Green Flash Hop Head Red

Brewed by Green Flash Brewing Co.
Style: Amber Ale
Vista, California USA

Location: 12 oz bottle from Gilly’s, 7/9/09

Aroma: Hoppy nose for an amber, pine, earth, caramel, grass, citrus, roasted malts
Appearance: Nice clearish reddish color, light bubbles, about an inch of off white head.
Flavor: Good job of mixing the typical malt flavors of an amber with the hoppiness of an IPA.
Palate: Nice mouthfeel here, good amount of body, a nice drinking brew
Overall Impression: I liked this one, they did a nice job of mixing the best aspects of an amber and an IPA. I like this one, well done by the guys at Green Flash.

On tap at Filmore Pub, downtown Plano. A dark glossy amber beer that smells of Hops-Hops-super-sticky-resin-pine-Hops. He thought that after the first taste (which included a deep malt finish) that the hops then overpowered later sips. She found the tongue-coating sharp tangy hops & alcohol-forward flavors very agreeable & could still taste the roasty malted flavors. Coats the entire mouth, but crisp with agressive hoppy after taste. Would definitely order again.

Bottled. Dark amber coloured. Unclear. Dense light brown head. Liqourice, caramel, pine and flowers in the aroma. Flavour is citric, piney, caramellic and has some herbal and flowery notes. A bit grassy. Medium bodied. Dry. heavy bitter and citric end.

Pours a dark red with little head. Aroma is piney hops, citrus, & dash of fruit. Taste is well like an IPA with mild to medium bitterness. A lot of sediment(yeast) floating around. Overall a pretty decent beer, & yes I would call it a red IPA.

Bottle served in my NB worthy glass: Coppery hue with a nice frothy head and good lacing. The aroma has notes of moderate piney and resiny hops, some grassiness, caramel and crystal malt, hint of grapefruit and pepper. The taste is more towards the sweeter side with the malts very much a player but the bitterness and citric elements are still found. The best part of the palate s towards the finish with a hop spice snap that has part pepper and part rye character. The finish is a tad chalky and astringent. The mouth feel is actually quite reserved, not as biting nor lively as most hop forward brews. All in all more that acceptable but could be a bit cleaner and sharper on the palate and finish.... the it would actually be a Hop Head beer.

The Dan Journal #251. Tasted 2/17/09. 12oz bottle. Hazy with a reddish brown hue. Bubbled off-white head. Bright hoppy aromas. Piney estery hop notes. Rather full bodied with a bright palate. Very fresh. Bready malt character with a rye astringency. Zesty, hoppy finish. The finish lingers slightly. Solid brew!

Bottle. Pours orange-amber, clear, and with a creamed corn coloration. Aroma is of “wet” pine, leaves, and grapefruit. Flavor is beautifully juicy, a nice red fruit-caramel bite, followed with a firm bitterness. A bit of toasted malt as well, along with some dry chocolate in the finish. Palate is smooth throughout. Delicious, if you ask me.

Malty citrus nose, some resin. Soapy head, reddish amber brown color. Carmel sweetness with lime pine needle bitter balance. Medium carbonation, medium mouth, biting bitter finish that transitions into a nice maltiness. Great caramel malty beer with big hops