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Boulevard Double Wide IPA

Boulevard Double Wide IPA - Imperial/Double IPA

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 Percentile 
97
overall
Brewed by Boulevard Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA

Kansas City, Missouri USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
3843.8/5.03.78/5.0Special8.5%83Snifter, Tulip
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Commercial Description:
Double-Wide I.P.A. uses Zeus and Magnum hops for both bittering and aroma with Ahtanum hops added for aroma. There are two additional dry hopping regimen, employing Ahtanum, Centennial and Chinook hops. The resulting beer is 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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 jefcon (997), Arlington, Virginia, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Nov 21, 2008  
Boulevard packs a wallop into this corked 750ml IPA. Apricot-orange on the nose, very light in color, and ultimately floral and perfumey. The aggressive hopping is paired with an excellent choice in hops: they are fragrant and stingingly bitter. Mostly citrus and perfume. Well-balanced and surprisingly drinkable.


 fordest (1954), Santee/San Diego, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/516/20
Nov 20, 2008  
750 ml bottle. Lots of hop citrus aromas. Flavors moved more to grass and pine. Very hoppy and very tasty.


 Homer321 (127), Rockledge, Florida, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Nov 20, 2008  
courtesy of mcbackus. smokey hop smell, nice flower like taste. lots of alcohol present and obvious. nice malt backbone. very awesome the more I think about it. slight acidic aftertaste.


 shigadeyo (2210), Harrison, Ohio, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/513/20
Nov 19, 2008  

<b><i>Batch Number D8121</i></b>

<b>10/30/2008</b>: Boulevard Double-Wide India Pale Ale is dark amber and nearly opaque with fine sediment. There is a large, rocky beige that leaves dense, detailed lacing. The aroma has aged citrus, is malty, and alcohol is sneaking out. Toffee maltiness, "sour citrus tone", bitter orange, and red grapefruit can all be found in the flavor. This beer has a medium-full body, is smooth, and has a thick texture. Overall this is a pretty good and flavorful IPA, but WHERE IS THE BITTERNESS?!

<i>750 ml corked and caged bottle (8.5% Alc/Vol; "Relax, It’s Twister Proof") shared by alexsdad at the weekly Party Source gathering. Thanks Brad! Rating #230 for this beer...</i>


 Tmoney99 (4656), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Nov 19, 2008  
Bottle shared by alexsdad06. Poured hazy golden color with a huge frothy off-white head that lasted with excellent lacing. Moderate to heavy sour citrus hoppy and light malt aroma. Medium to full body with a slick texture. Moderate to heavy bittersweet flavor with a moderate to heavy bitter finish of medium duration. Very good brew.


 CaryTheDude (1113), Longmont, Colorado, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/54/102/510/20
Nov 19, 2008  
Crushed with Jakebra. Hoping I got a bad bottle. Good nose. Looks beautiful Dish soap in the flavor. Bummer. Had lots of potential, but soap doesn’t agree with my taste buds, aight?


barnzy78 (7), Illinois, USA
does not count click to see why this rating of Boulevard Double Wide IPA does not count
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/518/20
Nov 18, 2008  
Well worth the pick-up seeing as I’m not in a distribution area. Great up-front maltiness, but then comes the great hop finish. Excellent.


 daknole (2805), Plantation, Florida, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Nov 15, 2008  
thanks mar! what a great beer. orangish color. very fluffy head. aroma is pine, floral, fruit hops and some sweet malt. flavor is malty, juicy and of course some great hops dance on the tongue. well done. very well done.



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