Green Flash Trippel

Brewed by Green Flash Brewing Co.
Style: Abbey Tripel
Vista, California USA

Slightly cloudy, golden/amber appearance with a large, off white head and decent lacing. Yeasty, herbaceous aroma, lots of spicyness, with some floral hops in the background. Malty, yeasty taste, balanced by a nicely hopped, bitter (but smooth), spicy, dry, herbal range of flavors. Medium bodied, well carbonated mouthfeel with a long lasting, dry, mildly medicinal finish.

Very nice, fairly sweet tripel. All the right tastes one expects and that nice golden color. Strong fruit flavor. Another excellent Green Flash.

Bubblegum, sugar and alcohol nose. Bready with a cloyinly sweet honey and candy sugar palate. Some acetyl alcohol and dms come thru at mid palate. Cloying and hot finish.

Dull golden colour, very lightly hazy. Off-white, frothy head. Smells of Danish wedding cookies, oranges, tea and dough. Cookie sweet flavour with fruity acidity and finishes with a light grassy bitterness. Slick texture with heavy carbonation.

22oz - 3rd Anniversary Trippel - Aroma is sweet malts, alcohol and dust. Flavor is mellow with bready yeast and alcohol. Palate is bitter. I’ve had this beer since it’s release and held onto it for too long.

22 oz bottle

Now that Green Flash has hit the borders of Ohio I have been looking forward to trying some of their products. Currently sitting on this as well as the imperial IPA and imperial stouts I opted for a change of pace first. This was a solid American made interpretation of the trippel style. When a new shipment makes it eastward I am likely to pick up another one. While not a steal it is still a great value if you can find it for $6.99 or less.

Aroma / Appearance - A turbulent frothy beige head was absorbed into the butterscotch colored body. The nose was very sweet with a combination of Wurther’s hard candy, peach, citrus and orange scones melding with the alcohol, waxy chocolate and vanilla beans to create a complicated aroma.

Flavor / Palate - The first sip immediately rewarded the palate with semisweet chocolate flakes, peanut butter brittle and ginger. A spicy transition left citrus on the tongue before turning into molasses. The final stage was a nice vinous finish that dried out the throat. Deceptively easy to drink it was not long before the bomber was totally empty. This was a great value and solid release that sets the bar high for the rest of their line.

bottle. hazy dark orange iwth rising bubbles to white head. toffee, yeast, sweet apricot, spice aroma. lively and fruity. sweet fruit dominates and hits with tartness that mellows to a sugary bitter finish. Big malt body. balance is off and flavors aren’t pure. I was expecting better.

22oz. bomber. Lightly hazed amber color with a medium sized off white head. Aroma is yeasty and spicy, with just a touch of musty, wet grass. Flavor was lightly sweet malt, floral hops, a bit of citrus and a touch of grassiness.