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RATINGS: 759   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.84   SEASONAL: Spring   IBU: 149   EST. CALORIES: 285   ABV: 9.5%
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Palate Wrecker was originally brewed for the Hamilton’s Tavern 2nd Anniversary celebration. It’s the most complicated West Coast–inspired IPA we have ever brewed—mashing and sparging with hopped wort, in addition to our hop layering regimen for IPA. We use almost 6 lbs/bbl of Columbus and Centennial hops to create this very bitter hop monster (tested at 149 IBU and no extracts in case you were wondering). By popular demand, it is now released for the world to enjoy (even though this beer isn’t for everyone, only the real hop heads!!!). Cheers! - Chuck Silva - Brewmaster - Green Flash Brewing


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4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
sloth (2240) - Ceciltucky, Co., Maryland, USA - APR 24, 2013
Medium sized tan head with fair retention and lacy lacing. Hazy, copper appearance. big nose, juicy, floral, lil burnt wiring, earthy and citrusy with some resiny notes. Body is med/full, nice carboantion, oily and slightly raw. Well blanced with large amounts of citrusy and piney hops with a faintly sweet but biscuity malt backing and a lil hubba bubba too! Finish is juicy and long with a milder than expected bite. ABV be damned! Ya cant tell its over 9! Nice. Bottle from statelineliquors.

4.6
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 18/20
LKay (51) - Maryland, USA - APR 19, 2013
Wow. Very flavorful and full of citrus fun. Light and bold. Great aroma and color.

2.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
jonas (5041) - Garching b. München, GERMANY - APR 19, 2013
Tap. Grassy floral light pine aroma. Hazy orange, creamy offwhite head Very perfumed hoppy flavor, pine, lime. Extremely sticky oily resin clinging to the palate. Not enjoying this very much, terribly unbalanced, why not just drink hop extract directly?

4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
philipmeese (53) - Rowayton, Connecticut, USA - APR 18, 2013
On tap at the Mad Taco. Pours clear deep amber with minimal white head that fades quickly to trace. HUGE and complex hops layered with caramel aroma. Flavor a sharp bitter/salt/sweet with caramel in the back. Tapers evenly to a sharp bitter finish. Overall I love big complex beers and big hops and this does nicely.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
jimrockford (56) - San Diego, California, USA - APR 17, 2013
Fair citrus nose. Slight haze. Taste like grass. Not real pleasant. Carbonation ok. Just not good for me.

4.7
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 18/20
Hopsclation (17) - Chicago, - APR 17, 2013
The hop blast takes you back to the first time you tried an ipa. Orange, pine, and grapefruit dominate and linger for long time. It is crisp, dry, and articulate. Many brewers tack on the "must try for hopheads" line to whatever their ipa is, but as one of the most jaded hophead’s out there I would only say three beers are truly ’must tries’ 1. Devil Dancer 2. Hog Heaven 3. Palate Wrecker

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
keepersj12 (2245) - Sicklerville, New Jersey, USA - APR 17, 2013
Mostly malt sweetness in the aroma, some bread and a hint of citrus. Nice looking cloudy amber, quite appealing. The flavor has a malt beginning but gives way to a hop bitter finish. Dry and tasty, no alcohol to mention. Good one.

4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
brewtant (6) - - APR 16, 2013 does not count
Pours a delicious looking orange/amber colour with an off white rocky head that sticks to the edge of the glass. Aroma is quite in your face with big hoppy pine, pepper and resin along with citrus and pineapple. Just a touch sweet smelling. Smells delicious. Taste is quite sweet with a big malt backbone holding up to the hops, then comes the bitterness with a burst of citrus zest and resin. Some pineapple, orange, and maybe apricot? Mouthfeel is quite chewy with moderate to high carbonation. Finish is quite bitter and dry and lingers on and on. Not a beer for everyone but it is certainly one of the best DIPAs i have had

4.9
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 20/20
Dustin1980 (8) - - APR 14, 2013 does not count
Fantastically hippy but still balanced bitter and sweet worth every penny. It has a sneaky 9.5% abv.

3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
niday2288 (69) - - APR 13, 2013
22oz bomber in a snifter. Pour is dark bet with a 2 finger cream head. Nose is beautiful with notes of pine, pineapple and juniper. Taste is hoppy as can be. Good bitterness that bites the tongue. There is some malt balance but the overwhelming notes are floral bitterness Mouthfeel is medium and not overly carbonated. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone


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