Collaboration No. 5 - Tropical Pale Ale
Boulevard Brewing Co.

Collaboration No. 5 - Tropical Pale AleCollaboration No. 5 - Tropical Pale Ale
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From:
Boulevard Brewing Co.
 
Missouri, United States
Style:
American Pale Ale
ABV:
7.2%
Score:
89
Avg:
3.99 | pDev: 8.77%
Reviews:
115
Ratings:
536
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jun 30, 2020
Added:
May 29, 2015
Wants:
  14
Gots:
  99
Collaboration with Cigar City Brewing

Combining CCB’s expertise with tropical fruit flavors and Boulevard’s love of pale ales, Collaboration No. 5 – Tropical Pale Ale begins with a base of soft pilsner malt layered with Maris Otter, Munich and caramel malts. Huge late hopping with a blend of Mosaic, Citra, Lemondrop and Azacca lends bright flavors of mango, pear, blueberry and citrus to a pale ale featuring slightly toasted biscuit and caramel/toffee notes. Infused with freshly sliced grapefruit at the conclusion of the boil, our tropical pale ale is briefly aged on passion fruit and grapefruit at the end of fermentation resulting in a refreshing acidity and tropical fruit flavor and aroma. At 7.3 ABV and 55 IBUs, Collaboration No. 5 – Tropical Pale Ale finishes slightly tart with bright citrus character from dry-hopping with Lemondrop, Azacca and Pacific Jade hops.
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Ratings by tfsimpkins:
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Rated by tfsimpkins from Florida

5/5  rDev +25.3%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Dec 31, 2015
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4 by TallGuyCM from California

Jun 30, 2020
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois

3.96/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
"Best by 2/13/16"; drank 10/25/16 @ the Yarchives.

Semi-opaque orange appearance.

A rough pour yielded a big eggshell head; a frothy curtain of lace.

Mango, pineapple & grapefruit notes in the nose.

Medium mouthfeel.

Mango & pineapple flavors up front; dry wheat & faint pine needle notes on the finish.

This smelled amazing but was a bit too dry on the finish for me to truly love. Still above average.
Nov 09, 2019
 
Rated: 5 by Cruzgator from Massachusetts

Aug 05, 2017
 
Rated: 1.99 by Cincy_Joe from Ohio

Jul 01, 2017
 
Rated: 4.17 by JonSchwartz from North Carolina

Jun 02, 2017
 
Rated: 3.5 by augustwest from Georgia

May 20, 2017
 
Rated: 3.92 by BarrelAgedG from California

Apr 22, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by Zach136 from Georgia

Apr 21, 2017
 
Rated: 3.96 by Tarheel219 from Pennsylvania

Apr 21, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by wolverine0712 from Missouri

Mar 27, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by Georgiabeer from Georgia

Mar 04, 2017
 
Rated: 4.23 by npala86 from Florida

Feb 08, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by mojohawk21 from Missouri

Dec 31, 2016
 
Rated: 3.79 by JMUbrewz from Virginia

Dec 31, 2016
 
Rated: 3.38 by westcoastbeerlvr from California

Dec 27, 2016
 
Rated: 3.79 by ColForbinBC from New Jersey

Dec 12, 2016
 
Rated: 3.94 by johnnyboy76 from Oregon

Dec 06, 2016
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Reviewed by macrosmatic from Florida

4.24/5  rDev +6.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Reviewed from (long-standing) notes. Poured from a 12 oz. bottle into an unmarked pint glass.

A: Mild hazy bright gold, with a few fingers' worth of big fluffy white head with good retention. Lots of small bubble carbonation running up the edges of the glass.

S: Melon, papaya, pineapple and citrus. Cracker malt backbone, and a yeasty presence in the background.

T: Mango and tangerine citrus with pith bitterness. Cracker malts. Grapefruit and bitter near the swallow. I'm still getting some yeasty flavors as well - not off-putting, but a little strange in a pale ale. It tastes like this might be fermented with a saison yeast - though I don't think that's the case.

M: Light body, low alcohol presence. Carbonation sensation is on the low side for style, but adequate.

O: Really quite enjoyable. I didn't have much in the way of expectations going in but I liked it. Nice blend of flavors.
Nov 20, 2016
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Rated by capehaze from Florida

2.12/5  rDev -46.9%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
As a hardcore IPA drinker, I did NOT like this IPA. It fundamentally sucked on all levels. Sorry.
Oct 29, 2016
Collaboration No. 5 - Tropical Pale Ale from Boulevard Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 89 out of 100 with 536 ratings