Boulevard Dry Stout

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

the cap came off of this one a rather easily. pours black w/ some reddish notes. the head was minimal, a cocoa powder color. thin, dry, and a bit lacking in body, not the best dry stout.

This bottled beer poured a deep, dark brown with highlights of garnet. The head was thin, fizzy and light tan dissipating quickly leaving almost no lacing on the glass. The first impression aroma is of sweet, dried fruit - dates or raisins. Then the malt comes through loud and clear. The flavor is smooth and earthy with highlights of smoked malt. The finish has some alcohol warmth to it as well.

Bottled: Nearly opaque with a fizzy tan and fading head which produced little lace. The aroma has notes of chalky and earthy yeast esters, mocha and burnt malts, coffee, aromatic hops, and a touch of sour citrus. The taste starts with a balanced bittersweet offering with a minor apple and mint undertone. The finish has coffee, smoke, and bitters notes. The feel is fizzy and light, minimal body. Quite average and quaffable, a common stout. (Boulevard’s Bully Porter is much better)

(12oz/shaker) Pours deep and dark with very little head that quickly runs away leaving no lacing. Smells of chocolate and must. Malt with coffee notes run this beer. I wanted to like this one coming from KC and all, but I don’t. The bad bitter finsh was the worst.

Bottle, best by 8/13/04. Short-lived bubbly tan head over a black body. Dry chocolate/earth followed by coffee and berry in the aroma. Coffee malt flavor with a distracting watery/aluminum presence. Not very good.

poured black as night with little head. Roasted malt aroma with chocolate and coffee.. malty coffee flavor with a dry finish. Watery mouthfeel with little carbonation

Thanks to beer handy for this. Pours black with ruby menisci through light. Aroma of malt, chocoff, slight prunes and licorice. Tastes malty, with more chocoff, prunes, and a slight dry finish. Firm, smooth palate. As it warmed, the dark fruit and licorice intensified, and I even caught a frankfurterish rauchy element. Nice. Boulevard beers impres me.

Bottle... Extremely dark ale with a large, frothy, beige head. Great retention with strong, cirrus and thunderstorm lacework. Toffee, roasted cashews and chocolate nose. Well-balanced. Chocolatey, malty, dry flavor. Medium-bodied and fizzy. Short, crisp, clean finish.