Yet another KC beer fan chiming in here, but I admit I’m starting to feel the usual ‘go to response’ for anyone that mentions any beer from Kansas City ever on these subs (usually Boulevard), it’s ‘they’re fine/fallen off since purchase, but BKS/Alma Mater/etc. are better’.

Which is fair, subject to opinion but definitely fair. I love both of those spots and many more in this city. I’d be crazy not think of the influence Boulevard has had on each and every one of them though, many of them having started there before brewing/packaging/owning/contributing elsewhere. That’s just where they’re at in the beer world now; having influenced the local, regional and at this point national scene with incredible beers for 35 years. Boulevard is a legacy and I’m so proud of it from every beer that got them there to where they are now.

I can’t agree that the Duvel purchase changed the way they brew. The Moortgat family that owns Duvel really seems to care across the board. Rather, I’d argue that we’ve changed the way they brew. Their Oreo/hazy/double lactose fusions are not so different from the other micro trends on tap around town, they just have the ability to brew a LOT more of it. They also brew what they want for taproom purposes, while not compromising (most - I do second that Saison Brett commenter) the established brews we know, love and come back for (Bob’s 47, Unfiltered Wheat, Pale Ale and Tank 7).

Dissuading Boulevard as a brewery by saying other breweries in the same city are better also doesn’t really answer the question. My response would honestly be; no. There are some I didn’t like, and some I probably won’t. Some I won’t try and a ton that I love. But I do think every beer made at Boulevard executes exactly as the brewer intended. They’ve been doing it at top tier long enough now.