Green Flash Imperial IPA

Brewed by Green Flash Brewing Co.
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Vista, California USA

Appearance: Pours up moderately hazy, deep copper hued body with a full inch of off-white froth on top. Smell: Chilled grapefruit juices garnished with slivers of citrus pith and shredded flowers paired with a modest hint of pine astride pale malts displaying hints of sugar cookies. It’s a quality scent. Taste: Pale malts liberally flecked with sweet hints of cookie dough and biscuit crumbs. Medium sweetness overall. The mixture of fully American C-hops presents leafy floral and light pines tastes, as well as a bold citrus character that’s juicy, fruity, and a bit citric. Medium-high bitterness. Finishes dry and bitter with those citric tones brazenly sliding into the aftertaste. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation. The mouthfeel is a bit oily, a bit chewy, even. Drinkability: Green Flash’s West Coast IPA is amply malty and rather well hopped, so it should please hopheads and lovers of IPA’s. I know I found it to be enjoyable.

clear amber color, nice off white head that quickly receeds, lots of lace. nose of citric hops, touch of maltiness. flavor of citrus hops, caramel, mostly hops. creamy mouth feel, but mostly bitter hoppy finish. a very enjoyable experience, with well hidden alcohol content. sampled @ family liquors in homewood. my 50th DIPA rating.

Hazy orange amber with big, foamy off-white head / Nose of orange, grapefruit, weed, pine / Medium body, creamy and moderately biting, with good malt/hop balance and long, sharp hop finish / Mellow, elegant flavors of orange, grapefruit, cut pine, resin, and weed / A mellow and elegant 2ipa.

cloudy yellow/orange, small white head. aroma is hopy and slighrly citrussy flowery. flavor is malty, buitter, pine, supernice balance, very well done.

Bottle. Pour is cloudy copper with smallish white head. Aroma is huge hop. Pine, grapefruit, guava, dandelion, and a light malt background. Definitely a hop feature. Flavor is a touch bitter up front with a nice mellowing middle to lingering pine, grapefruit, and resin hop. Pretty crisp finish with a small amount of lingering bitterness. Very easy to drink. Solid but not too crazy.

Pours a honey yellow, orange with a small white head. Aroma is "weed", grass, and citrus. Taste is strong hops but not overly bitter, a little bit of sweetness, and lots of grapefruit. Alcohol is well hidden for 9.4%. I’m a huge hop head but I’m not really a fan of this beer. It seriously tastes and smells exactly like weed.

22 oz. bottle. Pours amber gold with nice lingering white head. Aroma citrus hops, clementine, grapefruit, resiny. A sharp hoppy bitter bite with a bitter lingering finish. Grapefruit very prominent. Undoubtedly excellent, but if you really think about it it almost tastes too much like ruby red grapefruit juice. Definitely very nice but not a personal favorite for the style.