Tell-Tale Tart
Boulevard Brewing Co.

 

"Best by 10/16/15"; drank 7/2/15 @ the Yarchives.

Semi-opaque orange appearance.

A rough pour yielded a nice, noisy off-white head which quickly dissipated; almost no lace.

Mildly tart strawberry, wheat & faint smoke notes in the nose.

Medium thin mouthfeel.

Faintly tart strawberry flavor up front; honeyed wheat notes on the finish. Faint smoke emerged as this warmed.

Balanced & easy to drink; this won't satisfy sour fiends but was a pleasant summer sipper.

 

 

[Original rating 2016-06-10] 12 oz. bottle. Pours clear dark orange with a thin white head that disappears quickly. Aroma is just not good, rotting vegetables and chlorine. Taste is not as bad, it’s sour. Starts tart, finish is a little bitter. But I’d go with a real sour if that’s what you are looking for.

 

 

 

 

 

Bottle from Brewery: this one pours a somewhat darker amber color. Absolutely no head or lacing on it. Some sour apples and lemon to the nose. Some biscuit also. The taste is good. Some tart apples and lemon, biscuity malts. A milder (perhaps starter sour for some), decent middle of the road sour.

 

 

 

 

 

12 oz brown bottle - dated October 1 2016

Boulevard Tell-Tale-Tart poured a dark amber color with an off-white head that was bubbly. The head had a good retention. The aroma of tart fruit, i.e., green apples and lemon dominated . The taste begins with a sharp bite of sourness and acidity then the ale sourness mellows a bit. The aftertaste is one of tartness that lingers. The body is medium with a good amount of almost fizzy carbonation. There is a puckering finish.

Overall, this is my first taste of a sour beer style. This ale reminds me of the SweetTart candy I used to eat as a child;

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tell-Tale Tart:

Pour:
12 oz bottle. Pours a clean, clear, burnt orange (think Dodge Charger, or pumpkin), with a seashell white head about a finger and a half on a hard pour. Poured into my usual snifter. No lacing when the head dissipates

Nose:
Pear, rice wine vinegar, dandelions, white wine

Taste:
Butter, saltines, white wine, apricot

Mouthfeel:
Well carbonated, thin, ciderlike texture. Slight lemon juice finish.

Overall:
Not quite as sour as expected. Light on the acidic pucker. Not my favorite of the Smokestack series (which I adore) but still a solid sip. Fairly new to sours in general (IPAs are the beer of choice in town) but it's in the upper ranks of sours for me. Would definitely buy again!

 

Thanks to Grizzarky for this one, from NBS BIF#5. 12oz bottle (bottled on12Feb2017) poured into 12oz Bearded Iris goblet. Poured lightly hazy reddish amber color with about a half-inch of white head that had moderate retention, and left no lace.

A light tartness hits the nose first, with some light grain in the background. Same on the tongue, grain and light sourness. No fruit or backing notes. Body was crisp and smooth, would be refreshing on a warm day. Drinkability was good, would have a gain. Overall, a pleasant little beer, and a good choice as an introduction to the world of sours.

The commercial review was pretty spot on. Slightly tart, well balanced if there is such a thing for a sour. Smooth, not as sweet as I expected. A must try if sours are a style you seek out regularly.

 

 

 

Aroma - Starts sour and acidic. A slight malt flavor follows.

Appearance - Pours a nice Gold with good carbonation. A thin white head fades quickly.

Flavor - Tart and sweet all at the same time. Green apple and cherry. Make your eye twitch a bit.

Mouthfeel - Medium body. Good amount of carbonation. Has a nice smooth finish.

Overall - This beer is slightly more sour then I expected.

03/23/2017

 

I haven't had many wild ales or sour beers so I don't have much to compare this too. But I really do love it. I saw a review saying it tastes like an unflavored sweet tart, and now that I think of it, that's the perfect description.

 

Poured into a mug: color is amber, a bit hazy, brighter white head that presents about 1/2 inch thick then dissipates to a ring.

Smell is sour, acidic at first, then light malt/biscuit.

Taste is similar with sour/acidic start then transitions to a subtle malt based flavor with a lingering acidity. Refreshing.

Mouthfeel is not overly acidic, well balanced sweetness and tart flavor, moderate carbonation and crispness.

Overall just a well executed sour ale with crisp, tart flavors and mouthfeel and moderate maltiness.

Appears a clear red/brown with a light tan head. Light pucker to a crisp malt finish with a nose that suggests significantly more acidity than is present. Finishes with metallic overtones (not unpleasant). Little to no hop presence, acid to malt with no distinct bitterness. Big fan of the balance of acidity here, something missing from a lot of warheads in the American sour market right now.