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Not only are introductions not needed, I'm fairly certain a description of the beer isn't needed either. I just wanted to post the picture because I was fairly proud of the bokeh design in the background.

Night at the Bar

*Let me apologize first and foremost about the quality of the images today... Most people have these phones that take great shots.... mine is not one of these. These beers were just to good to skip a post on, and I didn't know how the bar (or my present party) would appreciate me pulling out light stands, strobes, umbrellas, softboxes, etc. to get a shot like the ones that are usually used on this blog*


New Belgium Le Folie:
Le Folie pours a dark red color that has little head before it disappears leaving no lacing behind.
Smells sour of course (this is a Flanders Red Ale known for their tart and sour tastes) with a strong odor of cherries. 
The taste started off nice and sweet and then the sour from the yeast takes over with a nice blend of fruity tastes, especially plums and cherries.
Over all a great beer from tap. I would like to see how the tastes would transfer in the bottle.



Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Stout from '09:
What a great beer! very complex.
The stout was black with red edges at light. And a little disappointing tan head that disappeared leaving no lacing.
The smell was very thick with bourbon with some black licorice thrown in... a bit jager-esque. Then a bit of chocolate. 
The taste is very boozy at first with strong bourbon and licorice tastes, and as soon as the heat from the alcohol is expected it takes a u-turn and ends on a very chocolate cream note. 
As is warms the bourbon flavor just gets stronger and stronger... okay I'll admit it, I may have, kinda, perhaps, not finished the entire glass. This stuff was strong. Please don't judge the beer by my lack of staying power, it was fantastic and I hope that we keep seeing great things like this from Goose Island even with them being under the Anheuser-Busch now. 


Avery White Rascal:
After all that licorice I needed something a little lighter, so I reached for a White Rascal which is a white ale by Avery. 
The beer poured a light yellow with a two finger fluffy white head that leaves behind a real nice lacing.
The smell was a mixture of the belgium yeast, clove, and lemons. 
The taste was very similar starting out with the spices and coriander ending with a bit of lemon. And to be honest it seemed a little light and watery for me, again this is after a double imperial stout, so any thing may have seemed watery. 
A good beer to end the night on, but nothing that really stands out. 

Collaboration No. 2 from, Boulevard x Deschutes

Another great limited release Smokestack Series from Boulevard today, this time a much lighter beer in the form of a Belgium IPA, with the help of the Oregon brewery, Deschutes.
The Collab was poured into the smokestack glass, filling it with a golden yellow color with plenty of head (3 fingers) with plenty of bubbles also. 
The IPA smells of citrus, a lot of clove and hops, and a bit spicy. 
The grass and hop taste is what meets the buds (of the taste variety) first, then very citrusy  with plenty of lemon at the end. The citrus does cause for a tad of a bitter and tart taste. 


Sadly I opened this at a point where I felt I had drank to many IPAs recently (as a lover of stouts I get this way sometimes with light beers), but this beer just made me want 2 more bottles. Great beer, and can't wait for the upcoming release of Deschutes in Kansas and Missouri.

Bourbon Barrel Quad (BBQ) by, Boulevard

This is it people, my personal favorite beer that I have tasted to this day.

When Bourbon Barrel Quad (BBQ) by, Boulevard is poured it fills the glass with an amber mixed with copper color with a thick 3 finger tan head which is slow to reside, and even when it does it leaves behind a beautiful lacing.

The smell is mix of tart cherries, bourbon, caramel, and then a slight woody smell.

Cherries is the first thing that takes your buds, then a bourbon flavor that is perhaps my favorite part. It then ends with a combination of a woody and boozy aftertaste.

The mouthfeel is creamy medium body that leaves you with a warm feeling.