Boulevard Smokestack Series - Imperial Stout

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

Serve in Snifter

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bottle @ RBBWG 2012 thanks to tderoeck. Bottle nr. 14512. Black coloured beer with a medium but diminishing brown had. Somewhat slightly roasted and fruity grainy hinted aroma. Full palate. Finish is roasted malty with some light sour fruity and herby touches. Lovely.

Bottle thanks to ericandersnavy. Pours black with tan head. Aroma of dark roasted grain and dark chocolate. Flavor is much the same with some sweetness and notes of fudge with faint hints of bourbon.. Heavy body with low low-medium carbonation. Overall, solid brew.

750 ml. bottle sampled @ RBWG 2012 - 2011 2nd batch / brett infected version – bottle nr. 14512 – thx to tderoeck – black with a mocha head – smells like sweet roasted malts, creamed sludgy dark fruits & plenty of berries – taste is bitter upfront, roasted malts, dark fruits & dark spices, toffee, coffee, touch molasses, slight vanilla, slightly sour & alcoholic in the finish, creamy & smooth, best liked beer probably at the RBWG 2012 – nice although I did have other favourites but I do tend to have oddball preferences

14/I/2012 750 ml bottle @ RBBWG 2012 - batch n° 2, bottle N° 14512 BB: I/2013 (2012-42) Thanks to Jeremy for getting me the bottle!

Dark brown to black beer, small beige to brown head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: bit of bretta, sour, red berries, bit dry, dark chocolate, pepper. MF: good carbon, full body, creamy texture. Taste: bit sour in the start, caramel, bourbon, vanilla notes, peppery, quite some alcohol. Aftertaste: bitter touch, cocoa powder, sour notes as well. Despite or because of the bretta, I don’t know, but it’s an amazing beer!

Sampled @ RBBWG Antwerpen. Courtesy of tderoeck. Pitch black, opaque color, average sized brown head. Smells incredibly rich: malts, alcohol, coffee, caramel, roasted malts, burned malts. Taste malts, hops, roastyness, coffee, caramel, bitter. Complex, rich and full taste. Amazing! Absolutely a great beer!

No head, nearly black beer. Vanilla, fresh oak, whisky or Bourbon, with rather mild, but present roastiness. Sweet-vanilla, sweet-alcoholic, sweet-dark fruit (on alcohol), and yet - not too sweet, let alone cloying. Some toffee, lots of fusels. End has something of the peatiness of an Islay malt. Rich, alcoholhead, slick to viscous as only this type of beer can be. Crazily good. Wow, Steven, ecco un capolavoro! Als Belgische brouwers in het buitenland dit kunnen verwezenlijken, waarom dan niet thuis?

Bottle. Dark black with a large tan head. Dry cocoa, toasted malt, dried fruit, light sourness, oats, and some coffee. A pretty solid imperial stout.

2011 Batch 2 (with Bret). Rating from memory since I’m new to RateBeer, but this was an unforgettable beer. Poured completely black with creamy head. The taste was incredibly complex and combined an imperial stout, a dry earthy red wine, and a fine single malt scotch. Flavors included caramel, vanilla, woody and earthy notes. The beer was full bodied and creamy. Probably the most complex, enjoyable beer I’ve had.

Served from a 750 mL bottle of the 2008-1 batch. The appearance is a dark brown black with a giant tan brown head. Mild aromas are roasted malts, oatmeal, and some dusty chocolate. The flavors start with a very dry roasty malt with almost an olive juice thing. Some sour notes are in the beginning of the beer perhaps from the small amount that was barrel aged. As the beer keeps going a really nice Belgium chocolate profile builds on the tongue with some a nice dose of oatmeal to fill the mouth. A solid brew for sure. Perhaps a little past its prime.

750 ml bottle (the batch with the accidental Brett yeast). Pours a hazy, deep, dark brown. Aroma of dried cherries, raisin, bourbon, oak, caramel, vanilla, pepper. Flavor is molasses, dried fruit, whisky, wood, coffee, cocoa, pepper, vanilla, coconut. This beer has so many flavors and aromas. It changes as it warms. Outstanding!