Boulevard Double Wide IPA

Brewed by Boulevard Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Kansas City, Missouri USA

Pours a reddish amber with a big, fluffy head. Aroma is sweet and spicy, sugar cookies, pine. This a delicate yet complex mix of piney and spicy hops, a bit of caramel sweetness peaks through before a bitter hop finish. This is a well-balanced ipa that has a nice, slick mouthfeel and smooth carbonation. Overall, this ipa is not like the giant hop bombs as the hops offer more flavor that straight up bitterness, but it is insanely drinkable and enjoyable, and still complex. I didn’t really expect a lot, but very pleasantly surprised.

Big grassy,pine hop aroma,very nice in that its big yet different from your standard West Coast Hop Bomb, very aggressive hop bittering is the first thing you notice, citrusy in nature,like you are sucking on an orange peel, pretty much overwhelms any attempt of the caramel to balance. Again,very enjoyable,because of its huge hoppiness, done up in an unique way

Dark copper color with a medium head. Lots of pine and citrus hop aroma. De-freakin-liciuos bitter hop taste. Tons of orange peel. Thick malt base.

750ml bottle Table Rock. Pours a cloudy brownish orange with fat three finger head that lasts and a little lace. Aroma of a lot of hops, leaning on the orange citrus side. Flavor is of a complex hop character still heavy on the orange with notes of lemon and spice with a nice sweet caramel malt wash in the back and a bite of bitterness in the finish. A little rough on the palate, but not overweming or aggressive. This is too big to be an IPA and more of an IIPA. Any hop head, IPA, or IIPA fan should try

Bottle. Dark red pour with a massive head. Piney hop aroma. Flavor of herbal and citrus hops. Very malty for an IPA. Thick, malty mouthfeel.

Bottle courtesy of the ever generous Hogtownharry: Poured a clear copper color ale with a huge foamy head with good retention and good lacing. Aroma consists of dominant citrus and floral hops with a distinctive touch of grapefruit all of which constitute a near perfect aroma. Taste is a mix between some citrus and grapefruit hops with a light floral malt backbone. Bitterness is not a dominant element and I somewhat enjoy the fact that a IIPA can be something else that a bitter bomb. Average body with good carbonation and no discernable alcohol. I really enjoyed the presence of grapefruit notes and the attenuation of the bitterness. This beer really makes me want to further discover the beer form this fine brewery.

Great label artwork. Dark amber with a frothy head that lingers. Nice piney hop aroma with a mild pale malt breadiness. Smooth, creamy mouthfeel with light carbonation. Good flavor is sweet bread and caramel malts holding up tasty citrus and pine sap hop flavors. Has a decently bitter hop and alcohol bite to finish. Well balanced ipa here.

Pours a hazy orange copper with a thick off white head. Aroma is grapefruit-apricot hop, some pine tones. Underlying sweet caramel and toast. Flavour was firm malt body with a medium citrus (apricot/grapefruit) hop. Finishes nice and clean. I thought that the alc blended well.