#100 Boulevard - Nut Cracker

I had this beer at Ciceros a bar well known for their beer selection. I previously didn't think much of there selection until my last trip there, they have a huge number of beer on tap and plenty of less common beers. I had this beer while on a Pub crawl with the St. Louis Brew home brew club and asked some members for there opinion, and I wasn't too far off the mark for the "experts". Then I waited a few days before writing this post so I only have notes to go on and feel like I won't be doing the beer a fair Justice, oh well.

The smell was heavy with malt and only a slight aroma of malt. The color is a medium brown with a thick head.

The taste was malt sweetness with some well balance hop flavor. There were fruity esters of prunes, and other dried fruits. There was also some carbonation in the mouthfeel leaving a tingly taste. The finished was bitter and a little too dry.

From my notes it seems like it was a good beer, but it was a long pub crawl and this was my last beer. The heavy malt flavors seem to be common among the Christmas beer and this one had the malt for sure.