Boulevard Pilsner

Boulevard Brewing Company
Kansas City, Missouri

APPEARANCE: 2.75/3
Golden color, very crisp. Minimal head, rings the glass nicely. Darker than your average domestic pils. Pretty.

AROMA: 3.25/4
Minimal aroma, clean, no hop. Mildly sweet. Could use more of a Saaz nose, but apropos.

TASTE: 8.25/10
Hop/Malt Balance: 3.25/4: Hop bitterness middle to finish. Malty, lots of body for the style. Could use more hop up front.
Aftertaste: 2.75/3: Sweet corn, slight sourness. Slightly bitter, dry finish.
Mouth-Feel: 2.5/3: Clean, dry. Full-bodied, but refreshing.

OVERALL: 3/3: Prohibition-style–what beer used to taste like. A great (and affordable) pilsner–no filler (corn, rice, etc.) like you get with other domestic pilsners.

TOTAL: 17.25/20–Pour Me Another

NOTES:
Matt: Priced to compete with the domestics, but just a much better beer. A no-brainer.
Ben: Why bother with a "Lite" beer when you could have this? More flavor, more body–my American lager of choice.