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Green Flash Le Freak

Green Flash Le Freak - Abbey Tripel

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 Percentile 
95
overall
Brewed by Green Flash Brewing Co.
Style: Abbey Tripel

Vista, California USA

bottled
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on tap
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
4133.71/5.03.7/5.0Special9.2%94.1Trappist glass, Tulip
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Commercial Description:
Le Freak is a modern ale created by converging two beer styles, Belgian Trippel and American Imperial IPA. The use of two yeast strains further marries the styles and American hops give the beer its modern flare.
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 hayduke (1619), Eureka, California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Apr 26, 2009  
From a 22 oz bottle this poured a rich and hazy gold color with a very robust white head and excellent lacing. Good start on appearance. The nose is yeasty, with cloves and floral and citrus hops. Lively and smooth mouthfeel. Flavor is complex with all sorts of unidentifiable spices in addition to the cloves, and the finish is bitter. Very good drinking brew and one I will search out again.


 CheersMate1 (766), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/517/20
Apr 25, 2009    Updated: Apr 26, 2009
Picked up at Brawleys in Charlotte, North Carolina. Nice fluffy head with an orange color that looks wonderful. Nice yeast and sweet malty aroma. Smells wonderful. Carbonation is a bit much but the balance between the hops and the yeast is amazing. The Cali beer from Stone is just as good. This beer is awesome. Nice hop/yeast aroma. Great pungent aroma. Nice smooth taste, this helps overcome the carbonation. Feels good on my tongue. Very good beer. Hops obviously dominate. Great bittering hop flavor at the end. Yeast mixes in well at the end with the hops. Belgian yeast smell dominates. Damn good beer ; cheers!


 ScoWRee (275), Phila, Pennsylvania, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/54/103/514/20
Apr 25, 2009  
Pours golden with a huge white fluffy head.Aroma of cloves. Tastes very hoppy, Has a hint of clove and other spice with some fruity notes. "Extreme Ale" and "Belgian Triple" is not accurate. This is more of an IPA


 agillespie81 (190), Denver, Colorado, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/101/516/20
Apr 24, 2009  
Somewhat hazy, deep golden color...thick fluffy head, with great lacing. Bold aroma, with a multitude of sweet and spicy notes. Just a hint of sweetness in the front, which is quickly overpowered by tangy hop flavor in the back...mouthfeel is very crisp. Finish has a slight citrus flavor interlaced with a solid spiciness. This brew has most of the appearance, aroma and palate of a classic tripel, though mixed with many of the flavor profiles of an IPA...unusual, yet pleasing.


 csbosox (1076), Prairie Village, Kansas, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/517/20
Apr 21, 2009    Updated: Apr 23, 2009
My rating was 95% finished and it was lost. To (briefly) sum it up. This is very nice, toasty malt, fruit, and white pepper in the nose. Tropical, light and citrus fruits in the flavor along with some black pepper and honey. Thick mouthfeel but the bitterness and maybe a touch of alcohol makes for a nice finish. Would purchase again. (~1.014 final gravity)


 mgumby10 (1844), Jupiter, Florida, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Apr 19, 2009  
Pours a bright orange colo, with a medium off white head. Smells of some candy sugar, mixed with a variation of spices and hops. Some dark sweet fruit was noticeable as well. The flavor was pretty spicy, decent little alcohol presence was there also. Got mixtures of swet fruits and hops in the finish. pretty interesting brew. Not overly sweet like some tripels, but with enough hops to give it some balance.


slitcher (87), Freeport, Illinois, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/104/516/20
Apr 17, 2009  
Wow...this is some very unique stuff. Pours a hazy orange with a huge rocky white head. Fruit and hops on the nose. Tatses like an overly-hopped Belgian ale, which isn’t necessarilly a bad thing; just very different. If you like Belgian ales and American IPAs (like I do), you will probably enjoy this unique creation. Recomended.


 lordeche (397), Quincy, Massachusetts, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/514/20
Apr 17, 2009  
Pours orange-amber with rocky white head. Interesting fruity notes (peach, pears, apricot) emerge from the melding of belgian yeast and citrus hoppiness. Flavor is a bit disappointing, however. A little boring up front, with some decent bitterness in the finish. Orange peels, belgian yeast, some subtle fruits, and a bit of spice. Not terrible, but not great.



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