- Style: Irish Red Ale
- Availability: January through March, Bottles and Draught
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Irish Ale, Boulevard’s 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 |
Malts and Adjuncts
Amber malt
Cara 120
Cara 300
Chocolate
Munich
Pale malt
Hops
Bravo
Magnum
Saphir
Sterling
Vanguard
Glassware
Ale Glass
Pairings
Barbeque
Cheddar cheese
Hearty soups
Pizza
Port-Salut cheese
Portabella mushrooms
Sandwiches
Smoked Gouda cheese