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Green Flash Imperial IPA

Percentile
98
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
6883.85/5.03.84/5.09%88.7Snifter, Tulip
Commercial Description:
"San Diego-style IPA, as it has come to be known by many, is a super-hoppy, high gravity, yet highly quaffable ale. Green Flash Imperial IPA is created in this new tradition, with intense hop flavors and aromas from a unique blend of Summit and Nugget hops. It’s all about the hops!" -- Brewmaster Chuck Silva
101 IBU
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 Sregnar35 (729), Rotterdam, New York, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/105/516/20
Sep 28, 2008  
Really good stuff. Pours amber with a small lacing foamy head. Aroma is very grassy hops. Flavor stings with hops, and finishes smooth with a citrus and malt flavor, very nice for a hop head.


 jujubeast6000 (777), Houston, Texas, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/510/20
Sep 25, 2008  
(bottle): Pours a clear honey-red body, frothy white head, good lacing & lasting. Grapefruity, bitter aroma. Hoppy bitter taste, real bitter, dry. Like sticking your face in horsefeed. Rougher as it warms up.


 Brigadier (1230), Chagrin Falls, Ohio, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/515/20
Sep 25, 2008  
22 oz bottle

A fabulous example of the West Coast imperial IPA style this one was actually not as much of a hop bomb as I was expecting. I find that a good thing; it lets other aspects shine through instead of be dominated.

Aroma / Appearance - The copper transparent body is engulfed by a pillowy soft white head. Clear lines of lacing give it life as it settles. The aroma of fresh rose petals melds with oranges and a hint of malt to form a near perfect combination for my nose.

Flavor / Palate - Creamy caramel hits the tongue first followed by orange and chocolate. Lodged in the back on the tongue the bitterness takes root as it settles in the throat. Mellow and drinkable for the style I would not mind having this again - it’s a good thing that I can now buy it locally.


 fakepurseninja (777), Washington, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/517/20
Sep 23, 2008  
Great hop lineup. Has all the compoents of a Hop-Heavy-Hitter with the big malt body to back it up. Very resiny and piney with a strong floral essence. Nice.


sonicstylee (13), cayuga, New York, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Sep 22, 2008  
kicking hops that deliver throughout, a bit of a fruity flavor. great example of the West Coast IPA. thick for an IPA, almost looks like a wheat beer, I couldn’t see through the glass.


 biznizness (934), Mooresville, North Carolina, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Sep 20, 2008  
Hop devastation to my mouth. Yet, delicious. I am a fan of the West Coast IPA, so I was expecting good things, and it delievered.


 Magicdave6 (5429), London, Greater London, England
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/516/20
Sep 19, 2008  
Bottle at home with mesandsim. Alround rating: Toffee malts, caramalt, citrus, pine, very good amount of bitterness. Very easy drinking stuff.


 Lagunitasfan (433), San Diego, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/56/104/517/20
Sep 10, 2008  
Who opened the baggie of Skunk Bud while I’m drinking my beer? Great color, dense head that drops to tenacious lace. The combination of hops in this brew smells remarkably of California’s number one agricultural product. Tasty, sharp, fruity, light, sticky on the back of the throat, and made my head feel good by the bottom of the 22 oz bottle. Bartender, I’ll have another.



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