Green Flash Hop Head Red

Crushed with Jakebra. Nice hit of floral and pine hops on the nose made me excited. Very thin-bodied with some bittering hops, but not nearly enough. Way too thin. It’s nice, but not excellent.

On draft at Tyler’s Taproom in Durham NC, this brew poured a nice darker red with a nice white head and a good amount of lacing. Nice nose of citrus, pine and floral hops. Nice hoppy IPA flavor with the expected citrus and pine and a perfect amount of carbonation and solid mouthfeel. Tried a couple of brews on this vist to Tyler’s and this was my favorite.

Bottle, #463. Deep hazy amber pour with decent head and good lacing. Lots of floating stuff. Citrus and floral hop aroma and flavor. Something kind of homebrewy in the aftertaste. Pretty good, but not great.

Pours a deep copper with a one finger caramel head. Aroma is hops, but it is slightly metallic and a little off. That is nowhere in the taste though. Lots of hops, bitter, some citrus, and some caramel malt. Lean is towards hops than malt. I like the description of "red IPA" for this beer.

pours a deep darkish amber, with a thick tan head that fades slowly and laces nicely. huge nose of citrus and pine hops, as well as a malt note that kind of reminds me of muffins. blueberry muffins, let’s say, though there isn’t anything particularly blueberry about it. pretty great, though. big resinous piney/citrus hop flavor, offset perfectly by the brown sugar crystal malt. like a toned down version of a fantastic barleywine or double ipa. reminds me a lot of great lakes burning river (which, coincidentally, i was just drinking), though maybe a bit maltier. moderate bitter on the finish--nothing assaulting. very pleasant. somewhat dry finishing, though medium of body. very nice level of carbonation. i feel like my taste for hoppy beers has been steadily waning for the past year or more, but when i want a hoppy beer, i want it exactly like this. "amber ale" or "red ipa", it’s a crystal-rich, hoppy ale, and it tastes wonderful.

Pours hazy scab brown (don’t mean that in a gross way) with a tall foamy light tan head that has good retention and leaves some lacing. Aroma is lots of caramel, planty and citrus hops, some toffee, green tea, lime, and something that reminds me of a creamy citrus tart. Flavor is caramel, toffee, nice citrus and herbal malts, a hint of toast and some nice tropical fruit notes. Finish is slightly bitter grapefruit and burnt sugar. Really good stuff.

$10.48 a sixer but I still grabbed this immediately due to the brewery and the name of the beer. They do not lie, this is hoppy. It looks like your standard imperial red even though the ABV is only 6%. Nice lacing on the glass and a creamy head. The smell is like sniffing a handful of amarillo pellets. Super hoppy, green smell. The flavor is bitter amarillos which always remind me of lemons for some reason. This sorta reminds me of Boulder’s Mojo with all this amarillo going on. Still, this is a good beer if you really like hops, otherwise stay away. 07/08 - after having this on tap I have to bump the smell score, nice. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 05-30-2008 02:49:47

(Bottle) Pours dark red with nougat colored head. The aroma is medium hoppy with some resiny “green” notes from the dry hopping. Tea-like, floral, orange citric and tiny piney. A fresh and not too sweet toasted, light caramelly maltiness in the background. A whisper of mango and apricot is also notable. The flavour is light sweet and medium bitter with a dry finish. Light acidic. Tones of resin, tea, grapefruit/orange, toasted bread and light caramel. The mouthfeel is clean and medium carbonated. Resiny and tea-like bitterness lingers. Medium bodied.