Boulevard – Beer Release News

From Boulevard:

We have several new beers headed your way as we wrap up summer and head towards fall. While we don’t have specific release dates set just yet, we want to share brief descriptions and offer general target dates. Stay tuned as we plan to share more information in the coming weeks.

Collaboration No. 5 – Tropical Pale Ale
Combining Cigar City Brewing’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. Refreshing acidity and tropical fruit flavor are imparted by infusing the wort with freshly sliced grapefruit and passion fruit juice at the conclusion of the boil. 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. We’re currently targeting a mid-late September release in four packs of 12 ounce bottles and 1/6 bbl kegs.

Rye-on-Rye
One of our most coveted Smokestack Series Limited Release beers, Rye-on-Rye will once again be available in 750 ml bottles and 1/6 bbl kegs. The 2015 vintage is tentatively scheduled to become available in the latter half of September.

Imperial Stout X – Tart Cherry
As a base beer, Imperial Stout serves as a ridiculously sturdy starting point for layering flavors by incorporating new ingredients or barrel aging methods. Imperial Stout has a huge grain bill featuring several types of malted barley, wheat, rye, oats, and spelt. Robust grain and chocolate/coffee flavors are counterbalanced by date and plum notes from Scottish yeast. For Imperial Stout X – Tart Cherry, our brewers blended in over 24,000 pounds of cherry puree and 1,600 gallons of brewhouse soured beer to lend cherry flavor and a tart, refreshing acidity. Available exclusively in 750 ml bottles, Imperial Stout X – Tart Cherry is currently scheduled for a release near the end of September.

Smokestack Series Great 8
For the first time ever, we’re bottling Imperial Stout in 12 ounce bottles in addition to 750 ml bottles and 1/6 bbl kegs. The 12 ounce bottles will be available exclusively in a new Smokestack Series sample pack also featuring 2 bottles each of Tank 7 Farmhouse Ale, The Calling and Tell-Tale Tart. We haven’t confirmed an official launch date, but the Smokestack Series Great Eight will be available throughout our distribution network starting in early October.

As we get closer to launching each beer, we’ll announce official release dates. Please note that the target dates mentioned are subject to change.
– Jeremy Danner , Ambassador Brewer