     Single-Wide India Pale Ale (Boulevard Brewing Company)
Ahhh, the little brother of the big, badass, practically twister-proof Double-Wide IPA from Boulevard. Checking the website I am impressed by the fact that this IPA has six varieties of hops used in it's production. That sounds hoppy! I've never actually had this before and now that I've booked a trip to Kansas City in May I look forward to seeking it out on tap when I get there. From the Boulevard site: "The latest addition to the Boulevard family of year-around beers, Single-Wide I.P.A. is our take on a style that originated in 18th century Great Britain. This American version -- inspired by our Smokestack Series Double-Wide I.P.A. -- boasts a heady combination of six varieties of hops, some of which were employed for dry-hopping." Here we go... Pour - orange and yellow, quite nice looking in the glass with a big frothy head. Some nice bubble streams heading north.
Aroma - slight citrus, a little malt sweetness, a bit of grassiness and some slightly sour notes.
Taste - the biggest thing I get from this IPA is bitterness. A tongue lashing comes without a lot of malt backbone nor is it accompanied by a lot of hop flavor. Its rather one-sided, or to put it another way, its not all that complex. I am left wanting more citrus and pine flavors and even a little more sweetness to balance it out.
Overall - not one of my favorite IPAs to date but one that I do plan on giving another shot when I am sitting at the Boulevard Brewing Company's bar in Kansas City in a couple months.
Would I buy more of it? - well, I actually didn't buy this bottle but if I could buy this I actually probably would pass it up for something I know is a little more hoppy and balanced.
Note - more random stuff about trailer homes from Wikipedia - The two major sizes are single-wides and double-wides. Single-wides are 18 feet (5.5 m) or less in width and 90 feet (27 m) or less in length and can be towed to their site as a single unit. Double-wides are twenty feet or more wide and are 90 feet in length or less and are towed to their site in two separate units, which are then joined together. Triple-wides and even homes with four, five, or more units are also built, although not as commonly. They also differ from site built homes in that it is not uncommon for owners of singlewides to "trade up", as one might with a car. While site-built homes are rarely moved, singlewide owners often "trade", or sell their home to a dealer in the form of the reduction of the purchase of a new home. These "used" homes are either re-sold to new owners, or to park owners who use them as inexpensive rental units. Single wides are more likely to be traded than double wides since removing them from the site is easier. In fact only about 5% of all double wides will ever be moved.
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