Sunday Night Suds - Boulevard Space Camper Cosmic IPA

This week's Sunday Night Suds looks at Boulevard's Space Camper Cosmic IPA.

First things first, I can't tell you anything about why they named this beer "Space Camper" or even what a "Cosmic IPA" is. In fact, I can't find any evidence that the style "Cosmic IPA" actually exists as a style of beer.

Now that we have gotten that out of the way, we can talk about a fruity, hoppy beer which is bursting with citrus and pine. The beer is 5.9% IPA and while there is some bitterness, this IPA is anything but bitter. Instead, the beer pops with fruit which comes from the hop additions at the end of the boil, and during fermentation, which the Boulevard website indicates "minimize upfront bitterness and create a juicy IPA bursting with tropical fruit flavors and aromas of nectar and citrus."

I liked this beer very much and its fruitiness was not one note, but had multiple levels of citrus. The beer also was a bit thinner than I was expecting, but none of these traits were unpleasant and it went well with the savory meat dish we had it with.

Boulevard Brewery Space Camper Cosmic IPA is under the Kosher Supervision of the Va'ad of Kansas City, but the can I purchased did not have the certification mark on the label. The beer is listed on the Star-K approved list as certified by the Va'ad of KC and at times there is an LOC available on the Va'ad of KC website, but I could not find one today. I have only seen the beer in closed six packs of cans, but if you are curious you may be able to find singles at Total Wine & Liquor in their craft singles section.

To see what the experts on Beer Advocate think about this brew, please follow this link - http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/423/360684.

As always, please remember to drink responsibly and to never waste good beer unless there is no designated driver.

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