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Green Flash Imperial IPA

Percentile
98
overall

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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 LinusStick (1831), Moon Twp, suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/516/20
Mar 21, 2008  
A very good IIPA. Aroma was nice but there is something off about this beer. Strong hops with not much else, but also dirt. Pour was a nice medium gold with a foamy 1 finger white head. The light color of this beer gives it away. This is a hop bomb with little regard to malt which is just the way I like them. Taste was strong bitter hops through and through but with the underlying dirt/dust taste. Strong bite on the back of the throat and sides of the tongue. Very thick mouthfeel but the strong carbonation coupled with the strong alcohol burn/hop bite lets me know I won’t be tasting food for a day. My taste buds are shot.


 michael-pollack (2647), King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Mar 21, 2008  
22oz. Bottle: Aroma of hops, grapefruit, pine, and citrus. Aroma is lightly sweet and floral. Poured amber with hints of orange and gold in color with a large, creamy, off-white head that lasted throughout. Hazy. Lightly sparkling. Excellent lacing. Flavor is medium to heavily bitter. Tastes of hops, citrus, pine, grapefruit, and caramel. Medium body. Average, lightly chalky texture. Average carbonation. Bitter, hoppy finish.


 swoopjones (1897), Buffalo, New York, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Mar 20, 2008  
22oz oz bomber shared with hopson @ Coles. Huge kind bud hop aroma. Thought Hippy Ed the local supplier was in the bar. Sticky resiny pine tar hop thing going on. Nice citrus, grapefruit hop taste. Well balanced. Nice brew


 sleepylopes (313), New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Mar 19, 2008    Updated: Jul 20, 2008
nose of dense buds and other botanicals. super clear amber with large bubbles. the head is more of a light lace than anything else. coper in color well bannanced with a relitavly mild hop presence.


 RCL (1458), Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Mar 15, 2008  
Excellent strong hop aroma, followed by a hoppy, yet not overwhelming flavor. Quite herbal hop finish.


 BDR (2154), Roseville, Minnesota, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/105/516/20
Mar 14, 2008  
Pine and greatfruit hops on the nose with a definite herbal character. This would go well with pizza. Similar body with a thick mouthfeel. Orange color.


 JK (2949), Richfield, Minnesota, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/104/515/20
Mar 13, 2008  
Loads of hops. Some pine and grapefruit, and intensely herbal. Full and thick palate. Substantial white head and orange colored beer. I think i prefer the regular Green Flash.


 thornecb (1753), Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Mar 12, 2008  
Pours bronze into a snifter. Offwhite head quickly subsides to skim surface. Grapefruit, pine and resin aromas. Sweet crisp malt upfront and a lasting citrus rind finish.



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