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RATINGS: 760   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


tricyclist's rating

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
tricyclist (444) - Spring Hill, Florida, USA - JAN 19, 2013
I think I liked this one more last time I had it. Fresh from the keg, snifter pour of healthy amber with faint of white head. Nose is straight hops and bitterness. Flavor is obscene.. Just too much, too overwhelming. No balance, and while I somewhat enjoy drinking it, it’s not as spectacular as I remember.


most recent ratings

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Baz7778 (56) - SCOTLAND - MAY 21, 2013
Big and does what the label says. Seems to lose some of the hop hit with age given it being consumed in NZ. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
bigbish (415) - California, USA - MAY 21, 2013
This is an amazing DIPA. The aroma is off the charts. Lots of citrus. The flavor is very well rounded. I love the centennial hops and the balance with the malts is perfect. Great beer.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
RumRunner101 (386) - British Columbia, CANADA - MAY 20, 2013
Amber pour with white head. Aroma is big citrus and piney hops, malt in the background. Taste is the same - as mentioned below a big west coast style DIPA. I quite like it. I found there was just enough balance to cut the extremely bitter hops. Still couldn’t drink a lot, but quite tasty.

4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 17/20
canary dog (582) - Rutland, Vermont, USA - MAY 20, 2013
Big, piney, rich, and malty. Very well balanced hops and malt. However, it doesn’t come across as too sweet, bitter, or alcoholic. An impressive achievement.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
SlovakSniper (2115) - Candiac, Quebec, CANADA - MAY 20, 2013
La robe est dorée foncée. Quelqu’un pourrait bien dire orangée et cela pourrait aussi être approprié. Je constate une belle tête mousseuse. Elle est solide et laisse quelques traces derrière son passage. Le nez est frappant. D’abord, par sa force houblonnée. Je capte des parfums d’oranges très amères. Je sens des fleurs printanières assez fortes et mes narines sont complètement assaillies par un bouquet résineux assez puissant. On dirait bien que ma bouteille est fraîche! Les malts sucrés se font aussi entendre. Fort heureusement, les céréales offrent un coussin bien confortable à toute cette verdure. Le goût est très amer. L’impact des houblons est considérable. Il y a des notes d’oranges et de pêches qui se cachent derrière cette forêt de jeunes conifères. Dans cette histoire royalement houblonnée, le sucré des malts est un valet un peu niais qui arrive toujours au bon moment. En bouche, le liquide montre une superbe rondeur. La texture m’apparaît très huileuse mais facilement acceptable. Peut-être que cette douce montée des bulles y est pour quelque chose. La finale, profondément résineuse et véritablement intense, fait littéralement exploser ce qui reste de rondeur maltée. Une bière étonnante qui ne fait pas son pourcentage élevé d’alcool. Facile à boire. Cette bière est dangereuse.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
Gachupines (629) - USA - MAY 19, 2013
Hazy golden with a thick white head. Aroma is big grapefruit hops. Flavor is big hops and a lot of grapefruit. A little oily in the finish. Overall, it delivers what’s promised. Big hops, not much balance. But, if you are craving a hop bomb, this one is quite good.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
JFURYCAT (1079) - East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, USA - MAY 18, 2013
Chewy wintergreen citrus hop flavor with dry crisp finish and alcohol presence in the palate. Definitely west coast!

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
LarryBeast (273) - - MAY 18, 2013
On tap @GarricksHeadPub. Just as the name implies. A huge West Coast hop bomb lacking any attempt at balance or subtlety. All citrus and resiny bitterness. Medicine for hop heads.

4
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
deaconmike (59) - Roswell, USA - MAY 15, 2013
Poured from a bottle. Clear copper with a big fluffy head and good lacing. Aroma is outstanding - lots of pine and citrus, a little tropical fruit. As promised, taste is strongly bitter throughout - piney with some grapefruit. The finish is dry and the bitterness lingers. Solid mouthfeel. Overall, a really interesting brew, but it’s one of those that make you pucker up, certainly not a session beer.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
GJF (1078) - Mount Vernon, Iowa, USA - MAY 14, 2013
Amber beer with a thick, beige head. Nice lacing. Aroma is all hops. Flavor has a good malt backbone, caramel flavors, with tons of grassy and hay hop flavors and a burst of pine. Finish is dry and bitter. My kind of beer.


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