, very clean on the palate, a nice dark brew, but very easy drinking, very smooth, a beer that I would drink quite often if available in my area! Thanks to my pal Duane for this one!

Very dark, with a thick gray/tan head. Crisp and mild, with light coffee, chocolate. Hops are pronounced. Quite a bit of carbonation. Finish is bitter... hops, malt, hints of coffee. Satisfying, but lacks complexity and body. Decent overall, worth a try.

Bottle courtesy of Mike at Bon Vivant. Black bodied with a sm all tan head. Nose is smokey wood, roasted malt and light coffee. Taste is coffee, some dark chocolate notes, roasted malt and light smokiness. Body is creamy and smooth with light carbonation. Finishes with mainly roasted malt, and coffee, but has some light caramel notes and smokiness.

Black in color with red undertones. Medium tan head. Heavy smokey taste with roasted coffe highlights. Nice but it doesn’t stand out from the crowd.

It was a reddish / black in color with a small offwhite head. It had a coffe taste that was smooth and not bitter.

poured a very dark brown with a fair diminishing head. aroma was smokey and taste was thin with weak roasted chocolate notes. would have enjoyed more if it was bolder.