Green Flash Imperial IPA

Pours a clouded orange gold with almost no white head. Even without the head, I still rate it what I do because of the color. Nose is strong with grass and perfumed tones. Did I say it was strong with grass? Just want to make sure. Flavor is nice, but a bit too vibrant, shall we say. It sings a bit too high in my mouth at first. Of course over time I either get used to it or it calms down. I am sure it’s that I get used to it. Thick floral hoppy flavor profile. It is nice, but kind of one-sided. Not massively complex, but who cares. It’s nice. Feel has a decent bubble to it and the liquid is fairly well bodied. Nice to drink. Could easy go on this all night.

From a 22 oz bottle this poured a clear amber with moderate white head and good lacing. Nose of strong citrus and a medium mouthfeel. Flavor is mostly citrus hops, and it made me sneeze, the first time beer has ever done that. Long bitter finish. Alcohol quite noticeable. Great beer.

Bomber. Pours pale, translucent yellow/orange with a nice soapy white head. Strong hoppy aroma on this one. The summit hops stand out with a pungent, earthy aroma. Some garlic/onion characteristics are noticeable but not really distracting as they have been in other brews. Behind the pungent aroma is some sharp citrus, mostly oranges. Taste is exactly the same as the aroma. Medium bodied, drinkable, smooth bitterness. The hop flavor and aroma in this are different than most others in the style. This was a solid IIPA if not a standout.

New to NYC, 22oz. From Spuyten Duyvil Grocery. Large foamy head that disappears quickly w/ no cap or lacing. Nice aroma, fresh/resiny slightly skunky (the good kind of skunk!). Very dry and quite bitter but sort of one dimensional, reminds me of some of the Slyfox Project offerings this year. Not really what I was hoping for in an IIPA but worth a try.

Some nice malt sweetness but not enough. Citrus and pepper hop raise promising aromatic but just falls short on malt complexity. Not bad.

Bottled. Thanks to omhper. Pours out in a clear dark golden colour with a rich white foam. Huge hoparoma of lychee, orange-peels and grapefruit. Bittersweet full flavour of lychee, pine-needles and grass with sugary undertones. Strikingly bitter finish of grass and lychee.

hoppy and tasty the way a good pale ale should be...sweet at first and then results in a bitter hint after you’ve put the glass down...good, clean aroma...worth a shot if you like pale ales...

Bottled. Somewhere between deep golden and pale amber, firm head. Striking lychee aroma. Full bodied and very sweet. The attempts at balancing the vast amounts of hops results in excessive sweetness,and it feels a bit sticky. The lovely hop flavour fades out into an inky bitter finish.