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Green Flash Imperial IPA

Green Flash Imperial IPA - Imperial/Double IPA

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

Vista, California USA

bottled
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on tap
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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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 fonefan (10868), VestJylland, Denmark
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/517/20
May 5, 2008  
Bottle 66cl. Clear medium orange color with a large, frothy, good lacing, mostly - fully lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, caramel, moderate to heavy hoppy, grape, orange, grass. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and heavy bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (270308)


hoptimus (50), Grand Island, New York, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
May 4, 2008  
Bomber. Nice crisp, clear, golden pour with a white head...and I think I saw a hint of pink in it. Very potent floral and citrus aroma. The flavor had a heavy hop bite, very bitter, which I liked. Could have been balanced out little better though. The body is just shy of perfect in my book. Very tasty.


 plovmand (1590), Helsinge, Denmark
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/103/518/20
May 4, 2008  
Bottle. Pours clear yellow with a big long lasting fluffy head. Beautifull! Very hoppy aroma of citric fruits and peach. In flavour grapefruit, lemon, peach, mango and some caramel as well. Super San Diego style IPA. Very good beer indeed.


 Suttree (2701), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
May 3, 2008  
Coppery orange, very thin white head. Big flowery hop aroma. Flavor is just a hint of maly sweetness, with a big, piney, stickey, resiny, woody hop finish. We noted a slight vegetal note as it warmed - maybe kind of a green pepper, maybe? perhaps?


 DragonsHead (137), Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
May 3, 2008  
It definately is all about the hops. Big grapefruit aroma from the start followed by a crisp hoppy taste. Stays with you for a few minutes, I like that in a beer.


 jpm30 (1588), East Central, Georgia, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
May 2, 2008    Updated: May 3, 2008
22 oz. bottle, no bottling/freshness date, mini-blurb in the lower center of the label, sampled in a tulip glass. L: Hazy orange hued slightly tarnished copper color with a ecru head of fluffed foam that slowly settled into a thin bubbly skim, nice amounts of sticky, chunky lace is left behind. This has your classic DIPA appearance. S: Orange peel, grapefruit rind, pine oil, floral herbs and dark green cannabis, the aroma has a fresh smelling hop profile. Taking in a good strong whiffs brings out traces of honey caramel malts. F&T: Airy, creamy light body that finishes on a dry crisp note, there is also plenty of oily, sticky hop resins on the tongue. Oily herbs and earthy, woody hop tastes at first, followed by mildly subdued, sour citrus flavors, namely oranges, grapefruit peels and pith. In the middle is some sweetly floral, almost honey-like tastes. The hops, while with a coating sticky slickness, their bitterness is genteelly soft. The malts play a minor supporting role, mainly adding a caramelized sweetness to the hop tastes. The alcohol is not that noticeable, just lowest of grades of warmth in the palate, I didn’t really notice it until nearing the end of the bomber when it’s 9% ABV started to catch up on me. This is a good, affordable DIPA, I’m glad that it is now available in my area, I will be returning to this often in the near future.


 kbjames (242), Utah, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/58/103/516/20
May 2, 2008  
This is a really good Imperial IPA although not top notch. Very drinkable and packs a punch at 9% ABV. I’d do this one again.


 sunevdj (1765), Copenhagen OE, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/515/20
May 2, 2008  
Pours a clear light amber with an off-white head and nice lacings. Quite bitter with strong aromas of piny hops. Tiny hints of plantsap. Medium to full bodied. Medium to low carbonation. Hoppy resiny finish.



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