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Saison-Brett
Boulevard Brewing Co.
- From:
- Boulevard Brewing Co.
- Missouri, United States
- Style:
- Brett Beer
Ranked #5 - ABV:
- 8.5%
- Score:
- 95
Ranked #1,484 - Avg:
- 4.28 | pDev: 10.05%
- Reviews:
- 801
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 07, 2023
- Added:
- Apr 13, 2007
- Wants:
- 687
- Gots:
- 872
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.
38 IBU
38 IBU
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Ratings by mmva321:
Reviewed by mmva321 from Missouri
4.13/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.13/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
2009-1 batch. No. 09628 of 11925.
Poured into a tulip.
Even an unaggressive pour yields a large amount of head. Four fingers in a narrow tulip. It's a white and foamy head with great retention that leaves a great amount of lacing all the way down. The body itself is a great looking amber tinted yellow. It's a little murky and consistant.
A citrus tang makes its presence know right away. Orange and lemon to be more precise. But these are merely the accents of a strong base of yeast and dry hops and a good amount of funk. There is also a smooth sweetness that helps blend all the auromas. Vanilla perhaps? I only wish it were a bit stronger.
The taste of this beer, for me, happens in stages. As it sits on the tounge, I get mainly the yeast and funk. When I swallow, I initially get citrus flavors, mainly orange and lemon, which blend with the initial yeasty flavor. Near the end, the hops really come through, adding a real bitterness to the equation. They all blend well together, and this is a very refined beer, but I think I'm missing some characterisitic or flavor that could really bridge and meld these flavors together into a better whole. Just this side of greatness.
Feels consistent and good for the most part. A very light body with a slight amount of carbonation. Ends a little watery for me.
Overall, this is a delicious saison that is very nearly a great beer but is just missing that knockout element that a beer like Sofie had. Still, a strong beer and one of the better saisons out there.
Feb 28, 2010Poured into a tulip.
Even an unaggressive pour yields a large amount of head. Four fingers in a narrow tulip. It's a white and foamy head with great retention that leaves a great amount of lacing all the way down. The body itself is a great looking amber tinted yellow. It's a little murky and consistant.
A citrus tang makes its presence know right away. Orange and lemon to be more precise. But these are merely the accents of a strong base of yeast and dry hops and a good amount of funk. There is also a smooth sweetness that helps blend all the auromas. Vanilla perhaps? I only wish it were a bit stronger.
The taste of this beer, for me, happens in stages. As it sits on the tounge, I get mainly the yeast and funk. When I swallow, I initially get citrus flavors, mainly orange and lemon, which blend with the initial yeasty flavor. Near the end, the hops really come through, adding a real bitterness to the equation. They all blend well together, and this is a very refined beer, but I think I'm missing some characterisitic or flavor that could really bridge and meld these flavors together into a better whole. Just this side of greatness.
Feels consistent and good for the most part. A very light body with a slight amount of carbonation. Ends a little watery for me.
Overall, this is a delicious saison that is very nearly a great beer but is just missing that knockout element that a beer like Sofie had. Still, a strong beer and one of the better saisons out there.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
3.77/5 rDev -11.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.77/5 rDev -11.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
750 ml bottle, vintage 2013, probably from Vinmonopolet. ABV is 8.5%. Pale golden colour, only slightly hazy. Huge and lasting white head. Lovely aroma of saison yeast and brett, with fruity and peppery notes, hints of farmhouse. Medium sweet but still quite crisp flavour with peppery notes, distinct bittering hops.
Apr 04, 2021Reviewed by entheos from California
4.01/5 rDev -6.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
4.01/5 rDev -6.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
An acidic, but fruitful saison. Has a very relaxed aftertaste that is warm and fresh. The energy aroma is better than it’s taste, but still an excellent beer.
Nov 07, 2020Reviewed by johannyne from California
4.31/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.31/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Appearance: Pours a hazy yellow-orange, thick, fluffy head, great retention. Inviting indeed, would love it if the head was not just plain white. Lacing is quite good, nothing crazy though.
Smell: Hop backbone, citrusy, namely orange and grapefruit. Notes of brett and pepper.
Taste: Balanced. The citrusy hops mingle well with the brett notes. Hop bitterness is low. Brett, peppery and citrusy hops are at the top. The finish has a nice malty tinge and tastes of alcohol. As it gets warmer, the pepper notes really come through, like Tank 7.
Mouthfeel: Effervescent burn, light bodied, soft, crisp, refreshing, smooth enough, dry. It touches the lips and tongue with a gentle caress.
Overall: First off...it's not Tank 7...and that's to be expected! It's a lovely beast of its own and it's well invited. I have another already to drink down the road, in a few years...but I may get another for my birthday next year. So good!
Oct 13, 2020Smell: Hop backbone, citrusy, namely orange and grapefruit. Notes of brett and pepper.
Taste: Balanced. The citrusy hops mingle well with the brett notes. Hop bitterness is low. Brett, peppery and citrusy hops are at the top. The finish has a nice malty tinge and tastes of alcohol. As it gets warmer, the pepper notes really come through, like Tank 7.
Mouthfeel: Effervescent burn, light bodied, soft, crisp, refreshing, smooth enough, dry. It touches the lips and tongue with a gentle caress.
Overall: First off...it's not Tank 7...and that's to be expected! It's a lovely beast of its own and it's well invited. I have another already to drink down the road, in a few years...but I may get another for my birthday next year. So good!
Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
3.89/5 rDev -9.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.89/5 rDev -9.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Had a 2011 bottle back in September 2015. Bottle # 12235.
Pours a darker golden color, hints of mild cloudiness and with a big ol' full on head exceeding 1". Aroma imparted notes of grain, alcohol, hay, rawhide, pepper and bitter melon.
