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Green Flash Imperial IPA

Green Flash Imperial IPA

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An Imperial/Double IPA brewed by
Green Flash Brewing Co.

Vista, California USA

bottled
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on tap
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4943.83/5.03.83/5.09%77.4 Snifter, Tulip P  Stats

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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 larstangaa (104), Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20

May 7, 2008  
Masser af humle - og som modvægt en meget sirupy sødme. Balance? Måske ikke - men jeg kan skisme godt li’ det! Er dog ikke helt oppe at ringe.

 GMUcrew7 (158), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/514/20
Jul 20, 2008  
Pours nice copper color with big lasting off white head. Aroma is predominately pine hops with a hint of citrus. Somewhat underwhelming pine hop flavors, but it does have a nice malt sweetness to balance the flavor. Has a somewhat sticky palate and the alcohol is well hidden beneath the smooth mouth feel that improves as it warms. The hop flavor is a little muddied, which takes away from the overall quality of the beer. A good beer but definitely not in the upper tier of DIPA’s.


 BuckeyeSammy (344), New York City, New York, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/104/515/20
Jul 20, 2008  
Not much of a nose. Piney hops, heavy malt character. Full palate, maybe a little citrus mixed in there.


 mar (519), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Jul 18, 2008  
dark amber pour with a good off white head. big piney hop scents on the nose. awesome thickness with a smooth flavor of piney hops and a nice finish with a smooth bitterness.


 cazort (325), San Diego, California, USA
1.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/102/55/20
Jul 18, 2008  
(On tap) Upon first glance this beer gives the illusion of being very crisp. This is because the hops really hit you, and then leave a very cold taste lingering in your mouth. All the criticisms I gave for the "West Coast IPA" apply to this: too heavy seeming from the high alcohol content, not enough complexity, and not enough balance. And the quality of the hops isn’t particularly interesting. There’s just a lot of hops but it’s not like there’s much going on in the hop aroma. I’ll pass on this one.


 aubreya (653), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/517/20
Jul 17, 2008  
The color was light golden with orange hues. The head was thin, fizzy, and off-white. The aroma was pine, hops, alcohol, and citris. The flavor was strong hops, pine, citris, alcohol, and waxy/bitter. The palate was thick-bodied. The finish was hoppy.




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