Kauffman Stadium - Boulevard Wheat

The first stop on my dad and I's major league tour was the beautiful Kauffman stadium. My other blog details the stadium and our experience there, but as will become the custom throughout the rest of the trip, one highlight of each locale will be reviewed here: beer.
I've been meaning to write about this beer for a while, and this post will only serve as an brief introduction to this glorious brewery. Arriving in the Kansas City Royals stadium, I immediately scanned the concourse searching for my favorite beer in the entire world: Boulevard Wheat. My obsession with Boulevard is founded upon three pillars: it's made in my hometown, I can't find it in Chicago, and it's delicious.

I love Kansas, and wouldn't trade the 15 years I lived here for anything. As a result, I have a particular affinity for things coming from Kansas City. Boulevard is such a treat. (Brief geography lesson: I know Boulevard is technically in KC, Missouri, but for all intents and purposes that is still my hometown. If you don't like it, leave me alone) Founded in 1989, Boulevard is a story in true entrepreneurial genius. It started as a small operation, with the first kegs delivered on the back of the owner's pickup and has grown into a multi-state critically acclaimed brew house. I don't love Boulevard for it's nostalgic value even though it is bad, like I do many other beers. It's a legitimately good beer enhanced by it's closeness to my life.

Sadly, while living in Chicago, I cannot drink Boulevard all the time. It's distribution area is limited primarily to middle-America and only goes as far north as parts of Southern Illinois. This has turned into a positive. Rather than give myself the opportunity to overdrink the beer and get sick of it, I savor each time I am home or in the area and am able to drink the sweet nectar. Boulevard's absence makes the taste buds grow fonder.
The beer has a beautiful golden color, with good carbonation throughout. Snobs would say this means it doesn't have much personality, but to the typical drinker this is a meaningless criticism. If it tastes good, it tastes good, and Boulevard Wheat delivers. It's a very light tasting beer and is eminently drinkable. You could drink a lot of it and never get sick of the taste. Quite simply, it's a refreshing wheat beer with a subtle lemony flavor that tingles on the tongue as it goes down smooth.

Once I get back to Chicago, I'll add my thoughts on the rest of the Boulevard selection I could find in the grocery store.
See everyone in St. Louis!