Trailer 7: Boulevard Single Wide with Tank 7 Yeast

Guess what happens when a bunch of Boulevard brewers have a little free time and some extra space?  They start throwing stuff together to concoct some experimental brews.  These experimental beers are in very limited supply, maybe only a few kegs total.  Sometimes they show up at a tasting or beer fest, but they usually stay at the brewery.  Earlier this week The Wine & Cheese Place announced that one of those rare kegs made it out their way, Single Wide IPA fermented with Tank 7 yeast and dry hopped with Sorachi Ace Hops.

I knew I had to try some.  I love Tank 7 and I am very fond of Single Wide, together they should be amazing. Sorachi Ace Hops were developed in Japan by Sapporo, and has a tart lemony profile.  Single Wide IPA fermented with Tank 7 yeast and dry hopped with Sorachi Ace Hops is quite a mouthful, so I will call it Trailer 7.

I found out there were only about six kegs total of Trailer 7 which are on tap at Boulevard's Tasting Room.  The Tasting Room is where brewery tours finish at.  While I wouldn't mind taking another tour, it was unlikely I could tag along on such short notice.  As a consolation I was invited it to have a taste.

Poured into a fluted tulip, the initial head is dense but airy.  As it recedes tracers of lace slide down the glass.  The body is a light amber with lemony yellow hues.  There is a mild haze.

Smell is brightly tart citrus.  Lots of lemons, but I get sour white grapes too.  The Tank 7 yeast is more sour here than in Tank 7 itself.  Taste has a dry pucker.  Very tart, which is very refreshing for the hot humid days we have had in Kansas City lately.  The taste does linger on like a Lemon Head.

If you are going on a Boulevard tour over the next week or so, do not pass this up.  This is a delicious example of what happens when brewers are let loose.