 bubbleflubber (885), Collinsville, Virginia, USA
Oct 9, 2009 Pours a nice deep murky amber into the glass, with tons of granulated yeasty "floaties". The head is offwhite, 1-finger, dense, diminishing to window-wash lacing. The nose is of big floral and grassy hops. Flavors are excellent, and very similar to their West Coast IPA... some drier pale malt, biscuit flour, light grapefuit/citrus, and tons of dry-hopped Amarillo bitterness. The finish is pine resin and biscuit flour. This is indeed an IPA, albeit red or whatever color (the palate doesn’t lie). IBU’s actually feel a bit stronger than 45 units, but I could be mislead. The mouthfeel is almost chewy/sticky, but cleanses the palate well, and is an accepted quaff. This is a bit complex and strong for a traditional amber ale, but regardless of the categorization, this is indeed a superb offering from Green Flash!
slitcher (87), Freeport, Illinois, USA
Oct 9, 2009 Pours a beautiful brick red with a medium head. Aroma of caramel and citrus hops. Great caramel malt flavor perfectly balanced with crisp bitter hops. An extremely well balanced beer. Excellent!
screigh (253), Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
Oct 4, 2009 Pours a nice red amber color. So many floaters it looked like a huge batch of sea monkeys. Little to no head. Aroma is malty and smooth with a hint of hops. Taste is decent with malt and a quick hit of bitterness.
phaleslu (423), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Sep 30, 2009 Bottle shared by Shawnm213 at The Comet in Northside. Amber color with a large off-white head. Nose doesn’t match that of the Green Flash IPA we just tried, but still a nice aroma of hops, citrus, caramel, and some pine. The flavor is even better, following the lead of the nose and balancing everything together really well. Light body, refreshing, medium carbonation. Crisp, slightly bitter finish.
shawnm213 (882), South Bend, Indiana, USA
Sep 28, 2009 Bottle at comet, courtesy of Phaleslu. Can’t thank you enough! Pours amber with a big foamy offwhite head. Notes of citrusy hops, grapefruit, pine, caramel. Nice beer. Very well balanced.
Fratto (670), Arlington, Texas, USA
Sep 22, 2009 Nice idea, worked out well. Nice red pour and a decent amount of hops. I need to find more Green Flash beer.
Haslinger (640), Syracuse, New York, USA
Sep 22, 2009 12 ounce bottle. Very nice malty aroma which mellowed into some robust hops taste. Incredibly good aftertaste. The hops stuck around in your mouth. Great
oldno7 (135), Spokane, Washington, USA
Sep 22, 2009 Not a lot of aroma, but the flavor and pallate of this beer made it very enjoyable. With notes of caramel, malts, hops, mandarin, pine and maybe a little chipotle in the aftertaste. Overall a very good beer ! (Not as good as Mac & Jacks African though)
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