Boulevard Nutcracker Ale

Brewed by Boulevard Brewing Company
Style: English Strong Ale
Kansas City, Missouri USA

Serve in English pint, Trappist glass

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Bottle. Spicy hop aroma w/some funk. Well balanced. Hoppy up front and rich english malting through finish. Dry and lightly spiced.

Bottle - good size thick head, hazy dark amber color, malty holiday spice aroma and flavor, with a good shot of hops

12oz bottle dated best by 2/28/12 poured into english pint glass Aroma: Pine, hops, caramel, bread, resin, herbs, woody Appearance: hazy coppery brown. 1 finger of off white frothy head that lingered a bit. Laces glass nicely. Taste: mild sweet, medium bitter, heavy sour Palate: finish is bitter and sour. very off putting. medium body and creamy texture. lively carbonation. mouth feel is good Overall: This is one of my least favorite boulevard beers. Have not had it for a few years and still don’t like it. Too much bitter and sour with no sweet to balance it. Alot of pine and wood that I don’t really like either. Wanted to give this one another chance but it was still another let down

Starts with a nutty aroma, with a hint of piney hops. Pours a clear reddish-amber, with a huge off-white head. There’s a bit of alcohol noticeable, which is strange for this low of an ABV. Molasses, toffee, and pine notes are noticeable, with a lingering roasted finish. Not a bad beer, not sure if I would go out of my way to get it again.

Hazy golden brown. Thick creamy head that goes for miles. A moderately vigorous pour resulted in so much head that I had to wait for it to settle to continue pouring. Aroma is too mild - hard to detect anything. Faint citrus hops, maybe. Definite hops on the tongue. Light malt, fairly strong pine needle bitterness that lasts after the first taste. Finish is nicely carbonated and leaves me wanting more. Very nice.

Pours a red/orange cloudy with very effervescent head almost like a soda. Quickly dissipates with no lacing. Pine and resinous hops. Cereal and toasted malt flavors that accompany the hops. Primarily a medium bitter taste that is long lasting but smooth in it’s finish. Medium bodied, slightly sticky on the palate with perhaps a little too much carbonation. Overall, I think it has a good taste although I think he has a little too much with carbonation. Favors an IPA.

Reddish-amber with huge tan head ( into a chilled footed pilsner) awesome lace. Still has a head at 9/10.....Hops in the nose, mild sweet citrus, spice. some rubber/vinyl. Taste is spicy,, grains, malt, pine....very pleasant. slight bitter aftertaste. a good offering. enjoyed this one a lot.

Date: February 21, 2012 Mode: Bottle Source: Crown Description: Opaque orangish brown pour with nice amount of head and lacing. Citrus, spice, and malt. Starts sweet and spicy, then finishes with a mild piney bitterness. Light to medium body and some carbonation.

Amber in color, clear with a thin head. Nice English ale flavor and aromas. Hints of sweet molasses lingers and finishes quite dry.

Bottle. Aroma of citrus and spruce. Poured a slightly cloudy light brown color with a nice tan-white head that lasts. Watery on the palate. Tasted of slight hay malts with a decent floral hop finish. Overall not bad, well balanced

Pours cloudy brunt orange with of white head. Aroma is gin like, piney and grainy. The taste is big barley grain and a solid hop bite of earthy nature and a little but of spice. It has a dark amber alt taste taste under it all, but the after taste is much more full. Very enjoyable.