Collaboration No. 3 - Stingo - Boulevard Brewing Co.

rwhitmore

Kansas

4.38/5  rDev +13.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Served on tap in a tulip glass. The beer has an attractive dark brown, dense appearance that still lets some light through, with a frothy tan head. There's not a lot of lacing, this isn't a sticky brew.

Aroma is light roast, with some essence of warming spice. There wasn't a lot of fruit or hop in the nose.

The medium roast is the first taste note, semi-sweet chocolate and dark caramel. Then a very nice dark fruit comes up, dark cherries with some sour tartness. The fruit builds with each sip, and enhances the roast very well. There's some warm spice on the finish that, for me, really tied it together.

The mouthfeel is rather lighter than one might expect, but as the fruit fades, there's a nice caramel feel, with that warm spice lingering to the end.

I really enjoyed this one. I think this is a really nice beer to end the evening.

Serving type: on-tap

10-23-2012 00:29:29 | More by rwhitmore

dfillius

Michigan

4/5  rDev +3.4%

06-18-2013 01:27:51 | More by dfillius

djre4orm

Virginia

3/5  rDev -22.5%

06-13-2013 19:32:35 | More by djre4orm

BEERMILER12

Maine

3.99/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: Pours a ruby red color with 2+ fingers of bubbly tan head that fizzles down to nothing after a few minutes

S: Quite complex. Starts off with some roasted malts and peppery, earthy hops and goes into a good bit of woodiness, toffee, and fruits. Also get a light tartness throughout

T: Starts off a little spicy with a hint of banana and other lighter fruits. Slowly transitions into toffee, roasted malts, cocoa, and wood while maintaining a bit of tartness. Lightly acidic, but the alcohol is very well hidden under the multiple layers

M: Medium-full bodied with moderate carbonation

O: I've definitely never had anything quite like this before. There is a nice woodiness to go along with an underlying tartness that really balances everything out. A good mix of spiciness, fruitiness, and maltiness really ups the complexity. Pick some up if you can

Serving type: bottle

06-12-2013 01:18:15 | More by BEERMILER12

jarrgal

North Dakota

3.5/5  rDev -9.6%

06-10-2013 11:57:33 | More by jarrgal

superspak

Michigan

4.1/5  rDev +5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

750 ml bottle int tulip glass, bottled in 3/2012. Pours slightly hazy very dark reddish brown color with a 1 finger dense khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass. Aromas of big raisin, apple, pear, caramel, toast, toffee, floral, pepper, oak, brown sugar, clove, light roast, light nuttiness, and toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of malt and fruity yeast notes; with good strength. Taste of caramel, raisin, apple, pear, fig, toast, molasses, toffee, biscuit, floral, nuttiness, oak, light chocolate, light roast, and toasted earthiness. Lingering notes of light and dark fruits, caramel, toast, molasses, toffee, biscuit, light roast, light chocolate, nuttiness, and toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Damn nice balance and complexity of toasted malt and fruity ester flavors; with zero cloying sweetness after the finish. Medium carbonation and medium-full bodied; with a slick and creamy mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a slight warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is an excellent English strong ale. All around nice balance and complexity of malt and fruity ester flavors; and very smooth to sip on. A very enjoyable offering.

Serving type: bottle

06-10-2013 04:39:08 | More by superspak

Knuckles_Nuclear

Missouri

3.4/5  rDev -12.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

750ml corked bottle poured into a pint glass. Poured an opaque brown with a firm head that disappeared quickly. It smelled sour and boozy, with earthy rye and coffee notes.

This one tasted exactly as it smelled. I caught a heavy boozy flavor amongst coffee, rye bread crust, and perhaps some dark chocolate. Very complex. I could enjoy one of these every once and awhile.

