Boulevard Brewing Co.
Boulevard Brewing Co. is from Kansas City, Missouri, and has been brewing since 1989. The company calls itself the largest specialty brewer in the Midwest and is known for Unfiltered Wheat Beer, the Smokestack Series and Tank 7 American Saison. Boulevard has been part of Duvel Moortgat since 2014.
- LocationKansas City, MO
- Founded1989
- TypeRegional brewery
- Untappd 3.78 · 3.3M ratings
- At Hoptimaal0 in stock · 1 in total
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How Boulevard started in Kansas City
In the mid-1980s, founder John McDonald discovered the history and variety of flavor in European brewing tradition while on holiday in France. He was a carpenter with a workshop on Southwest Boulevard in Kansas City and started with a small homebrew setup. With that he built a reputation as a maker of special, tasty beer.
In his own words: big beers, lots of variety, beers with color, flavor, aroma and body, for real beer lovers. That went against the grain, because in the Midwest and the rest of the US the choice back then was a lot narrower than it is now.
In 1988 McDonald began building the brewery in a brick building from around the turn of the previous century on Southwest Boulevard. It got a vintage Bavarian brewing system, and the first batches followed in the fall of 1989. On 17 November 1989 the first keg of Boulevard Pale Ale went, in the back of McDonald's pickup truck, to Ponak's Mexican Restaurant nearby.
Unfiltered Wheat, Smokestack and Tank 7
The first 35-barrel brewing system produced Pale Ale, Unfiltered Wheat and a handful of seasonal beers. In 1994 McDonald released an unfiltered version of Wheat Beer, first on draft. Unfiltered Wheat Beer became the brewery's flagship.
In 2005 the first major expansion began. A year later Boulevard brewed on Brewhouse 2, a 150-barrel brewhouse. With that extra capacity the Smokestack Series started, with bolder styles such as The Sixth Glass, Dark Truth Stout and Tank 7 American Saison. Tank 7 quickly won national recognition.
In 2014 Boulevard joined the Duvel Moortgat family of brewers. Cellar Five followed, which nearly doubled the fermentation capacity. The barrel-aging program moved to a warehouse with more than 5,000 bourbon, whiskey and other spirit barrels, and many barrel-aged beers have been available all year round since then. In 2019 came Space Camper Cosmic IPA, the start of a whole series of IPAs.
Boulevard at Hoptimaal
At Hoptimaal it's all about Boulevard Tank 7, an 8.5% American Saison in 33 cl. The beer is highly rated on Untappd. Our range changes, so check the webshop to see if Tank 7 is available now.
Drink a saison fresh and cool, not ice-cold, so the aromas have room to come through. At 8.5% you can take it easy. A tulip glass or wine glass works well.
Frequently asked questions
Where is Boulevard Brewing Co. from?
Boulevard is from Kansas City, Missouri, America. John McDonald founded the brewery in 1989 on Southwest Boulevard.
What kind of beer does Boulevard Brewing Co. make?
Boulevard started with Pale Ale and Unfiltered Wheat Beer. The Smokestack Series with Tank 7 American Saison and Dark Truth Stout, barrel-aged beers and the Space Camper IPAs came later.
What's the best way to drink Boulevard Tank 7?
Drink Tank 7 fresh and cool, not ice-cold, from a tulip or wine glass. It's an 8.5% saison, so take your time with it.
