Green Flash Imperial IPA

Orange-brown color with a small white head. Aroma full of pine and spruce accompanied by apricot and citrus notes. Sharp bracing bitterness, full of pine needles and grapefruit zest. A light malty backbone is present, but the hops definitely take center stage. Orange peel and juniper berries linger after the spicy/bitter hop finish.

Brewed in San Diego, California. Uses a blend of Summit and Nugget hops. Specs: 101 IBU and 9% Alc. by vol. Finely crafted ale with a beautiful pale amber color. Builds a rich vanilla colored head with intricate brussels lace and fashions good clarity. Splendid aroma! Starts with sweet peachy accents followed by undeniable bitter hop fragrance. This beer also has a taste to suit. It begins with an initial rush of malty sweetness and caps off with a dry bitter finish. This is a extremly hoppy and high octane beer with great bitter accents, but I pick up a very faint skunky flavor. Has a full mouthfeel and exuberates a fair amount of cloying. Overall, has a great balance of malt and hops and is a damn good beer. Try this with sharp cheeses or bold hearty foods.

Very light yellow colour for an IPA, especially for an Imperial. Lasting white head that’s firm and leaving lace. Aroma is obviously filled with hops, some herbal pine, lots of citrus with some dish washing soap, and some exotic fruit, mostly peach and pineapple. There is a little alcohol in the flavour, and a little fruity sweetness, but it’s all about the bitterness! Delicious, insane bitterness that burns your throat a little and a strong hop flavour with fresh tobacco, pine and grapefruit notes. Some American brewers seem to prefer big IPAs with a lot of maltiness and sweetness, but this one is perfectly balanced to my taste. Not chalky dry, but dry enugh to let the hops play lead all the way.

Golden amber color with a thin white head. Soapy hop nose, more like a pale ale than a double IPA. Flavor is very hoppy, citrusy hops and a tangy dryness. Not bad but not overly remarkable.

on tap @ papago... pours a golden yellow with a fluffy whitish head. lots of pillowy lacing. initial aroma is really floral followed by citrus, pine, earthy and catty hops. this smells like high quality weed with some light caramel to back it up. the palate is surprisingly dry... low malt sweetness with flavors of dried grass, wood, mango and the barrage of hops from the aroma. dry bitter piney finish. medium to full bodied. the texture is rather oily but has no stickiness or sweet residue... awesome! clearly a different monster on tap...

On tap at Blind Tiger.Poured a dark amber with a small head. Ha d very hoppy piny nose, with similar flavors with hints of spice.. Nice thick mouthful,with lots of lacing. Nice solid beer.

Bottle from Sparky27. Pours a amber color with a nice white head that lasts a few minutes. Smells of pine and grapefruit dominate. Tastes like a smooth IIPA and has a nice malt base to it. Good stuff.

22oz bottle from bevmo. pours a light subtle copper with a milky lasting head.. the aroma is filled with a stout hoppiness of pines and hints of a mossy almost earthy scent. The initial hit is an explosion of sweet hops that have hints of orange, lime, caramel, almond, sunflower and about 10 other flavors that I cant identify because Im too busy enjoying each sip... Not overpowering but the aftertaste lingers long enough to remind you its an IMPERIAL.. very good.