Bully! Porter - Boulevard Brewing Co.

ryan1788a5

Massachusetts

4.06/5  rDev +6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

12oz bottle poured into a pint glass.

A: Pours a deep brown with ruby and purple highlights. The sandy colored head is very creamy and pillowy. Excellent retention, the head doesn't budge an inch. Sheets of lacing paint the sides of the glass.

S: Floral and citrus hop bouquet. Orange peel and lemon zest. Green and oily. Malt scents of soot and charcoal, wet grain, bakers chocolate, and a touch of bread crust. Very hop-forward on the nose, even for an American porter.

T: A heavy dose of charcoal and soot kick things off. Roasty, woody, and smoky. A sharp kick of citric hops bring orange peel, orange marmalade, and lemon candy squarely into the spotlight. Hops shift and go oily and green. Roasted malt tastes make a resurgence as tastes of chocolate cake and molasses come to the forefront. There's some burnt malt acidity as well. Finishes with a strong sooty pull that lingers for some time.

M: Medium bodied. Full and creamy. Small-bubbled carbonation is slightly aggressive and has some scrubbing action. Light astringency. Comes off a bit foamy.

O: A nice enough Robust porter. Boulevard wasn't shy with the hopping. The expected roasted malt tastes are forced to share the spotlight, and the hops even get the better of the tilt at times.

Serving type: bottle

01-31-2013 07:32:02 | More by ryan1788a5

Lukezilla90

Tennessee

4.25/5  rDev +11%

06-15-2013 18:25:05 | More by Lukezilla90

bigred89

Maryland

4/5  rDev +4.4%

06-15-2013 00:21:48 | More by bigred89

bralston345

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev -15.1%

06-14-2013 16:07:20 | More by bralston345

TonyTalon

Wisconsin

3/5  rDev -21.7%

06-12-2013 02:12:53 | More by TonyTalon

OriolesFan1008

Maryland

3.5/5  rDev -8.6%

06-09-2013 13:46:02 | More by OriolesFan1008

thecrowing

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%

06-09-2013 02:10:27 | More by thecrowing

Kevincredible

Massachusetts

3/5  rDev -21.7%

06-08-2013 01:00:22 | More by Kevincredible

2bet

Norway

3.5/5  rDev -8.6%

06-06-2013 19:12:33 | More by 2bet

lionoa7x

Louisiana

4.25/5  rDev +11%

06-06-2013 05:25:47 | More by lionoa7x

randymanar

Arkansas

4.25/5  rDev +11%

06-01-2013 19:42:48 | More by randymanar

DenverBigRed

Colorado

4/5  rDev +4.4%

05-31-2013 23:33:32 | More by DenverBigRed

rlb49

Missouri

4/5  rDev +4.4%

05-29-2013 22:00:45 | More by rlb49

steevbr

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%

05-24-2013 20:38:55 | More by steevbr

jroberts8811

Missouri

3/5  rDev -21.7%

05-23-2013 21:01:31 | More by jroberts8811

mfnmbvp

Illinois

3.78/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

12 oz. bottle, with best by date of 06/17/2013. My sixth and final beer to try from the Boulevard sampler twelve pack.

Poured into a Firestone Walker pint glass.

A - Two fingers of fluffy tan head on top of a dark dark brown, almost black colored body. Ruby hue when held to the light. Not amazing looking for a porter. Big sheets of thin wispy lacing.

S - Smell is of roasted coffee beans, bittersweet chocolate, and toasted malts. An underwhelming smell for a porter, also.

T - Light coffee bean roast, chocolate, & hops in the background. Nothing too out of the ordinary for a porter, just not as intense and defined as some better examples of the style.

M - Carbonated, medium bodied, with lingering coffee bean / hop bitterness in the finish.

Overall, another decent year-round beer from Boulevard, but nothing extraordinary, and not breaking any new ground. Nicely balanced, and well-made, a beer well worth trying. Probably the best year-round offering from Boulevard.
Boulevard Bully! Porter ---4/5

Serving type: bottle

05-23-2013 01:03:46 | More by mfnmbvp

Screper

Massachusetts

3/5  rDev -21.7%

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throwback

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -8.6%

05-22-2013 00:26:07 | More by throwback

kjkinsey

Texas

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%

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Tjvan2

Iowa

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%

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MinorThreat

Colorado

4/5  rDev +4.4%

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barflybastard

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%

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LuckyJohn

Colorado

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%

05-11-2013 20:57:36 | More by LuckyJohn

Xzfgiimtsath

Texas

4/5  rDev +4.4%

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justforrazors

Missouri

3.5/5  rDev -8.6%

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