Irish Ale
Boulevard Brewing Co.

Irish AleIrish Ale
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From:
Boulevard Brewing Co.
 
Missouri, United States
Style:
Irish Red Ale
Ranked #53
ABV:
5.8%
Score:
83
Ranked #23,978
Avg:
3.67 | pDev: 11.99%
Reviews:
269
Ratings:
663
Status:
Active
Rated:
Yesterday at 09:45 PM
Added:
Jun 02, 2002
Wants:
  25
Gots:
  84
Irish Ale, Boulevard’s early spring seasonal beer, is our Midwestern tribute to the legendary red ales of old Ireland. Our recipe combines six kinds of pale and roasted barley malts to provide a rich, toasty flavor and tawny reddish hue.

30 IBU
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Reviewed by dhebert87 from Texas

3.47/5  rDev -5.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
Poured into a pint glass. 2 finger creamy tan head. Beautiful mahogany red color, smell reminds me of Oktoberfest. Wonderful malt flavor at the front of the palate reminiscent of classic Munich malts. Smooth finish. Overall a decent entry for this brewer.
Yesterday at 09:45 PM
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Reviewed by cyclonece09 from Wisconsin

3.99/5  rDev +8.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a bottle into a pint glass. Pours deep red with a nice off white head. Smells of caramelized grain and fresh fruit. Tastes of sweet fruit and caramelized grain. Beer is light bodied and easy drinking, good carbonation. Overall, a very good beer.
Feb 17, 2024
 
Rated: 3.73 by Wrigfen from South Carolina

Nov 08, 2023
 
Rated: 3.73 by TwilightBeerCareer from Illinois

Jul 14, 2023
 
Rated: 4.02 by beaulabauve from Louisiana

Apr 27, 2023
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Reviewed by Franziskaner from Missouri

3.53/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Amber hued with an inch of densely packed, creamy brown on top. It quickly dissipated into a quarter inch. Light, soapy lacing. The aroma is faint, but I get a touch of caramel and lightly toasted malt. I’m tasting caramel and a lightly bready malt. The mouth is light and unobtrusive.
Apr 02, 2023
 
 
Rated: 3.74 by Pens1967 from Louisiana

Mar 19, 2023
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Reviewed by 1angrydwarf from Kansas

3.83/5  rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.25
L: dark red amber
S: roasted malt and earthy hop
T: sweet roasted malt followed by sharp earthy hop bite that slowly fades.
F:med to full mouth feel
Overall: I love this style but most I have tried seem flavorless after one beer. Blvd Irish ale is the exception more hop bite and stronger roast than most makes it a tastier beer for 2-3 sweet spot drinking.
Apr 08, 2022
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Reviewed by Lucular from Maryland

3.69/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
12 oz bottle poured into a tulip pint glass. Pours a light amber/copper color with a moderate head. Aroma features caramel malt, light grassy/citrus hops, and a slight metallic whiff. Flavor is similar and a bit more bitter than I expected. Mouthfeel is crisp and nicely carbonated. Overall it's a nice beer for a sunny spring afternoon.
Apr 04, 2022
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Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois

3.94/5  rDev +7.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Dark copper amber body with a finger of tan head, lacing abounds. Caramel malt, dark grains, and dried berries in the nose. Taste again gives me dried berries, like elderberry or mulberry, plenty of malt flavor, a hint of anise and whisper of vanilla cream. A sweet irish red for sure. Feel is malty all the way, with decent creaminess without losing the light crushability of the style.
Mar 18, 2022
 
Rated: 3.65 by mountaincoffee from Kansas

Mar 03, 2022
 
Rated: 3.93 by MJ64 from Mississippi

Feb 26, 2022
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Reviewed by chum_husk from Minnesota

4.26/5  rDev +16.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
12oz bottle consumed while hanging w ders

Look is orange-amber, big off-white head. Smells like elderberries and juniper and fruity hops. Tons of roast and peat, and tobacco, and a lot of flowery hops... faint ham sammich Easy to drink, crisp refreshing full of taste

Really good stuff, aerobatic
Jan 22, 2022
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Reviewed by KT3418 from Colorado

3.63/5  rDev -1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
This was really average at best and a little light bodied and light in flavor as well, definitely not malty enough for my taste. It wasn't terrible but I see no need to purchase again as there's a lot more Irish Reds that make it to Ohio than Colorado
Jan 13, 2022
 
Rated: 3.75 by NickMunford from Wyoming

Jul 15, 2021
 
Rated: 3.71 by Budlum from Maryland

May 29, 2021
 
Rated: 3.58 by SViterileroux74 from Texas

May 27, 2021
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Reviewed by defunksta from Wisconsin

3.49/5  rDev -4.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Appearance: Pours a dark amber, nearly bronze color with a strong, light tan head. SRM of 17. (4.25)

Aroma: Mild to minimal aromas. Some caramel, red fruit, and light dark malt and brown sugar aromas. (3.25)

Flavor: The flavor follows with mild brown malt flavors of caramel and brown bread/sugar. Slightly smokey too. Minimal flavor before it finishes watery. (3.50)

Feel: Medium to heavier bodied. Mild carbonation. Drinks flat and somewhat watery behind the big body here. (3.50)

Compared to Smithwick's Irish Red Ale 4/7/21: Pours a similar color with a stronger and darker tan head. Milder aromas/flavors. Slightly more malty caramel. Less ruby red fruit and root beer.

Overall: There's not much here with this beer. I was expecting some interesting amber flavors, especially for the relatively higher ABV. But this one was quite bland and simple. Nearly no aroma. The flavor is mild. It hides the alcohol, but also the flavor quite well. Slightly better as it warms. Somewhat surprised and how simple and forgettable this beer is for being from Boulevard. (Final Rating: 3.49)
Apr 07, 2021
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Reviewed by barneyrubble from Colorado

3.69/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
L- Short 1F tan head atop 70% transparent amber beer.

N-Brown licorice, estery yeast notes, cinnamon

T-Sweet maple tinged malt, brown licorice, roasted grain, cinnamon and light anise,

M- Slick and creamy mouthfeel

O- Will have to try another, more akin to a Scottish than the red Irish ales I have had.
Mar 24, 2021
Irish Ale from Boulevard Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 83 out of 100 with 663 ratings