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Boulevard Double Wide IPA

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bottled
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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
3863.8/5.03.78/5.0Special8.5%83.1Snifter, Tulip
Commercial Description:
Double-Wide I.P.A. uses Columbus and Magnum hops for both bittering and aroma with Chinook hops added in the whirlpool. It is dry hopped with generous amounts of Cascade, Bravo, Centennial, and Chinook hops. The resulting beer has a hop forward aroma, redolent of peach and apricot. The assertive flavor bursts with the citrus qualities of blood orange and lemon with a slight caramel malt backbone to balance the intense hop flavor. There is little restraint in the flavor of this beer; it is certainly not for the pedestrian palate.
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 bitbucket (2031), Kirkland, Washington, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/103/516/20
Dec 25, 2008  
750, corked and baled courtesy mreusch. Pours clear orange with a massive pale yellow head that produces sheets of lace. Huge aroma: grapefruit, mango, pine and caramel. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Initially sweet taste with the same notes as the aroma. Soft resinous earthy finish. To my taste, this beer seems to be in the same midwest IPA camp as Two-Hearted IPA.


 RichJ7 (1175), Cullman, Alabama, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/515/20
Dec 23, 2008  
Amber pour with a quarter-inch white head. Fresh, fruity hop aroma. Flavor is not quite as hoppy as I expected, the malt coming out in force with an overtone of citrus. Nicely carbonated with good body and great lacing. Very good.


 bblack99 (202), Kansas City, Missouri, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Dec 20, 2008  
I am a big fan of a good IPA, and Boulevard came through with a nice offering in this Double-Wide in their Smokestack line. Pours amber with an off-white head from the Smokestack 750mL bottle. Hoppy, as expected from an IPA. Malt and hops are the predominant flavors, but with a sweeter finish than many IPAs.


 IlanMan (817), Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Dec 18, 2008  
Pour was medium dark with a thick head. Very hoppy aroma with a little bit of herb. Has a sweet malty finish. Alcohol is well hidden with a medium body.


 amishcaravan (237), Winona, Minnesota, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Dec 18, 2008  
nice scent of sweet hops. long lasting head. taste is bitter with a nice hops finish. slightly bitter finish. I would probably purchase this again.


 JMerritt (1315), Macomb, Illinois, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/104/516/20
Dec 18, 2008  
Hazy, deep red-amber with a giant, pillowy light tan head. Rich piney, grapefruit centric aroma with a touch of underlying caramel and toffee base. Flavor starts mildly bitter and moderately sweet, and quickly turns moderately-to-highly bitter, carrying through to the finish. Clean, slightly alcoholic finish, slightly medicinal. A bit one-dimensional, but delivers what it promises for an IPA. A nice touch of summer, enjoyed during a nasty December ice storm in Illinois.


 Kinz (2201), Glen Allen, Virginia, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Dec 15, 2008  
VRBT. Medium amber. Biscuit malts and pine hop flavors. Aroma and taste were identical. Nice. Just not a lot to say here. Surprised at how many different hops were used considering I found it to be a bit of a one note IPA. But it was an enjoyable note.


 dwaggs2 (535), Lee’s Summit, Missouri, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/514/20
Dec 15, 2008  
Bottle. Pours an amber orange color with plenty of head. Smells very sweet and hoppy. Smooth on the palate with a sweet hop bitter finish. Great IPA.



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