Taste allayed my fears about this being too big and an "imperial" saison. 8.5% is too big normally, but somehow this kept its style guideline roots. Mouth feel stayed relatively dry and light instead of dropping an oppressive amount of alcohol. More lemon tartness in the taste than aroma. A little bit of other citrus beyond that, a pear note and a pineapple note. Minimal band aid phenol funk notes. Even though it was 4 years old, it didn't seem much different than fresher pours I've had of it.
At the end of the day its a very good beer, but the price point (around $20) is such that I dunno how often I can buy a bottle of it. A pour on tap, sure, knock it out every time. But a bottle, that is sometimes tough because you can get other ones for half the price.
May 20, 2020Pours a darker golden color, hints of mild cloudiness and with a big ol' full on head exceeding 1". Aroma imparted notes of grain, alcohol, hay, rawhide, pepper and bitter melon.
Taste allayed my fears about this being too big and an "imperial" saison. 8.5% is too big normally, but somehow this kept its style guideline roots. Mouth feel stayed relatively dry and light instead of dropping an oppressive amount of alcohol. More lemon tartness in the taste than aroma. A little bit of other citrus beyond that, a pear note and a pineapple note. Minimal band aid phenol funk notes. Even though it was 4 years old, it didn't seem much different than fresher pours I've had of it.
At the end of the day its a very good beer, but the price point (around $20) is such that I dunno how often I can buy a bottle of it. A pour on tap, sure, knock it out every time. But a bottle, that is sometimes tough because you can get other ones for half the price.
Reviewed by CraigDeMoss from Kansas
4.38/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.38/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
2018 on tap. Into tulip
Original rating from notes pulled from Inter-dimensional memorial travel through millions of miles of space and time away: 4.25 across the board
Oh lawd this takes me back. Wish I could get this in a 2008.
Slight amber haze with one-finger tight, ivory, sticky foam head.
Upfront barnyard funk, sweet n’ sour lemon citrus. Slight caramel and multigrain bread coming through. Fresh scythed meadow outside of Stull, Ks. Lovely
Not the same as I remembered but pretty close. Great big funky citrus lemon peel and orange pith. Brett comes
swinging through with the proto-funk like Herbie Hancock on a headhunt. Piss-soaked horse blanket that I chewed on in a dream. Splendid.
A bit tame on draft compared to the errant eruption of yesteryear. Still fizzy and bubbly, champagney(?). Slight drying with a balanced malt sweetness.
An OG in my book. just a young buck, but man was this a trip when I first had it. Several times since and I stick with my ratings. You know what? Bump that taste and feel up a notch. Worth a shot.
May 06, 2020Original rating from notes pulled from Inter-dimensional memorial travel through millions of miles of space and time away: 4.25 across the board
Oh lawd this takes me back. Wish I could get this in a 2008.
Slight amber haze with one-finger tight, ivory, sticky foam head.
Upfront barnyard funk, sweet n’ sour lemon citrus. Slight caramel and multigrain bread coming through. Fresh scythed meadow outside of Stull, Ks. Lovely
Not the same as I remembered but pretty close. Great big funky citrus lemon peel and orange pith. Brett comes
swinging through with the proto-funk like Herbie Hancock on a headhunt. Piss-soaked horse blanket that I chewed on in a dream. Splendid.
A bit tame on draft compared to the errant eruption of yesteryear. Still fizzy and bubbly, champagney(?). Slight drying with a balanced malt sweetness.
An OG in my book. just a young buck, but man was this a trip when I first had it. Several times since and I stick with my ratings. You know what? Bump that taste and feel up a notch. Worth a shot.
Reviewed by bbtkd from South Dakota
4.37/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.37/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Boulevard Saison Brett 2016, 8.5% ABV. Pours hazy bright orange with a foamy white 5+ finger head that left heavy lacing. Nose is grassy, malty, pepper, leather (belt, not shoe), with slight funk. Taste has lemon zest, a mashup of other fruits, pepper, dry and slightly bitter. There is a lot more going on with taste than I can describe. Outstanding mouthfeel, heavier carbonation, but not unpleasant. Overall world-class.
Apr 05, 2020Reviewed by StoutElk_92 from Massachusetts
4.49/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.49/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
2016 vintage
Pours slightly hazy amber gold with a lasting foam head. The smells are slightly malty, saisony, and earthy funky filled with Brettanomyces. Notes of caramel, honeydew melon, green banana, sweet clove spice, peppercorn, funky leather, earthy Brett notes, rubber tire, dried fruit, with floral earthy hops. Tastes pretty nice, clean honeydew melon, green banana plantain notes, tart lemon, mild apple, peppercorn clove spice, some funky earthy Brett notes like sweet leather, rubber tire, dried fruit, apricot, caramel, vanilla, bready malts, with floral herbal hops. Feels medium lighter bodied, creamy smooth with moderate carbonation. Overall a nice aged Brett saison.
Apr 04, 2020Pours slightly hazy amber gold with a lasting foam head. The smells are slightly malty, saisony, and earthy funky filled with Brettanomyces. Notes of caramel, honeydew melon, green banana, sweet clove spice, peppercorn, funky leather, earthy Brett notes, rubber tire, dried fruit, with floral earthy hops. Tastes pretty nice, clean honeydew melon, green banana plantain notes, tart lemon, mild apple, peppercorn clove spice, some funky earthy Brett notes like sweet leather, rubber tire, dried fruit, apricot, caramel, vanilla, bready malts, with floral herbal hops. Feels medium lighter bodied, creamy smooth with moderate carbonation. Overall a nice aged Brett saison.
Saison-Brett from Boulevard Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
95 out of
100 with
3343 ratings
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