We were are Lil Rizzo’s down at the Lake of the Ozarks for my grandma’s 80th birthday party. My first beer was an Anchor Steam, and for my second beer, I went with the Boulevard Pale Ale. I figured we were close enough to the Kansas City brewery that it had a good possibility that it would be fresh and hoppy.
When it arrived, it had a nice amber color and was very clear. It had a thin creamy head, but there did appear to be a lot of bubbles in the beer. There wasn’t much of an aroma, only a slightly hoppy smell with some malt in the background.
It had a very light body and was very crisp. The carbonation was very noticeable on my tongue, and made it a bit sharp. It had a nice light malty flavor up front, which gave way to a grassy hop flavor. While the hop flavor was mostly grassy, there were some of the grapefruity and citrusy flavors.
Overall it wasn’t a bad beer, and fairly refreshing given the high level of carbonation. I think it would probably go well with almost any food since it was ligth and crisp, but I’m thinking it would be a good complement to a hot dog on a hot day at a baseball game.
