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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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 SkyinBrian (429), Collinsville, Illinois, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Aug 9, 2008  
Champagne bottle with cork and cage (oddly enough, I thought about saving the bottle for bottling homebrew because champagne bottles rock, but it isn’t the right size for a normal bottle cap). Okay, on to the beer. nice aroma -- lots of citrus. taste....okay, well I’m not sure how much age was on this but it doesn’t have quite the assertive bite that a fresh double IPA has, but the mellow solid malt backbone definately comes through. sweet carmel with some nuttiness. Carbonation is soft. This beer is rich and satisfying. Realy would love to have on tap sometime. well done Boulevard (Even my wife liked this looks like she is coming around to hoppier beers).


 shanepardue (107), Raytown, Missouri, USA
5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
Aug 7, 2008  
This is the best American IPA I’ve ever had. It pours with a foamy white head with a rich amber-colored body. Citric aroma and very hoppy, good flavor. The effect it has on the palate is what separates this IPA from others. Good, rich beer!


 Vac (2389), San Diego, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Aug 7, 2008  
Bottle sampled at RBSG ’08. Pours with an amber-gold body topped by a thick head with some lacing. It’s slightly sweet and hoppy with notes of pine and grapefruit adn a nice maltiness. Medium to full bodied, smooth and slightly warming.


 mgumby10 (1844), Jupiter, Florida, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Aug 5, 2008  
Pours dark gold amber, with a medium off white head. Smells of rich crisp hops, with a nice little malt backbone and citrus as well. Standard IPA nose. The flavor was nicely balanced, the citrus fruit came through a bit more I thought with a little peppery spice in there too. The hop bitterness gave it a bite in the finish and was very warming going down for some reason. Nice IPA. Very solid.


 stefanje (937), (Santee) San Diego, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Aug 5, 2008  
Bottle at RBSG grand tasting. Thanks to whoever brought it. Pours a murky copper color with a big off-white head. The Aroma was of fresh biter hops with citrus and floral notes. The taste was hops forward with complex biter hops pine, grapefruit and chlorophyll. The mouthfeel was full and malty. The finish was long and biter. Overall: A very impressive IPA


 Sammy (3934), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/104/517/20
Aug 1, 2008  
This brewery is hammering some dingers. This is a very good (1.5X) IPA. Creamy with grapefruit. There is more hop than bitterness. The balance is terrific.


 nqualls (1429), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/518/20
Jul 28, 2008  
Massive head. Poured a clear amber color, with a very hoppy aroma. Flavor was a little malty with a subtle grapefruit taste. Overall very good.


 mar (1740), Rowlett, Texas, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jul 27, 2008  
batch d8107. deep amber pour with a huge cream head. slight piney hop notes along with some earth tones. slight malt flavor along with grapefruits with a small hop flavored finish and aftertaste.



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