Tank 7 Farmhouse Ale - Boulevard Brewing Co.

MagicJeff

Georgia

4.03/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Big bomber into a snifter.

Appearance: Golden hue complimented with a nice 1/8 inch head retained throughout drinking.

Smell: Yeasty grapefruit with some banana. Slight spice on the tail end.

Taste: Grapefruit throughout with a spicy lingering finish. Slight clove. Pretty straight forward taste.

Mouthfeel: Despite the spice, not as dry as you would expect. Light to medium bodied with solid carbonation.

Overall: Great take on the farmhouse style. Not exactly blown away, but this beer is still solid.

Serving type: bottle

09-03-2012 23:29:58 | More by MagicJeff

ferrari29

Illinois

4.08/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Beer poured from bottle into a Nonic shaped pint glass

A - Beer pours with a healthy, thick, and frothy white colored head; holds very well and leaves behind a moderate amount of lacing; hazy light orange colored body; good levels of carbonation

S - Sour yeast; citrus scented nose; hay and grass; wheat; light malt smell; floral; grapefruit; spices

T - Slight touch of sour taste; grapefruit; floral; vinegar; breaded malt flavor; orange; very spicy taste at the tip of the tongue

M - Very effervescent; sour aftertaste; full of body; smooth feel on the tongue

D - Very easy to drink; nice summertime drink; great wheat and floral farmhouse taste; I really like this and would consider making it a staple drink for my fridge

Serving type: bottle

09-01-2012 03:36:31 | More by ferrari29

alexgash

Connecticut

4.4/5  rDev +5.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

12 oz. bottle. Best by 03/05/13.

Hazy golden orange body. Thick, rocky, voluptuous, beige-white head. Great retention and lacing. Nose of powdered sugar, tropical fruit, fresh grass, spices, and herbal hops. Nice.

Herbal, grassy bitterness up front. Tropical fruit and sugary malt settle in. Papaya, pear, and fruit cocktail. Peppery, herbal bitterness increases into the finish. Banana and yeasty notes. Dry finish. Lingering fruit and peppery bitterness. Medium-full body. Thick, smooth, creamy feel. Very well done and delicious.

Serving type: bottle

08-31-2012 01:04:00 | More by alexgash

LambicPentameter

Kansas

4.8/5  rDev +15.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

Poured out of a 12 oz bottle into a Smokestack tulip glass.

Appearance - Body is a brilliant golden color, with the haze allowing light to filter through giving straw highlights and hints of amber. Head is thick and sticky, with nice lacing and a pronounced residue as the head slowly dissipates.

Smell - Light floral notes hover on top of an underlying barnyard funk. Suggestion of brett, although I don't think this beer uses any. Citrus fruit, perhaps grapefruit and lemon zest. This smell is intoxicating and balanced--it really speaks to me.

Taste - Yeasty, bready funk with grass. Subtle hop bitterness with a permeating bite from the spice and alcohol. Maybe some white pepper as well. Also, something reminds me of whipped egg whites, almost like an unsweetened meringue.

Mouthfeel - Pleasant and refreshing but with good body. Very drinkable, in spite of it's relatively high alcohol content.

Overall one of my favorite beers to drink. It's bright enough to be refreshing in hotter weather, but still has enough body and heft to it to make it a solid drink in colder weather as well. If I had to be stranded with only one type of beer to drink ever, for the rest of my life, Tank 7 might be that beer.

Serving type: bottle

08-29-2012 04:53:23 | More by LambicPentameter

el_senor_chris

4.95/5  rDev +19%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

In my opinion, the best beers in a 750mL. The hop bouquet is robust and citrus-full. I like this better than most other saisons because it doesn't have the overt, hot alcohol flavor in present in most belgians. The addition of wheat to it's grain bill gives it a fuller mouth-feel, but it is well balanced and finishes clean. Despite its higher ABV, it can easily turn into a session beer if your local bar has it on tap.

Serving type: bottle

08-28-2012 22:36:14 | More by el_senor_chris

brureview

Massachusetts

4.43/5  rDev +6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Served on tap- a treat.

A light golden color with a sizable head.

Cloves and lemon wafted from the head.

The mouth feel was not overdone- although not smooth, which is not common for this style.

The taste was excellent- strong cloves accompanied by lemon as the beer warmed.

Overall an excellent Saison In some ways, I like it better than the Saison Dupont, which is lighter and smoother. The Tank 7 has more clove and lemon character.
Worth drinking regularly- especially on tap.

