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Green Flash Hop Head Red

Green Flash Hop Head Red - Amber Ale

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 Percentile 
96
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Brewed by Green Flash Brewing Co.
Style: Amber Ale

Vista, California USA

bottled
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on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
5083.74/5.03.72/5.06.3%99.7English pint, Shaker
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Commercial Description:
Resinous hop character and bitterness balance the rich caramel malt base. We took it a step further and Amarillo dry hopped the brew to 45 IBUs, creating refreshing and savory hop flavors and aromas. Is it Red IPA? That’s your call.
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 cathcacr (586), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/58/104/516/20
Aug 4, 2008  
#511 (Mel Ott) Take Arrogant Bastard and tone it down a couple notches and you have this. Maybe compare it with Rogue American Amber. Like with a number of strong red American ales these days, there’s the suggestion of rye.


 raphael (411), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Aug 2, 2008  
Piney woods in a grapefruit rain, resinant. Slightly cloudy amber red w/ lasting tan head. The resin & citrus don’t blend as well in the flavor, some smoked malt, almost balsamic vinegar hint, distant burnt sugar. Hoppy finish


 nhorween (639), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/102/515/20
Aug 1, 2008  
12oz bottle. Ruby red - brown color with a big, fluffy, butter colored head. Resiny aroma of hops. Sticky without being overly sweet. Fresh cut grass, citrus, yada yada. Smells nice. Flavor is hoppy with a lingering bitter finish and a lackluster mouthfeel. Pretty good.


 arjoseph (594), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/513/20
Jul 31, 2008  
On tap at the LAX Four Points Sheraton. My nose hasn’t gotten anywhere close to the glass, and I can catch wafts of juicy hops and caramel malt. Smooth and actually pretty creamy in the mouth, nice foamy carbonation adds to a luxurious feel. Piney hops start biting a bit late in the finish, and it’s not as bitter as expected. Lightly sweet in the middle and tasting of fruitcake. The aroma is strong, but there’s not much going on with it, no preview of wonderful flavors beyond the basic hops and basic malts. Copper hazy in the glass with a stiff head of taupe foam. Great session beer.


 JasonG (700), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/516/20
Jul 31, 2008  
12 oz bottle - fairly dark amber red color with smallish light tan head. Aroma is full of toasted caramel, along with a fair amount of black pepper spiceyness, touch of honey and oak. Flavor has fair amount of chewy malts, along with a ton of herbal hops and fair amount of medium caramel. FInish is very bitter. Overall pretty nice, definitely on the bitter side of the style though.


 xmarcnolanx (789), Kirkwood, Missouri, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Jul 31, 2008  
Aroma is sweet caramel, a little bit of lemon and pine. Very, very nice. Orange, amber colored with no/little head. Taste is harsh hoppiness and sweet caramel. Finish is resiny, sweet, and kind of a dull umame kind of lingering finish. Very nice.


 gsmitty80 (628), Washington DC, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/105/54/104/513/20
Jul 31, 2008  
Good color and pour, taste was very mellow for a red with a bit of earthy smokiness to it that really lingered through the finish. Not what i look for in a red.


 spikester (602), Salem, Oregon, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/516/20
Jul 31, 2008    Updated: Apr 9, 2009
Pours cloudy dark amber with ahuge off white head and plentiful lacings. Aroma is floral hops. Taste is sweet rich malts with a very strong earthy leather hop bitterness. Very powerful amber, would see this leaning toward the IPA camp. Nice beer will probably drink more when available.



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