Boulevard’s Collaboration No. 4 Out Next Week

Boulevard Brewmaster Steven Pauwels and Ommegang Brewmaster Phil Leinhart combined their expertise to come up with the latest Collaboration

Teaming up with their sister brewery, Ommegang, Boulevard’s newest Collaboration will be on taps on Monday and in stores Tuesday in the Kansas City area.  Collaboration No. 4 is a spiced saison-style beer with an alcohol content of 7.3% which is in line with past collaborations.  Ommegang brewmaster Phil Leinhart came to Kansas City in July to work with Boulevard brewmaster Steven Pauwels and the rest of the brewing crew.  After brewing a mix of various malts and hops, sweet orange peel, lemon peel, coriander, and grains of paradise, the wort was moved into two fermentation vessels.  Pauwels added Boulevard’s signature Belgian yeast strain to one of the vessels and Leinhart added Ommegang’s house yeast strain to the other.  The batches were then blended together for bottling.  This is a limited edition release, so be sure to pick up a few bottles.

Past collaborations include a Stingo brewed with Dann and Martha Paquette of Pretty Things Beer & Ale Project, a White India Pale Ale brewed with Larry Sidor of Dechutes, and an Imperial Pilsner brewed with Jean-Marie Rock of Orval.  The White IPA was later re-released as the Reboot White IPA.

In other Boulevard news, Oatmeal Stout and West Coast IPA will be making their way into the sampler 12-packs this week.  There will also be a collaboration, an English Strong Ale, with Odell Brewery that will be released the week of November 17th, to celebrate both breweries’ 25th anniversary.  I had a sample of the ale in their tasting room a few weeks ago and it had a rich, creamy flavor that was a delight to drink.  I would recommend picking up more than one bottle.