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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
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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 RblWthACoz (963), Brooklyn, New York, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Feb 11, 2008  
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.


 hayduke (1621), Eureka, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Feb 11, 2008    Updated: Jan 25, 2009
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.


 DrHomolka (726), Columbus, Ohio, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/517/20
Feb 11, 2008  
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.


pleasesir (13), Brooklyn, New York, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/54/102/513/20
Feb 8, 2008  
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.


 Brewso (238), Mt Kisco, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/517/20
Feb 4, 2008  
Some nice malt sweetness but not enough. Citrus and pepper hop raise promising aromatic but just falls short on malt complexity. Not bad.


 ante (2904), Stockholm, Sweden
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Feb 3, 2008  
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.


Veeks (8), USA
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4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/517/20
Feb 2, 2008  
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...


 omhper (12155), Stockholm, Sweden
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/57/101/512/20
Jan 31, 2008  
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.



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