Serving type: on-tap

08-28-2012 14:07:59 | More by brureview

SHODriver

California

4.2/5  rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A: poured into a duvel tulip to a hazed light yellow with three fingers of fluffy white head with excellent retention
S: smells grassy, lemony, spicy, funky, peppery, and some bready malt. slight fruitiness as well. smells fantastic
T: slightly sweet with some funk, lemon, grassyness, spicy yeast, slight fruitiness. swallow brings a slight fruitiness, some more spice, and a bit more grassy and lemony quality.
M: light and refreshing with prickly carbonation that is slightly drying on the finish
O: pretty much a textbook saison, very well done and sure to please.

Serving type: bottle

08-28-2012 03:13:12 | More by SHODriver

elgiacomo

Georgia

4.38/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

12oz bottle, best by March 5, 2013. Served at around 40-45F.

Pours very hazy with wonderful swirls of sediment. Large three finger fluffy white head that leaves globs of sticky lacing and holds a great cap. Purty.

Fruity aroma with a lot of melon, pear, tropical fruits, a bit of banana and citrus, some bread & yeast. Very good strength.

Flavor is also very fruity, pear, pineapple, melon, orange, grapefruit, mango, it’s like fruit juice, semi-sweet, some bread and yeast, moderate bitterness, minimal alcohol.

Mouthfeel is medium bodied, a bit sticky, good carbonation.

Mmmmm, this is good, really good. Very fruity and juicy. I normally don’t gravitate towards Belgian Pales/Goldens/Saisons, but Tank 7 may change that for me. So glad to have them here in Georgia now. Lookin’ forward to trying more from the Smokestack series.

Serving type: bottle

08-25-2012 02:36:58 | More by elgiacomo

MaximalC

Illinois

3.73/5  rDev -10.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours a murky golden color with an admirable, rocky white head that devolves into sporadic chunks of lacing as the beer recedes. Aroma smells richly of pepper, hops, yeast, and some light fruit. This combination actually works much more pleasantly together than one might expect. The pepper that was so prominent in the nose is even more so in the taste--almost distractingly so. There are some spices I can tolerate in abundance, but pepper is not one of them. The bottle touts tropical fruit as a main component of the flavor profile, and much to my surprise, there is an evident mango aspect to the taste. The mango is more noticeable initially, before it starts to get drowned out by the pepper and bitterness, but it's definitely there. There's also some of the funkiness typical of the style, and the 8% ABV is well concealed. The carbonation is nice and crisp, just how I like it, but that's not enough to redeem this beer overall. There's just too much pepper going on to give the rest of the elements a fair shake, though I do respect Boulevard for going big on flavor here, even if it's not quite too my liking.

Serving type: bottle

08-25-2012 00:33:19 | More by MaximalC

BeerDawgs

Georgia

4.05/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

A 12 oz bottle picked up as a 4 pack at Greens. Boulevard is new to GA, so happy to try them out!

A - Bright yellow, lots of clarity. The huge head and sticky lace that never leaves the top of the beer and the sides of the glass is the best part

S - Smells amazing, perfect for a saison. Sweet lemon/orange. Spices. Funk. Everything blends together real well in the aroma

T - Sweet up front, spice kick at the end. Lots of citrus, coriander, lemon. Dry finish.

M - Highly carbonated. Well balanced.

O - An excellent farmhouse ale, for an excellent price. $9.99 for a 4 pack of an amazing farmhouse ale? Sign me up!

Serving type: bottle

08-24-2012 01:01:01 | More by BeerDawgs

julian89

Georgia

4.35/5  rDev +4.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Another beer shared with my buddy Scudder, I got three different Boulevard beers.

Appearance- A hazy straw color with a 2 inch white head. Good retention and lacing. Great carbonation.

Smell- Straight up farmhouse style. They made it just about perfect. The fresh spice wheat and citrus aroma is very well done.

Taste-Lots of citrus on the front. Finished pretty dry with a decent warmth from the ABV.

Mouthfeel- High carbonation and light to medium body.

Drinkability- Very refreshing and easy to drink.

Serving type: bottle

08-23-2012 23:23:35 | More by julian89

NoLeafClover44

Delaware

4.25/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

12 oz. bottle poured into a Weyerbacher tulip. Best by 1/27/13.

A - Pours a bright straw color with a huge tuft of white head that rises above the rim of the glass. Whirlwind display of carbonation in the body. Shows great lacing.

S - Smells of lemonpeel, funk, and cloves. Very spicy with black pepper notes and mellow grassy hops.

T - The black pepper comes through first on the tongue, followed by tart lemongrass. Little brett kick midpalate that is a cross between funk and sour. Cloves and other spices make up the majority of the back end. The finish is very clean and alcohol is nonexistent.

M - Lively carbonation with a very light body. Crisp, dry finish.

