Nutcracker Ale
- Style: Winter Specialty Beer
- Availability: November through December, Bottles and Draught
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Nutcracker Ale is Boulevard’s holiday gift for real beer lovers. This hearty, warming brew is a classic winter ale, deep amber in color, with hints of molasses balanced by the “spiciness” of freshly harvested Chinook hops.
| Color (EBC) | 61.8 |
| Bitterness (IBUs) | 38 |
| Original Gravity (Plato) | 16 |
| Terminal Gravity (Plato) | 3.8 |
| Alcohol (ABV) | 7.8% |
| CO2 - Bottles | 2.6 vol. (5.1 g/L) |
| CO2 - Kegs | 2.55 vol. (5.0 g/L) |
A reddish-brown, full bodied beer with a rich caramel, toffee-like malt flavor and a prominent spicy hop aroma, flavor and bitterness.
| Aroma | Spicy, floral hops |
| Malt | Big sweet, caramel, toasted |
| Hops | Spicy, floral hop flavor, prominent hop bitterness |
| Balance | Malt |
| Body | Medium to full |
Ingredients
Malt: Pale Malt, Amber 50, Cara 300, Munich, Malted Wheat
Adjuncts: Brown Sugar, Dark Brown Sugar, Molasses
Hops: Magnum, Cascade, Chinook, Chinook (wet hops)
Glassware
Ale Glass
Pairings
Aged cheddar cheese
Caramel desserts
Dark chocolate
Heavy meat dishes
Smoked Gouda cheese
Wild game