Boulevard The Calling Double IPA

The Calling Double IPA. Boulevard Brewing Co. Kansas City, MO.

8.5% ABV.

The can claims to have eight hops. Mixing so many ingredients is something I’m skeptical of — I’d rather just show off the best of a few ingredients — and the last beer I had that boasted of lots of ingredients was a mess; but let’s see what we’ve got here.

This brewery makes a bourbon barrel stout that, at the time, was my favorite of the style.

Appearance

Medium head that dissipates quickly into big, bulbous bubbles. Cloudy orange appearance.

5

Smell

Smells like oranges from a foot away during the pour. Tangerines, perhaps.

That’s it.

5

Taste

That is delicious. Pretty much a perfect hazy, citrusy, IPA.

Some strong acidity. Balanced biterness. Only a bit of sweetness.

Orange rind.

The bitterness is particurly biting, but surprisingly it’s not overwhelming, like some IPAs that are characterized only by biterness.

5

Mouthfeel

Smooth enough, with a bit of lingering mouth-coating.

4

Overall

This is a prototypical modern hazy IPA. It’s great.

5