Boulevard Double Wide IPA

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

750 from a trade on BA. Very nice hefty pour, with a cloudy amber body pumping up a billowy, rocky head. Very strong citrus in the aroma, a bit of mango and tropical fruits too. Initially the malts come across wicked sweet, with a touch of booziness that’s almost too much. But the heat subsides a bit, allowing the hops to shine. Very rich body complements the malts, even if the balance is still slightly off. Enjoyable, even if it’s not quite as clean and crisp as I prefer. Glad to try it though.

(750 ml bottle) orange amber with huge, huge off-white head that took a long time to settle. Aroma was abundant grapefruit, maybe some apricot. Flavor was nicely balanced between malt backbone and citrus/pine hops. Bitter hops finish.

Bottle from theisti. Batch 07325. Pour was full orange, some haze, grand great foamy off-white head. The aroma was citrus hops with some resinous notes, orangey aromas. The flavor followed, citrus and resinous hops playing nice together but also a sharp bittering hop finish. The mouthfeel was full, fairly clean. Thanks, Tim, great one!

750 ml bottle. This is a hop monster. Surprisingly dark copper/amber pour with medium off white head. Loads of hops and dark citrus on the nose. Some fruitiness, but pine/resin hitting hard, too. Intense. Lots of malt backing up this beer to balance the hops a bit. If you are big into hops, this is your beer. Otherwise, depending on your preference, it could be too much.

750 ml bottle. Cork was a little troublesome, but eventually gave way. Pours beautiful copper/amber and hazy. Thick off white head. Aromas of peach and dried apricot. Some earthy malt as well. More peach and apricot in the flavor with a good malt presence. Finish with some lemon rind and decent bitterness. Medium bodied. Good brew, well worth searching for. I enjoy this brewery.

In short: An intense superior resinous IPA.
How: Bottle 750ml, consumed a week after receiving it from mreush, thanks a lot Matt!!!
The look: Almost clear copper body with a large off-white head with good retention.
In long: Nose is intensely citrus fruits and resinous. Taste is more of the same. Very fruity (citrus fruits, apricots, and more) but also pine cone juice and all that held together by sticky caramel. Intense and flavourful. Like a less resinous version of my beloved Corne Du Diable. Alcohol is unfortunately a little apparent. This is really a very big IPA and wanted a representative name and Fat-Ass IPA wasn’t much of a selling name.

Heavenly hops throughout this beer. Poured rich, jewel-like opaque amber with lots of sticky tan cotton candy head. Aroma of acidic citrus and pine. It’s got perfect IPA bitterness with high alcohol and sugar. Bravo.

Bottle from Friar Tuck in Savoy, IL, thanks to my Mom. Pour hazy amber with a huge retentive light beige head. Nice aroma of fresh hops that give off notes of sweet exotic fruit. Medium bodied with a light earthy texture. Initial flavor of caramel and toffee malts that transitions to a huge bitterness mid palate, that is lemony and grapefruity. Clingy and resiny hoppiness on the finish with some slight alcohol warmth, and perhaps a bit too much citrus like acidity. This is a very nice offering from Boulevard. Kudos to them for creating a product for us beer geeks. The reason I did not give this a higher overall impression rating is that the hop schedule lacks some complexity and cohesiveness to take it to the next level.