Boulevard Smokestack Series - Double Wide I.P.A.

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

Serve in Shaker, Snifter

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Amber with a solid white head - good hoppy aroma - good hop flavours with some fruits, citrus and pine - Nice hoppy ending with pine nad a dry lasting finish - this was good

Moving out of KS rate-a-poolza. 12oz bottle poured into a Blvd tulip glass. Bottled on the 14th day of 2013. Best by 10/15, pretty far out. Purchased out of fridge in store.

The beer pours pretty beautifully in this glass as giant rush of bubbles rush to the surface to form a medium thick head that has a nice retention. The color is much darker than I remember for this beer (honestly speaking I probably have not bought this since this first came out in the lil smokies); a glowing dark amber. Too dark to see through. Aroma: starts off with some sweet hops than jumps to a dash of caramel malts and then bitter hops. Too much malt for my preference, particular caramel malts. Comes off as sweaty socks, I don’t like that. Toffee sweet and bitter are not my thang. Flavor is a bit more hops and a bit less malts, nicer for me. Hops are sweeter, which I like as well. Mix of C hops and some other in there, some resinous character, some orange. Bitterness breaks up the beer at the end. Its decent stuff but I really don’t like the caramel malt character in hoppy beers. Fortunately, the flavor is much less on that aspect but as it warms up it comes out more. Need to finish this beer faster.

Really nice brew! Pours brown/amber with a massive foamy head that is still there after 20 mins. Lacing bulgur as well. Murky slightly. Nose is pine and maybe some floral notes. Aromas are tangerine, light peach, nuts, cereal and grapefruit. Tastes are medium sweet and medium bitterness. Mouth is weakest part of beer, reasonably light on palate with lively carbonation.

Bouteille de 750 ml. Arômes de houblons américains, plutôt floraux et résineux. Robe orange brûlé et légèrement trouble, belle mousse et effervescence moyenne. En bouche, le houblon est moyennement aromatique, présentant des notes résineuses, florales et herbacées. Le malt caramélisé est très présent pour le style; on dirait presque un barley wine par moment. Finale plutôt amère et moyennement sucrée. Pas mauvais, mais je préfère de loin les IPA mettant l’emphase sur le houblon plutôt que le malt caramel.

Pours a cloudy orange gold with a big off white head. The aroma is a bit thin with some earthy hops and a bit if biscuit dough. The palate is tight and sweet with a mildly bitter finish. The alcohol is well hidden but there isn't a ton of flavor. Fairly average. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Poured from a bottle, a deep orange color, hazy, darker. Aroma is hops, malts, pine, and the taste is bitter-hoppy, discernible malts, somewhat thick. Clear pine and resin aspects. Not bad. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Dark pour. Pleasant aroma strong on the pine. Little sweetness on the front end followed by a ton of hoppiness. Not one of my favorites, but still a respectable IPA ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Pours a nice Amber , thick offwhite head (3 finger) lovely nose of red oranges and grapefruit. The taste is really good, first a caramell and or toffy that is quickly taken over by the wonderfull hop taste of grapefruit and some resin. I really love the long lasting aftertaste. A weery enjoyable Dipa ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

355ml bottle (Kaisla, Helsinki)
Super fruity peachy aroma, very nice. Nie orange, small white head. Lovely palate, full, a bit zesty and tangy. Nice carbonation. Sweetish, but in no way sticky. Lovely zesty hoppiness, malts suppert that more than adequately. Nice attenuation. Nice dryness. My god, Anna, were we wrong in sharing the weaker ones leaving the "boozy" ones to just me. No, cos I got half of the mediocre ones, and all of the GREAT one! Mahahahah. Can you tell I’m enjoying this. For reference, out of the 4 other people atthe table, 2 of them Went and bought this beer.

Bottle. Pours a slightly hazy orange color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity hoppy grapefruit aroma. Sweetish malty hoppy bitter grapefruit flavor. Has a hoppy bitter grapefruit finish with a long bitter aftertaste.