Green Flash Imperial IPA

Bottle: Strong hops, piney and herbal, grassy and medicinal, oily but smooth. Huge nose.

Bottle. Light malt notes of roasted and caramel, moderate to heavy hops of grapefruit peel, light soap for the yeast with hints of pepper, coriander and mixed fresh fruit. Head is bubbly, white with excellent lacing and is mostly diminishing. Flavor starts lightly sweet and moderately acidic, then finishes heavily acidic and bitter. Palate is medium, watery with a touch of creaminess and has a lively carbonation. It finishes moderately astringent and fairly dry. A nice fruity aroma, but a little out of balance from a large hop profile without the proper malt balance. Still an excellent DIPA.

Pours what I would call a bright orange. Nice fluffy 1/4" head that fades and sticks a bit. You can see the very lively carbonation that speeds upward. Big nose of a spicy hop with a decent smell of various fruits, some citrus and some not. Apricot, Grapefruit a hint of anise or some other very peppery yet sweet aroma. Still mostly hops though, which is good for an Imperial IPA. But not hoppy enough of an odor for me. I want an Imperial to reek of hops. A nice strong hop front that goes the distance all the way through the beer and long into the after taste. It’s a bit sticky in that way. But like I said in the last paragraph; I wish it had much much more hops. The flavor isn’t quiet overwhelming enough for me to dub this a true Imperial IPA. Very good though. Silky smooth mouthfeel with a stickiness on the tongue, roof of your mouth and throat of this beer. I wish they triple the amount of hops in this beer. It would have been erected into the Beer hall of fame with other like Dreanaught. This beer is crying out to be better than it is. It’s a valiant effort on the part of the Green Flash brewing co. Thanks for the effort guys! A truly enjoyable beer! This beer is very drinkable but don’t let your guard down, she’ll still sneak up on you and leave you on the floor drooling if you’re not careful. A really decent pick up.

Pours a hazy yellowish orange. almost glowing. resinous piney aroma. sweet malty taste. Bitterness is very strong, but hop character is more limited. seems to have a fruity tone to it. I taste peaches or apricots. Bitter, with a heavy dense sweetness; reminds me somewhat of a barley wine but not as much bitterness and harshness. pretty well in balance.

Pours orange with a foamy head. Smells piney and citrusy with plenty of hops. Flavor was thick and hoppy. Certainly not a bad beer, especially for the price, I just prefer their west coast IPA more.

Lots of piney, citrus hops. Doesn’t meld together as well as some other IIPAs I’ve tried. Really heavy in all areas and certainly enjoyable, altough a bit too citrusy at times. This is the only negative for a big, huge beer. Good price too for the style

bomber from john’s marketplace in portland. hazy gold pour with a sturdy finger of head. aroma is mainly grassy pine hops. strong bitter hop taste balanced nicely with a caramel, toffee and honey sweetness. little bit of citrus in there as well. lingering pleasant bitterness. tingly medium texture and slight warm finish. big fan. K-8.5

Pours a mostly clear orange with an amber hue and a lovely thick frothy off-white head. Aroma has a little of everything, piney, resin, citrus, earthy, bitter, light honey and caramel. First taste is very earthy and bitter quickly followed by some sugar. Light peachy notes, diluted caramel, touch of honey, but mostly piney and very bitter. Medium/full body, quite sugary, smooth fluffy big-bubbled carbonation, the hops oils sting and wake up the mouth. I usually don’t like super sugary and super bitter IPA’s without a lot of citrus, however I enjoy this quite a bit.