About a year or so ago, Boulevard Brewing Company began
distributing their Smokestack Series of beers in Massachusetts, much to my
delight. Up until then, I hadn’t tried any of their highly acclaimed beers. I think my first was Saison Brett, followed
by Tank 7, Sixth Glass, Nommo Dubbel and my favorite Long Strange Tripel. I remember drinking
Long Strange Tripel, turning to Amanda and saying something with a number of
long pauses along the lines of, “this…might…be…one…of…the…best…beers…I’ve…ever…had.”
For sure, they make some of the best domestic Belgian style beers I’ve tried.
Long Strange Tripel might not be the
best beer I’ve ever had, but it certainly ranks in the top 10.
Anyway, just this week, Boulevard started sending some of
their year-round beers to the area and I, of course, had to give them
a try.
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Boulevard Unfiltered Wheat
Their website claims this is the most popular beer in
the Midwest, I can see why. It isn’t a
blueberry wheat or an apricot wheat or even a wheat spiced with lemon and
grains of paradise, no, it’s simply an American Pale Wheat Ale. Those amber waves of grain? That’s what’s in
this beer. Nothing too complicated and certainly a great brew.
It pours a light, hazy, golden-yellow with a lively white
head. The aroma is incredibly bready with hints of citrus and a very mild
tartness. Flavor is also bready, but less so, with a very mild hop
contribution. The finish is yeasty and
bready and quite refreshing.
I picked up the other year-round beer from Boulevard: Single
Wide IPA. It awaits my review, but if it’s anything like the other beers from
Boulevard it should be nothing short of delightful. Keep them coming!
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