Boulevard Brewing Company is near and dear to my heart when it comes to talking about beer. I’ve been drinking their lineup for years – mainly to support my local brewery but also because they’re just so damn tasty. The Boulevard Wheat was a constant in my fridge for quite a while before discovering all the other great styles of beer that are available on the market. I should also mention here that as a 10 year old boy, George Brett was my favorite baseball player – and they’ve used his name on Saison Brett as a play on the Brettanomyces yeast that is used to brew it. If you’ve not tasted Brettanomyces (which is a type of wild yeast), I highly recommend it. It’s a flavor you will not soon forget. And there are tons of beers that use it – mainly Belgian beers. Within the last few years Boulevard began bottling their Smokestack Series, and the Saison Brett is clearly one of the best. Aside from maybe the Bourbon Barrel Quad, Imperial Stout, or Tank 7 (which won’t be bottled until 2010), I can’t think of any beer they make that is better than this one. Rated one of the best Saisons in the world by both Rate Beer and Beer Advocate, I’d say this is something to be enjoyed by any and all beer lovers. If you need help getting a hold of some just contact me offline and I’ll be happy to do a trade, etc…
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Brewery: Boulevard
Beer: Saison Brett
Style: Saison (Farmhouse Ale)
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
ABV: 8.5%
Rating: 96/100
Posted by LongStrangeTripel on May 4, 2010 at 3:40 PM
I ran across this while looking to see if you had reviewed “Long Strange Tripel,” which is also also a great beer from the Smokestack Series by Boulevard, and I loved it!…Keep up the great work! You pretty much persuaded me to pick up a bottle of Brett next time I’m at the store!
Posted by thehopry on May 4, 2010 at 3:52 PM
Make sure you check out the Tank 7 as well. I prefer it to the Brett…
Posted by LongStrangeTripel on May 6, 2010 at 7:19 PM
Thanks for the advice…I guess I’m going to have to try that one out now as well!
Posted by impending on November 21, 2010 at 11:35 PM
glad to hear you were drinking before this session.
as it explained a number of things that were said
I think your audience imbibes brews that average
far north of 5%
you pick good brews to review !
cheers
jd