Serving type: bottle

06-10-2013 01:05:43 | More by Knuckles_Nuclear

CadetGCBD

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +16.3%

06-07-2013 00:04:58 | More by CadetGCBD

Hopprof

Georgia

3.93/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Served on tap at the Five Seasons Prado in Sandy Springs in a tulip glass. This was one of the brewery's guest draughts. At first sip I detect copious toffee, caramel, and candied flavours. There is somewhat of a peat and herbal feel to it. There could be a bit more of a hop profile, but no complaints. I would liken this to a Scotch ale. It is very easy drinking and not a hint of booziness, which is great. I am quickly discovering Boulevard is like the little girl with the curl: when they are good, they are very, very good, but when they are bad, well....People's Exhibit A, Single Wide.

Serving type: on-tap

06-06-2013 00:12:14 | More by Hopprof

DeutschesBier

Maryland

3.75/5  rDev -3.1%

06-04-2013 20:46:24 | More by DeutschesBier

cooler4life

Quebec (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev -3.1%

06-04-2013 02:16:30 | More by cooler4life

hardy008

Minnesota

3.23/5  rDev -16.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Opened the bottle and had a gusher to clean up. Luckily I didn't lose too much.

Pours dark brown with ruby highlights, and a tan 2 finger head, which quickly fades to a small collar, and leaves nice lacing. the aroma has cherries, figs, plums, raisins, brown sugar, and toffee.

The taste is both sweet and bitter with roasted malt, bread crust, alcohol, cherries, figs, plums, raisins, brown sugar, and toffe. The roasted malt, which I could not smell, took over the majority of the taste. I don't think it should have been added, and am of the opinion that the dark roasted malt negatively affects the taste of the beer.

Medium bodied with average carbonation. Finishes dry, and has a roasted malt aftertaste. This beer has too much going on and is a bit of a mess, in my opinion.

Serving type: bottle

06-04-2013 01:43:06 | More by hardy008

fredmugs

Indiana

3.25/5  rDev -16%

05-27-2013 22:07:25 | More by fredmugs

mikeincharleston

South Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -9.6%

05-23-2013 01:23:47 | More by mikeincharleston

Alieniloquium

Florida

3.83/5  rDev -1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

750 mL bottle poured into a snifter.

Appearance - Murky reddish brown. Not much of a head. Some wisps remain. Some clinging to the glass occurs.

Smell - Big fruity nose. Dark fruits, plums and such. Caramel. A little bit yeasty, maybe? Some esters coming off.

Taste - Similar to the nose initially. Lots of plums and cherry. Some faint acidity. Caramel in the middle, but gives way to a bunch of oak in the back. Some darker malts prevail as well, lending a bit of chocolate.

Mouthfeel - Low carbonation. Dry oaky finish. Medium body, maybe pushing medium heavy.

Overall - I was expecting a bit more of the oak tang, but the flavors are nice. I'm enjoying it.

Serving type: bottle

05-22-2013 03:07:30 | More by Alieniloquium

bkonk10

Indiana

3.75/5  rDev -3.1%

05-22-2013 02:00:03 | More by bkonk10

InspectorBob

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +3.4%

05-20-2013 20:21:29 | More by InspectorBob

Jsmick

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +16.3%

05-17-2013 05:07:08 | More by Jsmick

MinorThreat

Colorado

4/5  rDev +3.4%

05-16-2013 13:13:59 | More by MinorThreat

Mcvs1507

Indiana

4/5  rDev +3.4%

05-16-2013 02:49:49 | More by Mcvs1507

tronester

Oklahoma

4.03/5  rDev +4.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Pours a dark mahogany, with a velvety smooth tan head. Smell is of dark cherries, and a bit of oak. The flavor begins with some tart cherry, then a hint of vinegar, then a little chocolate, and a slightly sour, woody finish. Mouthfeel is good. Overall an excellent beer.

Serving type: bottle

05-16-2013 00:07:31 | More by tronester

ShanePB

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -22.5%

05-13-2013 17:04:33 | More by ShanePB

pixieskid

France

3.5/5  rDev -9.6%

05-13-2013 15:45:03 | More by pixieskid

mozim

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -3.1%

05-12-2013 23:12:25 | More by mozim

lernerlift

Kansas

4/5  rDev +3.4%

05-05-2013 22:00:54 | More by lernerlift