Green Flash Imperial Red Ale

Brewed by Green Flash Brewing Co.
Style: American Strong Ale
San Diego, California USA

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

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pours clear dark mahogany with a thick tan head. aroma is mostly hop forward( citrus and pine) with some grassy notes as well. I’m not getting much of any malt in the nose. flavor is all green flash/ San Diego style hop bomb... pine, floral, citrus, grass - awesome. some warming from the alcohol, but not over powering.much better than their hop head red, which I absolutely love. great beer

This really shouldn’t be labeled as an american strong ale, there really needs to be a category for red ales, even if amber ale doesn’t quite fit the bill. Delicious hop bomb, but with the exact right amount of malt foundation. Wonderful.

On tap at Urge for the Total Tap Takeover with BP and GF. Copper pour with eggshell head. Sharp hoppiness and matching malty smooth goodness. Can definitely taste the hops and every bit of the alcohol. Nice strong beer.

Location: Draft at the RnH, 12/30/10

Aroma: The nose is resiny and grassy with some caramel, floral, and citrus notes
Appearance: This beer pours a nice copper color with a frothy white head
Flavor: The taste is rather resiny, decent sweetness, very nice hoppy presence
Palate: It has a sticky pine-like body, a nice mouthfeel and a long, dry finish
Overall Impression: Overall this was a very nice example of the hoppy red style. Well-made and highly drinkable stuff. A bigger version of Hop Head Red? Seems like a good idea, and I enjoyed this one quite a bit

Cask at RnH: Rusty deep amber with a wispy light tan head. Huge resiny aroma- some toasted clean crystal malts mesh with a fruity hop richness- quite bright and perfumy. Silky body. Clean, toasted, richly resiny. Quite a bit of piny spruce like qualities. Rich long flavors yet dry and rounded. A nice hoppy brew.

Draft @ BT. Dark red pour with some tan head. Spicy, dry earthy and pine hopped brew. Nice finish.

Tap at Rattle n Hum. Poured a dark copper. Nose is hops and big sweet malts and a hint of the abv. Bitter sweet and lots of malts meet big hops. Super balanced almost leaning towards the malty side. A big and bitter finish.

Deep red color. Nose of strawberries and caramel, but an underlying hoppiness that just subtly pops its head up without ever being too obvious. The mouth is malt front then hops kick in. A bit heavy but the alcohol is definitely well hidden. Well made, well executed. moderate bitter finish. Excellent.

Draft. Pours an amber toned body with a light off white head and ok retention. Green grass tones with citrus and grass notes. Mild resinous malt tones and bitter prickly drying. Very nice.

Not one of my Flash favorites for sure. This one is bit of a muddle. Didn’t even finish the taster. Unbalanced with a bit of a boozy kick. Mostly malt. Not on style for me.