Dark Truth Stout - Boulevard Brewing Co.

oline73

Maryland

4.03/5  rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Poured from the bottle into a goblet.

Pours almost black with a half finger of creamy tan head that sticks around nicely. The nose of just a little sweet with some roast and dark fruit. The flavor is a bit more interesting. I'm getting mildly bitter roasted malt and dark chocolate notes. There is enough sweetness to balance things out, but the sweetness doesn't dominate by any means. The body is just on the thick side of medium and the beer coats the mouth for a while after finishing the sip.

This bottle had some age on it and the beer was quite smooth. Everything worked well together.

Serving type: bottle

01-28-2013 13:40:44 | More by oline73

IRONRakkasan

California

3.75/5  rDev -5.1%

05-19-2013 06:18:06 | More by IRONRakkasan

GrantBrennan

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +13.9%

05-19-2013 01:22:20 | More by GrantBrennan

Photekut

Azerbaijan

3.75/5  rDev -5.1%

05-19-2013 00:05:31 | More by Photekut

aLenwell

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +7.6%

05-18-2013 18:51:41 | More by aLenwell

StroppyMare

California

4.39/5  rDev +11.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

Appearance: Deep, dark, and thick, just the way I like it. Nice tan head that left copious lacing.

Smell: Curious. Summer fruit. Not what I expected for an imperial stout, but tempting.

Taste: Wow. This is an immensely complex beer. Tastes range from fruity hops to tobacco. Finish is dry and roasty with a bit of warming. Alcohol is well-hidden under layers of flavor. There is simply so much going on it's difficult to record it all. Quite the experience.

Mouthfeel: Full, chewy with medium carbonation. Turns syrupy as it warms.

Overall: I'd definitely drink again for the fullness of the experience. You won't be knocking these back, that's for sure. Drink when you want to nurse a lovely brew over conversation and a card game.

Serving type: bottle

05-18-2013 02:44:19 | More by StroppyMare

JoshFrierson86

Arkansas

4.25/5  rDev +7.6%

05-17-2013 00:54:54 | More by JoshFrierson86

HawkeyeJosh

Arkansas

4/5  rDev +1.3%

05-16-2013 21:41:34 | More by HawkeyeJosh

MinorThreat

Colorado

4/5  rDev +1.3%

05-16-2013 13:14:12 | More by MinorThreat

Zbeetleman

California

3.25/5  rDev -17.7%

05-16-2013 03:17:42 | More by Zbeetleman

Mcvs1507

Indiana

3.5/5  rDev -11.4%

05-16-2013 02:50:15 | More by Mcvs1507

MtOrion

Nebraska

4.25/5  rDev +7.6%

05-15-2013 20:35:26 | More by MtOrion

OregonGrown7

Nebraska

4.25/5  rDev +7.6%

05-15-2013 20:33:42 | More by OregonGrown7

fdig23

Pennsylvania

4.03/5  rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

From the bottle.

Appearance: deep opaque black, brown edges, nice medium sized sticky khaki head.

Nose: Green apple, but more like green apple flavored tobacco than fresh fruit. Balanced with bitter roasted coffee beans, and some sweet milk chocolate.

Taste: Lots of bitter coffee and dark chocolate. There's a bit of earthy dirt, a whisp of smoke, and a touch of milky sweetness. The bitterness overpowers a bit.

Mouthfeel: Astringent, slightly sticky, but a bit too thin.

Overall: Really interesting beer. The Belgian yeast gives it a unique quality that makes it stand apart from other big American stouts. A bit one dimensional in flavor, but solid nonetheless.

Serving type: bottle

05-15-2013 01:36:31 | More by fdig23

SNA_A_PLUS

Korea (South)

3.5/5  rDev -11.4%

05-14-2013 16:26:11 | More by SNA_A_PLUS

jayhunter357

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -5.1%

05-14-2013 16:24:20 | More by jayhunter357

BigLittleHokis

California

4.5/5  rDev +13.9%

05-14-2013 06:35:19 | More by BigLittleHokis

MNBeer1017

Minnesota

3/5  rDev -24.1%

05-14-2013 00:04:06 | More by MNBeer1017

ADTaber

South Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -5.1%

05-13-2013 23:34:08 | More by ADTaber

huddyball

New Hampshire

4/5  rDev +1.3%

05-11-2013 18:09:00 | More by huddyball

lacqueredmouse

Australia

3.99/5  rDev +1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Small 12oz bottle purchased from K&L Wine Merchants in Redwood City, CA.

Pours a deep black, browning at the edges with a fine mild brown head that sticks around as a decent fine ring. Minimal lacing, looking a little like it's too heavy to stick. Carbonation is fine but the body looks surprisingly light when tilted. Overall, it's a beer of contrasts, thankyou.

Nose is dark, but mild, without a big boozy quality, a true sharpness, or a really sweet richness. There's toasty characters, a little dried fruit, a touch of spice, and perhaps a suggestion of whisky and a darker, roastier note. But no more: this is a particularly mellow now for an Imperial stout. I'm not sure that's a good thing.

Taste is also mellow, but here that's quite a boon: it mingles with a very pleasantly done smoothness on the palate, to create a supple and seductive body. There is indeed roastiness here, especially on the back: it develops from an almond nuttiness mid-palate into a true stout richness on the finish. It's dark, but sweet and full. Otherwise, there's a dancing spice above everything, but it's quite separate from the main event, which is that richness, morphing into that oh-so-subtle roast on the finish. Good stuff.

By the end, this was a very decent beer. It still didn't excite me so much as to make me effusive in my praise, but it had won me over by the end. I'm impressed that a beer that didn't start off looking or smelling particularly dark ended up being fully impressive on that score.

Serving type: bottle

05-11-2013 03:25:47 | More by lacqueredmouse

verndenherder

Minnesota

4.5/5  rDev +13.9%

05-11-2013 02:57:07 | More by verndenherder

ToddHolder

Illinois

4/5  rDev +1.3%

05-11-2013 01:50:48 | More by ToddHolder

ncstateplaya

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -5.1%

05-10-2013 14:04:31 | More by ncstateplaya

Xzfgiimtsath

Texas

4.5/5  rDev +13.9%

05-10-2013 13:47:06 | More by Xzfgiimtsath