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Green Flash Imperial IPA

Green Flash Imperial IPA - Imperial/Double IPA

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 Percentile 
98
overall
Brewed by Green Flash Brewing Co.
Style: Imperial/Double IPA

Vista, California USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
6843.85/5.03.84/5.09%88.6Snifter, Tulip
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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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 Tmoney99 (4656), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jun 28, 2008  
Bottle from River’s Bend. Pours a clear copper color with an average rocky off-white head that was mostly lasting with good lacing. Heavy hoppy citrus aroma. Medium to full body with a slick texture and soft carbonation. Medium to heavy hoppy bitter flavor with a good bittersweet finish of moderate to long duration. Very good brew.


 cbeers21 (563), Miami, Florida, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/516/20
Jun 27, 2008  
Nice copper pour. Piney hops totally there, grapefruit. Softer vanilla, caramel and sugary flavors dance with the sharp citrusy hops. Sweeter thinner body with decent amount of balance. Nice.


 sayravai (3720), Helsinki, Finland
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Jun 27, 2008  
(Bottled, 0.66l) Very hazy golden with a medium, frothy and lacy head. Soft aroma with lemony-aromatic hops and pale malt. Flavor of grainy malt, alcohol, some berries, and somewhat stingy hops. Medium-bodied, bitter and soft-carbonated palate. A double IPA with pronounced bitterness and alcohol - but not that well balanced.


 lordeche (397), Quincy, Massachusetts, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Jun 24, 2008  
Pours copper with off-white head. Aroma with tons of great grapefruit, lemon, and orange hops melded well with caramel. Flavor contains a nice sweet caramel-citrus beginning, with the caramel lasting throughout, finishing with some unique spiciness. Great bitterness as well, and a nice long, dry finish.


 joekfsu (138), Boardman, Ohio, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Jun 23, 2008  
22 oz bottle. Pours a cloudy orange with 3 cm of foamy off-white head that is slowly diminishing. Aroma of bitter and sweet citrus hops. Initial flavor is sweet, but quickly turns overly hoppy and spicy. Medium body, moderate lacing, light carbonation, and some alcohol presence. Overall, decent imperial ipa, had better but worth a try.


 timmy300 (199), bloomington, Illinois, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Jun 21, 2008  
while there can never be enough west coast double IPAs in the world, this one was too "nice" for my taste. it did have a rather pleasant and rounded hop profile, but it wasn’t as sharp as i would have liked.


 Bullit (1300), Glasgow, Scotland
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Jun 21, 2008  
Golden-orange colour, white head. Aroma has nice citrus and grapefruits hops. Flavour has malts and generous pine and grapefruit hops. Palate is bitter and dry. Long finish. Excellent!


 scrizzz (1252), kirkland, Washington, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/516/20
Jun 20, 2008  
tropical mango papaya aroma let’s me know i’m in for something good. orange red sunset with an initial dense head that looks like it could sustain a cherry. great lacing. white pepper throughout softens the bite and the tropical syrup base. flavors are solidly together, none of them rise out of the pack.



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