My first beer review, so be easy on me fellas. The IS is a limited release to the smockstack series made by my hometown brewery Boulevard. This bottle is #2245 out of 11000 total released and from the first batch produced. I had a glass of this during Super Bowl Sunday with some friends and was blown away by it.
The beer pours jet black, just as thick as other ISs I have tried. Very good head retention as well as adhesion to the glass. The head has a slight reddish tint to it. The nose is incredible with hints of toffee, chocolate, and caramel.
Very smokey taste to the beer and the malts are also noticable as well. It has an amazing mouthfeel to it, something I have only experienced with Dark Lord. I can't get over how rich this beer is. The ABV is 11%, but is not noticeable at all. Both the smell and taste mask the alcohol very well. The second glass has some spiciness to it that I didn't taste before, but is very pleasent. This beer is extremely complex, so much so I can't really comment on specifics other than chocolate and some floral flavors as well. Slightly bitter with some nice hops coming through which adds to the enjoyability. I was able to drink the bottle myself, but I'm feeling the effects as I am typing right now :laugh:
Overall: 9.5 out of 10 and the only beer I have had that was better was Dark Lord. Take this with a grain of salt as I am a novice to beer, but I absolutely love this stuff. Definitely the best from Boulevard so far :thumbs:
The beer pours jet black, just as thick as other ISs I have tried. Very good head retention as well as adhesion to the glass. The head has a slight reddish tint to it. The nose is incredible with hints of toffee, chocolate, and caramel.
Very smokey taste to the beer and the malts are also noticable as well. It has an amazing mouthfeel to it, something I have only experienced with Dark Lord. I can't get over how rich this beer is. The ABV is 11%, but is not noticeable at all. Both the smell and taste mask the alcohol very well. The second glass has some spiciness to it that I didn't taste before, but is very pleasent. This beer is extremely complex, so much so I can't really comment on specifics other than chocolate and some floral flavors as well. Slightly bitter with some nice hops coming through which adds to the enjoyability. I was able to drink the bottle myself, but I'm feeling the effects as I am typing right now :laugh:
Overall: 9.5 out of 10 and the only beer I have had that was better was Dark Lord. Take this with a grain of salt as I am a novice to beer, but I absolutely love this stuff. Definitely the best from Boulevard so far :thumbs:
