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RATINGS: 413   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.37   SEASONAL: Spring   IBU: 30   EST. CALORIES: 174   ABV: 5.8%
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Irish Ale, Boulevard’s spring seasonal beer, is our Midwestern tribute to the legendary red ales of old Ireland. Our recipe combines six kinds of pale and roasted barley malts to provide a rich, toasty flavor and tawny reddish hue. Whole hops are added to enhance the beer’s complexity and to produce a pleasing balance.


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3.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 15/20
gsmitty80 (1588) - Washington DC, USA - MAR 27, 2013
My kind of Irish Ale. Nice dark red pour with an off white head. Great malt complexity with a nice hop profile of a little stickiness that tapers off.

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
beastiefan2k (2079) - Lawrence (formely NYC), Kansas, USA - MAR 24, 2013
I have drank this beer a lot over my years in Kansas. Rating this particular 12oz bottle that I poured into a Lost Abbey cool long stem glass. The beer poured with an amazing, voluminous head. The head is slightly khaki in color and leaves a thick lacing as it settles in. Color of the beer is dark ruby with brown tints. Medium clarity in the beer. In the aroma I am first hit with a fruit ester akin to spoiled fruits. After that is earthy dry dark malts. Flavor is stronger on the earthy malts and a touch of fruity hops (more than I want but that is the state of beers nowadays). Finishes and fruity. I think this a fruitier batch than usual but still a good, non-boring take on the style.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
ajnepple (467) - Fort Collins, Colorado, USA - MAR 23, 2013
12 oz bottle poured into my Guinness 2010 World Cup glass. Dark reddish-brown and hazy with a big off-white head that slowly settles. The aroma and flavor is toasted malts, sweet caramel, toffee and light roast. Mild bitter hops balance things out. Medium body with a lightly sweet finish.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
craig220 (289) - Crofton, Maryland, USA - MAR 22, 2013
Poured a cloudy amber color with an off white head. Aroma is caramel, bread, cereal, raisins, with a hint of citrus. Taste is raisin, chocolate, caramel, and citrus with a tangy sweet aftertaste.

3.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
HopHater (14) - Apple Valley, Minnesota, USA - MAR 18, 2013
I had this on tap in KC. I bought a 6 pack when I got home. Tap was much better. It is still one of the better Irish Reds. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 13/20
jahshuwuh (180) - USA - MAR 17, 2013
Deep ruby brown color with minimal cream head. Not a strong scent, some brown sugar, caramel malt. Taste is also too subtle, a little caramel malt and some pepper like bite towards the end. Overall a pretty bland beer, appearance is its only real strong suit. Ok as a session beer, but not even my first choice there. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
deyholla (4787) - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA - MAR 17, 2013
Tap at Tapwerks St. Patrick’s celebration. Pours a deep red with a grayish brown head that dissipates slowly to the edges. Aroma has a nice note of grain and bread with touches of grass hops and toast. Flavor is similar starting with bread and then is joined by a nice light grass note with a hint of toast.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
JMerritt (1676) - Macomb, Illinois, USA - MAR 8, 2013
Dark copper with a medium sized off-white head. Musty, mildly yeasty aroma with moderate toasted malt, mild smoke and earth. Lightly bitter flavor with smokey sweet highlights. Well made, just not a style that I particularly adore.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
ryecatcher (350) - Chicago, Illinois, USA - MAR 5, 2013
Bottle from a Build-Your-Own-Sixer from Binny’s. Pours a deep, dark coppery amber, with a medium, slightly off-white head, okay retention with excellent lacing. Nose is malty and some grass. Mouth is bready, malty, some caramel with a bitterness on the fadeway. Nice Irish Red. Would go well with a big pile of fries (or chips, or whatever they call’em in Dublin).

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
tastybeer (1313) - Bloomington, Indiana, USA - MAR 2, 2013
Draft. Copper pour, small off-white head. Aroma of grain, light herbal/grassy hops, toast, toffee. Taste is malty, cereal grains herbal, toast, grass. Palate is soft, creamy, sweet finish.


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