Name: Boulevard Tank 7 Farmhouse Ale
Brewery: Boulevard Brewing Co.
Location: Missouri, USA
Style: Belgian Saison
ABV: 8.50%
Beer Advocate Score: 93
Average Rating: 4.19
Availability: Year-Round
Pairs With: Sugar cookie
Notes: 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.
Name: Kona Hanalei Island IPA
Brewery: Kona Brewing Co.
Location: Hawaii, USA
Style: American IPA
ABV: 4.50%
Beer Advocate Score: 82
Average Rating: 3.62
Availability: Year-Round
Pairs With: Bacon, eggs, and hash browns, grilled corn, grilled pineapple
Notes: This easy-drinking island-inspired IPA is Kona Brewing Co.’s homage to Kauai, “the most beautiful place on earth.” Passionfruit, orange and guava balance the subtle bitterness of aromatic Azacca and Galaxy hops to deliver a coppery laidback, session-style ale bright with tropical flavors.
Name: Blue Point Hoptical Illusion
Brewery: Blue Point Brewing Co.
Location: New York, USA
Style: American IPA
ABV: 7.00%
Beer Advocate Score: 84
Average Rating: 3.72
Availability: Year-Round
Pairs With: Frozen pizza
Name: Founders Brewing Dirty Bastard
Brewery: Founders Brewing Co.
Location: Michigan, USA
Style: Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy
ABV: 8.50%
Beer Advocate Score: 91
Average Rating: 4.07
Availability: Year-Round
Pairs With: Rice Crispy Treats
Notes: So good it’s almost wrong. Dark ruby in color and brewed with seven varieties of imported malts. Complex in finish, with hints of smoke and peat, paired with a malty richness and a right hook of hop power to give it the bad attitude that a beer named Dirty Bastard has to live up to. Ain’t for the wee lads. Brewed with 7 varieties of malt (varies over the years).