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| Date: | 10/11/2007 |
| Brewery: | Boulevard Brewing Co. |
| Beer: | Lunar Ale |
| Origin: | Kansas City, MO |
| Style: | Dunkelweizen |
| Container: | 12oz. Brown Glass Bottle |
| Purchased: | Mary's Liquor, Tahlequah, OK |
| Price: | $0 per 6-pack |
| Alcohol: | 4.5% ABV ABV |
| Brewer's Description: | Boulevard Lunar Ale is a cloudy, russet brown beer with subtle aromatic notes provided by our special yeast strain. A substantial portion of the grain used in brewing is wheat, which produced a beer that is naturally hazy. We also use a small amount of German roasted malt, which adds the distinctive color. The result is a beer with a uniquely rounded, mellow flavor crowned by a crisp, dry finish. In the tradition of great ales, we've added a small amount of yeast to the beer just before packaging to produce a secondary fermentation in the bottle. The yeast, which settles naturally to the bottom of the bottle, encourages further maturation and contributes to the beer's complex flavor. |
| Appearance: | Cloudy amber/brown color. Head is off-white with a tinge of tan in it. Small bubbles rise from the bottom of the glass. Poured a small head without much retention. |
| Aroma: | I can smell the yeast. Almost smells like the Don de Dieu. Pick up something similar to cider. |
| Taste: | Lots of aftertaste. Much more flavor after swallowing than when the beer is in my mouth. Has some sourness in it. Nice blend of hops & malt, minus the sourness. |
| Mouth Feel: | Good feel with just the right amount of carbonation. |
| Drinkability: | I seem to remember this being better the weekend it was brought to me. Perhaps it's better to drink it quickly after purchase. IT's date was 12/24/07, so it shouldn't be bad. Maybe it just fermented more. If I get some more at Christmas, I'll experiment with aging it. |
| Score: | 6 / 10 |
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2 comments:
Dunno why exactly, but my wife and I love Lunar Ale. It's one of our favorites when we're not drinking the kind of beer you can cut with a fork and knife.
Cool. I've had some Lunar that was excellent, and some that wasn't so good. Not sure if it's a mood thing, or whether I got a bad batch or something.
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