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Green Flash West Coast IPA

Score
99100
OVERALLStyle
Serve in Shaker, Tulip

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RATINGS: 1326   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.88   IBU: 95   EST. CALORIES: 219   ABV: 7.3%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
This West Coast-Style India Pale Ale is extravagantly hopped, full flavored, medium bodied and copper colored. A menagerie of hops is combined throughout the brewing process to impart specific characteristics. Hops used include Simcoe for a unique fruitiness and grapefruit zest, Columbus for strong hop pungency, Centennial for pine and citrus notes, and Cascade for floral aroma.


4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 17/20
stangger (458) - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - FEB 8, 2012
12oz bottle. Thick orange pour with a thick, quick-dissipating white head. Fresh hop aroma of simcoe, cascade. Taste is a mix of sweet citrus, floral, grapefruit from the simcoe, some malt, then bitterness from the rest of the hops. Great balance without being overwhelming.

4.7
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 19/20
davidm (1243) - Melbourne, AUSTRALIA - FEB 6, 2012
Bottle 12oz from Purvis. Great beer, a hop-salad. Aromas of caramel, citrus, apricot, and liquorice. Taste starts sweet, with bitterness taking over for a long finish. Palate is creamy and full bodied. Amber, with a frothy head.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
rjplumer (252) - Providence, Rhode Island, USA - FEB 6, 2012
Floral hoppy citrus note. Hazy amber color with a yellow tinge along the sides. Soap bubbly one finger head. Bitter down the middle.Detect some grapefruit and sweetness. Seem to be left with some sourness on the palate.

3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 11/20
Laurissa0617 (6) - Arlington, USA - FEB 6, 2012 does not count
Smells floral and hoppy. Tastes kind of floral as well. Has a lovely golden color. Lingers on the tongue. Pretty tasty.

4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
cooplander (22) - - FEB 6, 2012
amber color, pine grape fruit aroma, flavor is pine citrus hops with little malt, pretty bitter but thats the way i like them, great IPA

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
Tycho52 (11) - California, USA - FEB 5, 2012
Poured out of a 22 oz. bottle on February 1, 2012. This beer pours a clear dark copper. with a very nice creamy white head. The beer leaves nice lacing on the glass. The aroma is hoppy/piney with citrus. There is a medium bitterness, a tang of citrus, and a light toffee malt. This brew has a medium body, and a lingering finish. This beer is a great representative of San Diego’s west coast IPAs.

3.7
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
jgentgesdo (596) - Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA - FEB 4, 2012
Pours amber with a small white head. Nose is strong floral and grapefruit hops. Heavily listing towards bitterness in the flavor. I love the nose but I would like the bitterness more balanced.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
minusthebottle (10) - Illinois, USA - JAN 31, 2012
Bottle. Pours hazy amber/orange. Floral, citrus, and grass aromas. Tastes of citrus hops (notably lemon) with some sweetness in the background. Medium body, crisp with long bitter finish. Plenty of hops.


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