Boulevard Collaboration No.5

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  1. leroybrown10

    leroybrown10 Pooh-Bah (2,416) Jan 26, 2008 Missouri
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    Collaboration No.5 coming in September. I'm quite intrigued. I like the 4pack instead of the 750ml bottles.

    http://www.boulevard.com/collaboration-no-5/

    Collaboration No. 5
    May 29, 2015

    Our collaboration series of beers has allowed us to work (and drink) with some of our favorite people in the beer industry who brew fantastic beers. We’ve been lucky enough to brew with Jean-Marie Rock from Orval, Larry Sidor and Deschutes Brewing Company, Dann and Martha of Pretty Things Beer & Ale Project and our sister brewery, Phil Leinhart and Brewery Ommegang. During a new market rollout in Florida, a brewery we have tremendous respect for was kind enough to open their tasting room to us to host a Boulevard tap takeover to celebrate our entrance into the state. Not only did they put our beers on tap in their brewery, but they went above and beyond by showing Game 7 of the World Series on their tasting room televisions which had never displayed anything but their beer list and a live video feed of their brewhouse and fermentation cellars. We were so taken by the hospitality and kindness displayed by the great people of Cigar City Brewing, and the amazing quality of their beers, that we just knew we wanted to brew our next collaboration beer with them. Over plates of BBQ, a few rounds of beers and a couple of conference calls, it was decided that Boulevard Brewing Company and Cigar City Brewing would team up to bring you Collaboration No. 5.

    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.

    As of this minute, we’re targeting a release date in September. Collaboration No. 5 – Tropical Pale Ale will be exclusively brewed and packaged at Boulevard Brewing Company in Kansas City, Missouri. For the first time in our collaboration series, we’ll package the beer in 4 packs of 12 ounce bottles moving away from our 750 ml bottle. As with past releases, we’ll also release 1/6 bbl kegs. Collaboration No. 5 – Tropical Pale Ale will distributed through the Boulevard distribution network and will be available throughout our footprint of 31 states and Washington DC.

    Please stay tuned as we finalize more details.
     
    #1 leroybrown10, May 29, 2015
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  2. BrownAleBollocks

    BrownAleBollocks Initiate (0) Nov 18, 2014 Kansas

    Agreed on the 4 pack over the 750 ml packaging. This sounds amazingly delicious, and even though I've never had anything fro CCB, they get a lot of love around here, and I know Boulevard does good things, so I'm quite excited for this!
     
    #2 BrownAleBollocks, May 29, 2015
  3. Dil_thebeerdrinking_do

    Dil_thebeerdrinking_do Savant (1,192) Jan 21, 2014 Georgia
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    mehh
     
    #3 Dil_thebeerdrinking_do, May 29, 2015
  4. Oceanbear1

    Oceanbear1 Initiate (0) Aug 8, 2013 Colorado

    Cool!
     
    #4 Oceanbear1, May 29, 2015
  5. LMT

    LMT Initiate (0) Oct 15, 2009 Virginia

    From the description, it sounds delicious.

    I was really impressed with The Calling DIPA, so I'll definitely give this a try.
     
    #5 LMT, May 29, 2015
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  6. Nctide

    Nctide Initiate (0) Oct 3, 2014 Indiana

    I'll give anything from either of these breweries a try. I applaud them for trying something unique but have to wonder if this will fall into the typical collaboration overkill cocktail.
     
    #6 Nctide, May 29, 2015
  7. BottleCaps80

    BottleCaps80 Initiate (0) Jan 12, 2013 Iowa

    I love they are adding freshly sliced grapefruit near the end of the boil and then more fresh grapefruit and passionfruit during the fermentation process. This sounds like it'll be an awesome tropical fruit bomb!
     
    #7 BottleCaps80, May 29, 2015
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  8. akrz47

    akrz47 Initiate (0) May 31, 2014 Massachusetts

    Boulevard makes absolutely great beer. I think cuz they're so common and never put on a pedestal, a lot of people don't even think about it. If Hill Farmstead made Tank 7, it would trade with anything in the biz lol. Anyway, should be a good collab!
     
    #8 akrz47, May 29, 2015
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  9. LambicPentameter

    LambicPentameter Initiate (0) Aug 29, 2012 Nebraska

    I completely agree.
     
    #9 LambicPentameter, May 29, 2015
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  10. Scott17Taylor

    Scott17Taylor Initiate (0) Oct 28, 2013 Iowa
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    I definitely agree. Boulevard is an extremely under rated brewery and the only thing keeping people from getting really excited about their releases is that their beers are easy to find.
     
    #10 Scott17Taylor, May 29, 2015
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  11. DPRickli

    DPRickli Initiate (0) Jan 11, 2014 Massachusetts

    Duvel ownership hurts them, too. No way a good brewery could eeeever be owned by a conglomerate...
     
    #11 DPRickli, May 30, 2015
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  12. MistahBeah

    MistahBeah Initiate (0) May 12, 2013 Massachusetts

    I'm excited even though I thought the last collab - with Ommegang - was lackluster. I probably would have liked it if I didn't hold it up against Tank 7 and Hennepin. Boulevard is great and I've enjoyed every CCB beer I've had so far. So fingers crossed.

    Also agree that the 4 pack was a smart move.
     
    #12 MistahBeah, Jun 5, 2015
  13. aratcliffe

    aratcliffe Initiate (0) Jan 6, 2015 Kansas

    Agreed--I liked it, didn't LOVE it.
     
    #13 aratcliffe, Jun 5, 2015
  14. Yargamo

    Yargamo Initiate (0) Jun 9, 2015 New York

    anyone try this yet? it's available at a shop up the road from my office and was thinking of giving it a go. it's 14.99 for the 4 pack.
     
    #14 Yargamo, Oct 16, 2015
  15. AndyEdgar

    AndyEdgar Initiate (0) Feb 2, 2014 Illinois

    Drank a 4 pack last night. It was pretty good, but not quite as juicy/tropical as I had hoped. Well balanced and the grapefruit really comes out and there is a touch of mango/passion fruit/ papaya there too. Overall really solid and I would buy again at $10.99 a 4 pack
     
    #15 AndyEdgar, Oct 16, 2015
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  16. BeerMeInStl

    BeerMeInStl Initiate (0) Jan 26, 2013 Missouri

    I picked up a 4 pack of it this week and drank one the other night. It was good but not great, like I was hoping. Like was said above, it wasn't as juicy/tropical as I had hoped. I was hoping for something more along the line of Citrusinensis.
     
    #16 BeerMeInStl, Oct 17, 2015
  17. leroybrown10

    leroybrown10 Pooh-Bah (2,416) Jan 26, 2008 Missouri
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    I enjoyed a great deal. It seemed quite tropical and fruity to me. As I said in my review, it might be my favorite collaboration beer.
     
    #17 leroybrown10, Oct 17, 2015
  18. TheIPAHunter

    TheIPAHunter Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,026) Aug 12, 2007 California
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    Just grabbed a 4-pack this morning. Looking forward to it.
     
    #18 TheIPAHunter, Oct 17, 2015
  19. mushroomcloud

    mushroomcloud Grand Pooh-Bah (4,912) Mar 4, 2005 Texas
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    Tried it at the brewery 2 weeks ago and thought it was outstanding, I'm hoping it comes to TX.
     
    #19 mushroomcloud, Oct 17, 2015
  20. VinHalen54

    VinHalen54 Pundit (807) Jun 4, 2014 Illinois

    Nailed it. After having it on draft tonight at the Bavarian Lodge, we stopped on the way home to get a 4pk. The wife just loved it.
     
    #20 VinHalen54, Oct 18, 2015
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