RateBeer
   Home Sign Up or Login Advanced Search
   People Ratings Events Places Forums Shop Magazine
      Top By Category  RateBeer Best  Latest Ratings  Top 50    

Green Flash Imperial IPA

Green Flash Imperial IPA - Imperial/Double IPA

* picture credits
copyright may apply

 Percentile 
98
overall
Brewed by Green Flash Brewing Co.
Style: Imperial/Double IPA

Vista, California USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
Find this beer

Add Distribution Data
send corrections | shelftag |

 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
6843.85/5.03.84/5.09%88.6Snifter, Tulip
View Statistics  P 

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
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
 KimJohansen (6645), 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 (3790), 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 (477), 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.


 xnoxhatex (1305), Grand Rapids/Chicago, Michigan, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Jan 8, 2008  
Bottle from encinitas, CA. Hazy orange/amber with large, long lasting white head. Citrus and grainy hop aroma with slight lemon, not all that strong, but nice. Nice fresh hop flavor of pine and grapefruit with large bitterness, slight malt tones of caramel, not very balanced but a very nice hop bomb. Hotly carbonated that fades to nice creamy full body. A nice brew with wonderful hops, only wish it were more balanced but that is personal preference.


 Miver (551), WillowStreet, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/515/20
Jan 7, 2008  
Bomber. Poured cloudy amber with a fine white head. Aroma of fresh cut grass, and tons of floral hops. Taste was hops, oranges, lemon and pine. Hints of Lysol present and certainly a little harsh. I like a good IIPA but in this case I’ll take green flash’s single IPA over this.


 steview (901), Los Angeles, California, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/514/20
Jan 5, 2008  
it is just a big ol’ double IPA with nothing else; thin for what it is, but otherwise; good--typical flavor and aroma, bigger and more fresh aroma, however.


 axilla (962), New Providence, Pennsylvania, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/514/20
Jan 4, 2008  
Poured a slightly hazy amber orange color body with a big, sticky, off-white head. The aroma is sweet pine and oranges with some carmel. Flavor has the same hop profile as the regular IPA with a much bigger malt backbone. Seemed a little off balance in the wrong direction, a little too malty.



CONSIDER FREE RATEBEER MEMBERSHIP



Join us! RateBeer is made by beer enthusiasts for the craft beer community. Your basic membership is free and allows you to read all beer ratings. Click here to create your account... and give your opinion!

SIGN UP NOW »

View Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69

What's Your Opinion?
Tell us what you think of this beer. Start your free RateBeer account now.
» Click here.

More Imperial/Double IPAs

Russian River Pliny the Younger (4.26)

Three Floyds Dreadnaught Imperial IPA (4.25)

Russian River Pliny the Elder (4.22)

Bells Hopslam (4.16)

AleSmith YuleSmith (Summer) India Pale Ale (4.12)

Valley Brew Uberhoppy Imperial IPA (4.1)

Alpine Beer Company Exponential Hoppiness (4.06)

Dogfish Head 90 Minute Imperial IPA (4.06)

Stone Ruination IPA (4.05)

Bells The Oracle DIPA Ale (4.02)

Great Divide Hercules Double IPA (4.02)

Pizza Port Hop 15 (4.01)

Goose Island Imperial IPA (4)

Pizza Port Lou P. Lin (3.97)

Marin Eldridge Grade White Knuckle Double IPA (3.96)


About RateBeer | Add A Beer | Add A Brewer | Edit Personal Info | 100 Beer Club | FAQ | Log out | Feedback? | Copyright 2000-2009, RateBeer LLC