Saison - Boulevard Brewing Co.

Rudgers73

New York

4.55/5  rDev +13.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Thanks raverjames for this one. My first beer trade!!

Looks great poured into a white wine glass. Very active carbonation, fluffy, white, and retentive chunky head. Huge gobs of lacing dress it up and make it look really prestigious. Nice pale golden in color. Clear pouring at the very top of the bottle.
This one certainly smells great. More like a traditional belgian saison in the nose, rather than an american style. Dry, fruity, white grapes, candy sugar, metallic hops, light buttery biscuit. The taste follows the aroma well. A little sweeter than I had expected, but bone dry. Bitter and watery at the very beginning then it blooms into a rich and complex beer. Tinny/copper hops dry out the tongue just before the light fruitiness comes out. The hops open up more and leave a little fading bitterness as the flavor subsides. I just want to keep taking sips. A little bit of hay/dirt builds up as the drink progresses. If it were just a little more subtle and bitter it would be a solid 5 in taste. Mouthfeel is perfect. Drinkability is also very good. I enjoy this beer a lot.

Serving type: bottle

01-15-2009 23:42:07 | More by Rudgers73

cosmonick

Indiana

4/5  rDev -0.5%

05-19-2013 01:37:14 | More by cosmonick

ehammond1

California

4.1/5  rDev +2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Bottle (2009)

Acquired via trade
Thanks, whartontallboy!

(Aged 4+ years)

Hazed, pretty, dark orange. Moderately-sized bone-white head. Lined, irregular lacing left down the glass. Very pretty saison. Nothing to complain about here.

Very standard, but exceptionally well done aroma for a saison. Dried grass and just a bit of lemon peel character combine nicely with grain and earth.

Moderate bitterness, dried grasses, some faded but present lemon and citrus notes, along with traditional, bready grains. It all comes together nicely. This is marvelously drinkable.

Medium bodied with near-high carbonation.

Fantastic. Excellent with food or on its own.

Serving type: bottle

05-16-2013 23:20:23 | More by ehammond1

drummermattie02

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -12.9%

04-29-2013 13:52:41 | More by drummermattie02

blackie

Virginia

3.15/5  rDev -21.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

reviewed from notes taken awhile back, large chalice serving...

a: golden amber in color with a low, short lived white head

s: crisp light barley with a dose of sweeter, maybe caramel malt, a little herbal, a little spicy - pepper mostly, a little fruity, notes of honey and maybe sweet citrus, a decent sniff but nothing to make me think this will be any more than an average attempt at the style

m: carbonation on the medium-high end, body lighter but with sugary slickness at the end that's not exactly pleasant

t: crisp pale malts and a slight toasted sugar sweetness, caramel, hops bring a grassy flavor and a lightly crisp acid bite to the finish, some yeasty spice but nothing really distinct or pleasant - kind of metallic, some fruity esters

o: a little unrefined for the style, nothing off really, just generally plain and sweeter than I expect from the style, and not as nuanced

Serving type: bottle

04-04-2013 03:31:18 | More by blackie

Mrtropnevad

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +5.7%

03-21-2013 02:38:46 | More by Mrtropnevad

metalgdog

New York

4.25/5  rDev +5.7%

03-18-2013 02:24:21 | More by metalgdog

ThePorterSorter

New York

4.25/5  rDev +5.7%

03-17-2013 20:41:45 | More by ThePorterSorter

sliverX

New York

4.25/5  rDev +5.7%

03-17-2013 20:36:38 | More by sliverX

laxer8811

New York

4/5  rDev -0.5%

03-17-2013 20:33:11 | More by laxer8811

harpus

Alabama

3.5/5  rDev -12.9%

03-13-2013 18:59:44 | More by harpus

elchingen

Georgia

3.75/5  rDev -6.7%

03-01-2013 02:57:36 | More by elchingen

trxxpaxxs

New York

3.79/5  rDev -5.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Big thanks to Shagtastic for this bottle...

A: Pours a slightly hazy yellow gold with two full fingers of pure white head. The foam settles fairly quickly, leaving a ton of lacing on the glass.

S: The nose is cracked wheat, lemon peel, fresh cut grass, mild clove, and some malt. This beer smells like a hybrid saison/hefe. I'm into it.

T: I get a lot of malty sweetness up front mixed with mild clove and banana. As it moves towards the middle, the carbonation and spice fades, making the beer sweeter. In the finish, all the flavors seem to fade at the same rate. It's moves off the palate quickly, with only a bit of lingering malt on the palate.

M: Light bodied beer. The carbonation is great, for a beer that has a few years on it. It's light and refreshing to start, a bit coating in the middle, and finishes smooth.

O: This is a decent beer, but I'm glad they decided to make Tank 7 their regular release, over this beer. I'm extremely happy to have tried this, but it far from my favorite Boulevard beer.

Serving type: bottle

02-08-2013 19:22:13 | More by trxxpaxxs

TheRealDBCooper

Svalbard & Jan Mayen Islands

3.5/5  rDev -12.9%

02-04-2013 03:20:19 | More by TheRealDBCooper

FosterJM

California

3.71/5  rDev -7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

1692nd Review on BA
Bottle to Woodshop snifter
750ml

Not sure what batch #
Thanks Vince for sharing at Steve's

App- A wonderful looking bright looking yellow with golden and peaches intermixed. A small capped 1/2" pure white headway there and stuck around for a bit. More stick than I thought. A bit of a clearer vs. hazy saison.

