Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Golden Wheat

Boulevard's Jennifer Helber and Jeremy Danner brought home a gold medal for 3.2 Unfiltered Wheat Beer from the 27th Great American Beer Festival, held October 9-11 in Denver, Colorado! Our entry received top honors among 33 total submissions in the category of Session Beers. The Sixth Glass also won a bronze in the Belgian-Style Abbey Ale category. Click here to read the full press release. Cheers!

Monday, October 13, 2008

More on our Green Efforts

In this video segment, Boulevard CEO and Founder John McDonald takes KMBC Channel 9's Erin Little for a close-up look at our sustainable business practices. From the top of our brewhouse's green roof to the bottom of our cardboard recycling bins, Boulevard is always looking for ways to save energy and protect the environment.

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Up on the Roof

The October 6th issue of The Wall Street Journal featured Boulevard's green roof in a special section on the environment. Look at the slideshow for a unique perspective from the top of our new sedum-topped brewhouse, designed to lower our energy consumption and reduce the overall thermal footprint of the building.  

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Hops Selection Time

John McDonald, Boulevard's Founder and President (far right), along with Brewmaster Steven Pauwels and VP of Operations Steve Mills, recently visited the hops farms of Yakima, WA to determine the characteristics of this year's crop. In selecting hops to use in future Boulevard brews, the three test their skills at sniffing out the bad (onions, chemical...) from the good (lemon, citrus, herbal...).