Irish Ale
- Style: Irish Red Ale
- Availability: January through March, Bottles and Draught
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Irish Ale, Boulevard’s early spring seasonal beer, is our Midwestern tribute to the legendary red ales of old Ireland. Our recipe combines six kinds of pale and roasted barley malts to provide a rich, toasty flavor and tawny reddish hue.
| Color (EBC) | 51.5 |
| Bitterness (IBUs) | 30 |
| Original Gravity (Plato) | 13.5 |
| Terminal Gravity (Plato) | 2.6 |
| Alcohol (ABV) | 5.8% |
| CO2 - Bottles | 2.66 vol. (5.2 g/L) |
| CO2 - Kegs | 2.55 vol. (5.0 g/L) |
A reddish-brown colored, medium bodied beer with a moderate toasted malt flavor and a moderate hop bitterness.
| Aroma | Toasted malt, slight flowery hop |
| Malt | Prominent toasted malt, slight roast |
| Hops | Moderate floral hop flavor, low to medium bitterness |
| Balance | Malt |
| Body | Medium |
Ingredients
Malt: Pale Malt, Munich, Amber 50, Cara 120, Cara 300, Chocolate
Hops: Magnum, Zeus, Bravo, Sterling, Saaz
Glassware
Ale Glass
Pairings
Barbeque
Cheddar cheese
Hearty soups
Pizza
Port-Salut cheese
Portabella mushrooms
Sandwiches
Smoked Gouda cheese