Boulevard Single Wide IPA

Brewed by Boulevard Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Kansas City, Missouri USA

Bottle. Pours an orangish color. Aroma is citrus hops and some malt. Flavor is citrus, malt and some bitter and sweet notes playing well with each other. Easy drinking and nice.

Date: March 14, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: Ticker Tasting
Appearance: hazy light orange, fine white head, streaks of drippy lace
Aroma: sweet fruity orange aroma, light citrus
Body: thin body
Flavor: light citrus flavor, touch of crystal sweetness is balanced by a hwavy bitterness, light earthyness, bitter orange rind, lasting bitter finish
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+/4

Transparent copper with a nice, long-lasting fizzy white head. Nose has loads of orange, some grassy grapefruit providing a little bitterness to balance. Flavor has a strong balance of bready malt, biting citrus, some minor tea notes. Spritzy mouth, a little coating, finish in tea and citrus. There’s something faintly Belgian here, and I like that. It’s pretty refreshing, and I like that. The flavor has a nice balance, and I like that. It could be stronger and more complex... but I like this.

Sampled on 3/19/2009. This IPA pours an orange gold color from a 12oz bottle. Medium sized white foamy head. The aroma is caramel, sweet, orange and piney. A medium bodied IPA> the malts are caramel and fruity. The hops are grapefruity and citrusy. Good carbonation. Nice balance. Hoppy without being too bitter. Nice beer. Decent session IPA> Mouthfeel is full. Finish is clean and crisp. Aftertaste is bitter.

Bottle. Head is initially large, frothy, white, mostly lasting. Body is hazy dark yellow, bottle conditioned. Aroma is lightly malty (toasted grain), moderately hoppy (resin, grapefruit), with a light note of cotton candy. Flavor is lightly to moderately sweet, lightly to moderately acidic, lightly to moderately bitter. Finish is lightly sweet, lightly to moderately acidic, moderately to heavily bitter. Medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation, lightly alcoholic. Looks quite nice, but otherwise is fairly ordinary (especially in the aroma).

Bottle courtesy of Beastiefan2k. Pours amber with a nice white head. Smells of perfume, toasted malt, some citrus, peppery, metallic. Tastes of grapefruit, lood oranges, melon, wildflowers, pepper, lightly bitter. Layered and enjoyable.

Pours a hazy, golden hay color with a well formed, well retained white foam. Pine, citrus and hop resin followed by yeast and floral notes. Flavor of grapefruit skin, whole grain bread and grapefruit. The healthy carbonation really fills this ipa out and it finishes quite dry. Pretty nice.

Bottle. Pours hazy orange with a large, frothy, white head, mostly lasting with good lacing. Aroma is average malt (bread, grain, meal), heavy hops (citrus, pine, perfume), average yeast (dough, sweat) with notes of rind, pear, peach, and apple. Medium bodied, sticky texture, lively carbonation, and a bitter-spicy finish. Long duration, light sweetness, heavy acidity and bitterness.