Smell- A good rep of the style. A nice mix of yeast and banana and wheats. A bit old in the nose. I'm pretty sure this was not a new bottle. A bit thick but used to that with Boulevard.

Taste- Being a Boulevard fanboy I was looking forward to this one and while it was a bit old, it still retained a lot of the saison flavors. Banana and small clove with a yeasty bread behind it. Balanced and not to cloying or bubblegum as well.

Mouth- A smaller medium body with a certain lightness. A lighter medium carbonation with residual yeast and wheat. Not really much of the spice remains.

Drink- Despite being an older bottle, this was flavorful and balanced. Glad I finally got to tick this one. Thanks vinny.

Serving type: bottle

01-21-2013 17:17:08 | More by FosterJM

yourefragile

District of Columbia

3.75/5  rDev -6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

750 mL bottle. Batch S8317. I think this is last bottled batch from 3/2009?

Pours a slightly hazed orange copper with a thin white head that fades to a thin ring. Aroma is old, but has some fruity orange, Belgian yeast, lemon rind, grass and straw. Flavor is a little musty and stale, but otherwise this is a nice fruity and doughy saison. Medium body and effervescent carbonation. Slight taste of cardboard in the finish. Over the hill at this point, but still drinkable.

Serving type: bottle

01-21-2013 00:50:55 | More by yourefragile

Thorpe429

Illinois

3.86/5  rDev -4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Big thanks to yourefragile for sharing this one. Served in a Boulevard Smokestack cervoise. Pours a clear medium golden cot with a nice white head. Plenty of sticky lacing and a nice cap.

Nose has some light grains and faint pepper. A bit oxidized, but still nice. Just a touch of very light fruit in the background. Flavor adds in some semi-sweet grains and light straw. Moderate bitterness and a very crisp body. Light spice through the finish.

Probably a bit muted compared to its prime, but still quite enjoyable and easy drinking.

Serving type: bottle

01-21-2013 00:42:07 | More by Thorpe429

I-Beir-the-Bel

5/5  rDev +24.4%

12-30-2012 04:07:12 | More by I-Beir-the-Bel

HuskyinPDX

Washington

3.38/5  rDev -15.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Bottle opened on 9.20.12.
Batch #S8228

A - Pours a murky medium orange with a three inch foamy off-white head with good retention.

S - Lemons, dulls spices, Belgian yeast.

T - Lemony, buttery, wheat, light yeast.

D - Great carbonation with a light body.

O - Pretty muted and lemony.

Serving type: bottle

09-25-2012 07:02:58 | More by HuskyinPDX

t0rin0

California

4.25/5  rDev +5.7%

08-26-2012 20:25:28 | More by t0rin0

Florida9

Illinois

3.9/5  rDev -3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: A dark shade of yellow. Almost golden, but not quite. Clear at first, but gets cloudy on subsequent pours. Forms a moderate to large bubbly white head that reduces down to a thin surface coating. Some decent lacing.

S: Some light pale malts, a little grassy hops, some lemon, and a touch of yeast.

T: Starts off with a good dose of pale malt. Light toast, bread, and biscuit. Then some apple notes, light yeasty spice, and a notes of peach and lemon. Rather spicy on the finish.

M: Medium bodied, but this one has more body than the typical saison. Appropriate carbonation. Mild bitterness.

O: I enjoyed this beer. I found this one to have a bit more "meat" to it than the typical Saison while the yeasty qualities were toned down a bit. An enjoyable Saison.

Serving type: bottle

08-16-2012 00:04:13 | More by Florida9

n2185

North Carolina

4.05/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

A: pours a slightly hazy yellow gold with three fingers of white head that fades into a rocky head with decent lacing.

S: spices with candy sugar up front followed by a lot of dry, funky barnyard aromas.

T: similar to the aroma, spices and sweet fruit up front with funky, barnyard flavoes following. The finish is dry and bready.

M: light body with medium-high carbonation, this beer is light, dry, and clean.

O: despite being a couple of years old, this beer is still tasty and quite enjoyable.

Serving type: bottle

07-12-2012 22:51:31 | More by n2185

ajs4bd

Missouri

3.5/5  rDev -12.9%

07-11-2012 02:33:18 | More by ajs4bd

plumcrazyfx

Minnesota

4/5  rDev -0.5%

07-07-2012 22:49:26 | More by plumcrazyfx

DenverLogan

Colorado

3.65/5  rDev -9.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Light yellow with some tiny floaties. Small head hangs on for a long time. Big flavor...some roughness...earthy, fruit rind, pepper...minimal malt and sweetness. At a tasting most tasters prefered this over the Brett, but I'm not convinced. The Brett varies each year and in the bottle vs on tap, and I've enjoyed much on tap at some of those crazy pre-GABF parties.

Serving type: bottle

05-27-2012 20:05:01 | More by DenverLogan