Boulevard Collaboration 2 (White IPA)

Boulevard Brewing Company (and Deschutes)
Kansas City, Missouri

APPEARANCE: 2.5/3
Hazy, light gold color. Thick, white, foamy head. Effervescent. Some suspended yeast.

AROMA: 2.75/4
Lemongrass–like lemon Jolly Ranchers—orange peel, coriander. Earthy, some sourness.

TASTE: 7.5/10

• Hop/Malt Balance: 3/4: Hop bitterness dominant. Grapefruit, citrus tartness (akin to Squirt). Flavor hop gets lost in yeast and accompanying flavors.
  
• Aftertaste: 2/3: Bitter hop, for sure. Complex yeast flavors (coriander, spice) last, too.
  
• Mouth-Feel: 2.5/3: Puckering, citrusy, fizzy but full, almost chewy.
  

OVERALL: 2/3: Definitely a wit, and a bitter one at that. Any hop flavors are overwhelmed by yeast complexity. Tasty, but to call it an IPA is a stretch.

TOTAL: 14.75/20–I'll Try A Pint

NOTES:
Matt: A good, big, complex wit, but that's about it. I'd probably buy Zon or a sixer of White Rascal before I'd buy this again.
Ben: It's a wit first. The hop flavor just gets lost; the hop flavor gets lost. The Belgian yeast is good, but I'm not seeing the IPA, and it's a high price point.