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Saison-Brett 2013 – Boulevard Brewing Co.

by Mike

Limited Edition

From Kansas City Missouri’s Boulevard Brewing Co comes their “Saison – Brett 2013” part of their Smokestack Series a series of big bold high alcohol beers.  The beer pours a light cloudy orange with a white head.  The aroma consists of yeast, wheat, some pepper and a mild funk.  The flavour is of brettanomyces funk, yeast, fruit, sweetness, pepper, rind and a small hint of hops bitterness.  The alcohol content comes in at 8.5% with an IBU of 38.  This is a very tasty Saison Brett although it could use some aging to really bring out the funk.

Commercial Description:  Saison-Brett, based on our very popular Tank 7, is assertively dry hopped, then bottle conditioned with various yeasts, including Brettanomyces, a wild strain that imparts a distinctive earthy quality. Though this farmhouse ale was given three months of bottle age prior to release, further cellaring will continue to enhance the “Brett” character, if that’s what you’re after.

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Bourbon Barrel Quad 2013 – Boulevard Brewing Co.

by Mike

Limited Edition

From Kansas City Missouri’s Boulevard Brewing Co comes their “Bourbon Barrel Quad 2013” part of their Smokestack Series a series of big bold high alcohol beers. This beer says its number 6 in the Smokestack Series. The beer pours a rusty colour with an off white head. The aroma consists of malts, cherries, dark fruits, Belgian yeast, oak, bourbon and a hint of banana. The flavour is of bourbon, cherries, dark fruits, Belgian yeast, oak, malts, vanilla, caramel, cinnamon, oak, banana and a boozy finish. The alcohol content comes in at 11.8% with an IBU of 26. This is a very tasty and big ale and I am happy that I was able to procure a bottle.

Commercial Description: Based loosely on the Smokestack Series’ The Sixth Glass, this abbey-style quadrupel is separated into a number of oak bourbon barrels where it ages for varying lengths of time, some for up to three years. Cherries are added to make up for the “angel’s share” of beer lost during barrel aging. Selected barrels are then blended for optimum flavor. The resulting beer retains only very subtle cherry characteristics, with toffee and vanilla notes coming to the fore.

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