Green Flash West Coast IPA

Big chunky copper-orange color. Bits floating as if suspended in amber. Big old fluffy head. Sooo much sediment. Icy lace. Nose is full of those oily west coast hops. Citrusy and flowery, hints of grapefruit, sweet pine needles. Breathtaking. Light bready malt prevents a classic overhop. Just an amazing aroma. Major bitter woody hops, leaving a stinging aftertaste at the swallow. Less balanced than the smell; the hops rule. Very pungent, Imperial IPA flavor. I wish it had a bit more balance, but it does have superior hop flavor. Leaves that hefty double IPA film on the tongue. Thick and chewy. It’s supremely bitter, maybe be too harsh for immediate repeats. But a top shelf Imperial(ish) IPA.

Bottle (in NZ), pours a hazy orange amber with a yellowish head. Big piney hopped nose, with citrus notes and a touch of bubblegum and caramel - just beautiful. A massive bitter palate, that just keeps on getting more and more bitter. Soem biscuity malt sneaks through, but it is mostly grapefruit flavours that sap the taste buds. A huge beer - I’m expecting I’ll still be tasting it tomorrow.

Golden amber with big, foamy beige head / Citrus, pine, bread, and brown sugar nose / Light to medium body, a little watery, with good balance and biting, bitter finish / Flavors of pine, orange, grapefruit, and bubblegum / Surprisingly weak body in this otherwise steller ipa.

12 oz. bottle courtesy of a trade with blutt59. Pours a hazy golden amber with a moderate off-white head that lasted until mid-glass and left lots of patchy lace. Very pleasant fruity aroma with orange and grapefruit along some lighter pine notes. The flavor is malt followed by a wash of bitter grapefruit and pine. Bitter finish, but not astringent. Nice solid IPA.

Sampled at Flying Saucer’s Second Annual Fall Beer Festival in Austin on October 24, 2009. Very clear orange color with low carb. Very sweet floral aroma, more pronounced than anything else. Thin appearance, easy and thin turbo-hopped flavor experience. Very floral in the mouth. Great IBUs! This, I say, this is an IPA. Gorgeous in the mouth. Easy going down, beautiful bouquet and finish. Awesome and... Light!

Pours a light amber with little head. Aroma is of grassy, vegetable hops. Taste is of bitter grassy hops, not much else. Finish is a little fat with more dry hops. Not much complexity, just hops. Good, but not stellar.

hoppy smell right off the bat. big hit of piney hops. slight lacing on glass. dry and bitter finish.

This is a great IPA! Bought on a recommendation from the beer guy at DaveCo liquors in Denver. Lots of hops everything. Strong nice, great hop flavor, good bitterness. I could drink this all day long. Very refreshing.