[Update: Released as of week of Jan. 12]

(Kansas City, MO) – Label approval came over the weekend for Boulevard Russian Imperial Stout, the brewery’s first in the style (to my knowledge). Boulevard Brewing joins fellow major craft brewers, Sierra Nevada, who are currently aging some of their first imperial stout, and Redhook Brewery who, as you just read, brought their imperial stout back after many years of absence.

This beer is 8.5% ABV and they are apparently aiming for a production level of at least 10,000 750 mL bottles according to the label. And someone added “Boulevard Multi-grain Imperial Stout” to the Beer Advocate system a couple weeks ago after sampling it so there is already at least one or two tastings online.

Expect to see this one in spring ’09.

I just had a report on Boulevard Single-Wide IPA last week as well.