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Green Flash Imperial IPA

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98
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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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 timfoolery (484), California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Jan 22, 2008    Updated: Feb 18, 2008
Imperial IPA carries a connotation of it’s own. Even still, this one hit my tongue with a ton of bitter grapefruits with no aftertaste. Normally, a beer with bitter hops lacks control, but this one was impressive.


 thewolf (5722), Kolding, Denmark
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/103/517/20
Jan 19, 2008  
Bottle. [thanks to Øster]
Pours a lightly hazy golden-yellow with a great, yellowish creamy small head. Good lacing. Aroma is wonderfully fruity, strawberries, light doughy and pilsner malt as well as a good dose of hops (naturally). Lively mouthfeel, but still rather creamy. Begins of rather mild with a good fruity hoppiness. Then some light caramel and pilsner maltiness. The finish is extremely bitter, lots of powerful hops. Wonderful for a hophead, a bit sharp, but I really like it.


 faroeviking (6023), Republica Vikingo de las, Faroe Islands
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Jan 19, 2008  
Bottle. Pale deep golden. Fruity piney bit sweet aroma. Dry fruity pine aroma with some sweetness. Long lasting dry fruity flavour with caramel, pine and some citrus and a good dry fruity hoppiness in the finish. Thanks to the thewolf.


 yespr (12018), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Jan 19, 2008  
75 cL bottle, thanks to thewolf. Pours hazy orange with a dense white head. Mild pine and grapefruity aroma. Flavour starts with a sweet caramel with a nice fruity note before a solid bitterness is building up along nice sweet notes towards the finish. Nice.


 KimJohansen (6909), Copenhagen V, Denmark
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Jan 17, 2008    Updated: Mar 23, 2008
[Courtesy of thewolf, session @ yespr] Hazy golden with medium short lasting head. Aroma is hoppy with grapefruit notes. Flavor is sweet with grapefruits, citrus, caramel and a nice hoppy kick to the end. Finishes bitter. Lovely!


 Grovlam (3809), Copenhagen, Denmark
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Jan 17, 2008  
Bottle. [Courtesy of thewolf, another great session @ yespr] Average thick creamy like off-white head that mostly lasted. Good display of lacework. Light cloudy amber colour. Aroma of lovely sweet pineapple, grapefruit, citrus and hint of elderflower in the sniff. Over the palate comes apricot, hint of liquorish, caramel, fruit that being peach like. Full bodied with a very dry texture and an average carbonation. Well balanced bitter and sweet flavour. Dry and bitter light lingering finish.


 Jmichael (633), Asheville, North Carolina, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/514/20
Jan 15, 2008  
pours a clear gold with full white fluffy head. fresh smooth citrus hop aroma. smooth front with bitter finish. dry aftertaste. good.


 grandet (479), Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/517/20
Jan 9, 2008  
Bottle. Just became available in NE Pennsylvania. Nice orange pour with a big long lasting white head. Nice piney aroma with some citrus in the background. Nice smooth hop flavor. pretty well balanced and tasty. would def have again.



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