O - This is a very good saison with great Belgian yeast flavors and fruity citrus overtones. Very refreshing and drinkable at 8%. Among the best readily available saisons out there.

Serving type: bottle

08-23-2012 01:11:44 | More by NoLeafClover44

Beaver13

Colorado

3.28/5  rDev -21.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

12 oz bottle, best by 5/16/12. Pours golden with a bunch of floaties and a big rocky white head that retains well and laces the glass.

The aroma is sweet wheaty malts and some fruit and honey with a little funky yeast and some soapy floral notes.

The flavor is sweet wheaty malts and earthy yeast with a dry bitterness (big for a saison) in the finish. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with spritzy carbonation.

Overall, an OK saison. It doesn't seem well balanced to me.

Serving type: bottle

08-22-2012 22:35:13 | More by Beaver13

tlazaroff

Virginia

4.33/5  rDev +4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Wonderful and classical peppery and fruity nose. It's a bouquet of wonderfulness that is inviting, sweet, and warming.

Golden straw in color, little bits of carbonation are seen making their escape to the top of the glass to join the crisp white head. Lacing is alright, though, it could be better, but it's alright.

It's peppery, yeasty, lemony, grainy on the palate. Strong right up front and mellows out to a nice dry finish which rounds it out nicely. It's a fine drinking beer, and the alcohol is lightly warming but easily felt. Just a few sips and I can feel it working it's magic. Great Saison here, made in America.

Serving type: bottle

08-21-2012 00:20:20 | More by tlazaroff

coreyfmcdonald

Georgia

3.8/5  rDev -8.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

12oz bottle into a tulip glass

A: Pours a hazy golden color with a finger of active pillowy white carbonation. Very good retention.

S: Lots of tropical fruits and spices, I get guava with some nutmeg in the background. A bit musty as well.

T: All the fruitiness that I got in the aroma is basically gone. I still get quite a bit of nutmeg and clove, and behind that I get some bready malts. The beer stays dry the entire time, I get very little sweetness at all. As I keep sipping, I get a bit of tropical fruit sweetness that I got in the aroma, but not a lot.

M: Medium mouthfeel with strong carbonation.

O: The aroma in this beer is wonderful, but the taste is a bit disappointing. Still a good Saison, just not world class.

Serving type: bottle

08-19-2012 22:45:39 | More by coreyfmcdonald

EtOHMD

Massachusetts

3.93/5  rDev -5.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from 4 pack with freshness date Jan '13 into pint glass.

A: classic saison appearance with hazy golden yellow color with steaming carbonation and thick 1-2 inch foamy white head which slowly settles with lots of lacing. Very inviting.

S: grassy, floral. Not picking up a ton.

T: mild hops, clove, mild pepper, long lingering taste. Milder than many similar beers but nice nonetheless.

M: very crisp and refreshing

O: perhaps most amazing thing about this beer is how well it hides 8% abv. Could have a few

Serving type: bottle

08-18-2012 22:54:24 | More by EtOHMD

NardiByNature

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +8.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

An uncharacteristically brief review, but I feel it's a must (my first beer from Boulevard). Bottle from March 2012.

Lighter and clearer than I expected with an exceptional head and lacing. Fruity fragrance with a barely yeasty funkiness associated the style and belgians in general. You know what I mean. The taste is excellent - definitely fruity and without an alcohol burn to speak of considering the ABV. It's on the dry side but not dryING - you'll want another sip.

Super impressed with this one and I'll order another. Beats a Dupont anyday.

Serving type: bottle

08-17-2012 03:15:49 | More by NardiByNature

cfrances33

Illinois

4/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Bottle poured into a Boulevard tulip.

Pour: Hazy yellow orange with 3 fingers fluffy white head. Very sticky. Head hangs around and lots of lacing.

Smell: Really spicy coriander, clove, banana peel, and Belgian yeast. I can already tell this is going to have huge taste.

Taste: Even bigger than the nose. More clove and banana peel, with some coriander and lemon rind. Belgian yeast spiciness.

Mouthfeel: Kind of a sipper because it is so spicy. I like it, but not what I was expecting.

Overall: Pretty cool saison. I'd definitely get again

Serving type: bottle

08-14-2012 00:58:44 | More by cfrances33

kellypodz

Texas

3.8/5  rDev -8.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Pours a crystal clear yellow until you hit some yeast floater cloudiness at the bottom of the bottle. Has a big fluffy white head that fades slowly and leaves nice lacing down the glass. Smells of bready yeast. Tropical fruit and pepper on the tongue.

