Tank 7 (Boulevard)
I have lots of notes to catch up on from last month. Right now I have this belgian-style farm house in hand, and I can't write about another with this in hand. I'm drinking this brew, partly because I just remembered I had it, and partly because I'm hanging on to spring in the 50-degree weather.
General Thoughts
Look and Smell: This fizzy brew was a yellow with a peach tint. It was like a yellow amber. It had some floaters locked in place (keeping with that amber look). It had a very stiff, foamy head. It was like a good meringue. It leaves a thick bubbly lacing on the glass. The citrusy hop smell had notes of pine. I didn't smell a yeastiness or a sourness or a sugariness I associate with Belgian farmhouse ales.
Taste: It was sweeter than expected. It had a sweet juiciness. There was a pithiness that balanced it out. I got the grapefruit (more bitter than sour citrus). That pith mellows out in the end.
No yeast or sourness, but still good. Better than I expected.
From the Blvd site:
Most breweries have at least one piece of equipment that’s just a bit persnickity. Here at Boulevard we have fermenter number seven, the black sheep of our cellar family. Ironically, when our brewers were experimenting with variations on a traditional Belgian-style farmhouse ale, the perfect combination of elements came together in that very vessel. You could call it fate, but they called it Tank 7, and so it is. Beginning with a big surge of fruity aromatics and grapefruit-hoppy notes, the flavor of this complex, straw-colored ale tapers off to a peppery, dry finish.
General ThoughtsLook and Smell: This fizzy brew was a yellow with a peach tint. It was like a yellow amber. It had some floaters locked in place (keeping with that amber look). It had a very stiff, foamy head. It was like a good meringue. It leaves a thick bubbly lacing on the glass. The citrusy hop smell had notes of pine. I didn't smell a yeastiness or a sourness or a sugariness I associate with Belgian farmhouse ales.
Taste: It was sweeter than expected. It had a sweet juiciness. There was a pithiness that balanced it out. I got the grapefruit (more bitter than sour citrus). That pith mellows out in the end.
No yeast or sourness, but still good. Better than I expected.
From the Blvd site:
Most breweries have at least one piece of equipment that’s just a bit persnickity. Here at Boulevard we have fermenter number seven, the black sheep of our cellar family. Ironically, when our brewers were experimenting with variations on a traditional Belgian-style farmhouse ale, the perfect combination of elements came together in that very vessel. You could call it fate, but they called it Tank 7, and so it is. Beginning with a big surge of fruity aromatics and grapefruit-hoppy notes, the flavor of this complex, straw-colored ale tapers off to a peppery, dry finish.
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