Serving type: bottle

08-12-2012 22:48:16 | More by kellypodz

Beer_Runner

4/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Batch number 712111. Best by date: 01-2013
Poured slowly into a standard pint glass.

A: Poured to a light and foamy off-white head of about two fingers. The head disapated to a single layer of bubbles and left some lacing as the glass emptied. The brew is a bright golden straw color with lots and lots of carbon bubbles rising through to the head.

S: The aroma consists completely of Belgian yeast funk.

T: A good balance of flavors. The Belgian yeast funk blends with some spicy hops and just a little bit of citrusy hops and a touch of light roasted malt.

M: The body is light and there is a good deal of carbonated pop to it.

O: A very good farmhouse ale. (Note: Farmhouse ale is not one of my favorite styles.) It has a nice spiciness and the Belgian yeast funk does not go over the top. This is a good beer for a summer day. This beer can cool you down and still provide some entertainment for your palate.

Serving type: bottle

08-11-2012 16:23:54 | More by Beer_Runner

RickS95

Indiana

4.1/5  rDev -1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a cloudy golden yellow. Very hazy due to all the yummy stuff that's easily visible in the beer. The head is a finger and a half of bright white bubbles. Good retention and nice lacing. Nice carbonation.

Love the smell of a good saison and this is right up there with the best of the Europeans I've had. A combination of citrus and funky sweet yeast...grapefruit and cotton candy.

This is better after it warms a bit. Early on, the pepper spice is right in your face but as it warms, the fruitiness of the beer comes out and helps temper the pepper. The citrus is a welcome addition, though I wish more of the yeast came through.

Like the taste, this beer is better closer to room temperature as the spicy pepper is slightly milder by then. Brief bit of fruity sweetness, followed by spice. The alcohol is hidden throughout. Medium bodied. Not as much carbonation as you'd guess.

A really good beer. Drinkable with just the right amount of alcohol to let you know you're enjoying a beer. Looks and smells like a Belgian, but comes up just short in taste and feel. Still awfully good rendition by an American brewer.

Serving type: bottle

08-05-2012 03:23:58 | More by RickS95

socon67

New York

4.08/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

A - Pours golden with visible carbonation. Foamy white head settles as it rests. Rings of lacing around the galss.

S - Scents of fresh citrus fruits and yeasty bread. Has a scent of spice as well.

T - Flavors of oranges give to a peppery spice. Finish has bitter notes which was surprising.

M - Very drinkable and refreshing feel. Body is lighter than the ABV; a real treat.

O - One of the better domestic saisons out there. As a fan of the style I give this high marks.

Serving type: on-tap

08-01-2012 02:35:55 | More by socon67

Arithmeticus

Maryland

4.15/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured slightly chilled in plasticware

A: orange yellow, billowy head, 2 fingers; mix of large and small bubbles; very nice lacing
S: banana, yeast, inviting; hops come through after thirty seconds
T: orange, grapefruit; intense but simple; boozy; I expected it to be a bit more complex

Great tasting beer.

Serving type: bottle

07-27-2012 13:11:04 | More by Arithmeticus

WastingFreetime

Wisconsin

4.25/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Reviewed from notes.

Hazy dark yellow color with a nicely fluffy head that lasts for quite some time, some lacing is present. Floral and citrus notes abound in the nose over a lightly peppered biscuit malt aroma. The flavor starts out with the pepper tones and has the malt rise up to meet it around midsip alongside lemon wedges and some more sweeter citrus elements (many kinds of oranges and a bit of lime acid splash) and a garnish level of pear esters as well. Creamy, soft texture over a medium body. Other than swinging a hair too far into sweetness for my preferences, it's hard to find something to criticize in this brew!

Serving type: bottle

07-26-2012 09:04:01 | More by WastingFreetime

bensbeers

Maryland

4.23/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

Pours a dark, golden color with a huge foamy head. Head quickly dissipates but leaves a light blanket of foam behind.

Scent is very fruity and slightly hoppy. Notes of grapefruit, lemon zest and spices, particularly pepper and coriander. Smells a lot like some witbiers I have tried.

Taste was wonderful. Full of sweet fruit flavors - peaches, orange, raisins, even a little bit of banana in the finish. Spice was present but not overwhelming. Again, pepper, coriander, but also cinnamon and vanilla. No alcohol taste at all, despite the 8% ABV.

Mouthfeel was pleasant. Goes down smoothly. Lightly carbonated.

Overall, a really solid beer. This was my first saison/farmhouse ale, and i found it to be quite enjoyable. I typically go for hoppy beers, but this was a nice change of pace. Will definitely try again...right now.

Serving type: bottle

07-26-2012 01:27:24 | More by bensbeers