Green Flash West Coast IPA

Brewed by Green Flash Brewing Co.
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
San Diego, California USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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UPDATED: MAR 10, 2009 I’m re-rating this on 3/10/09 - original review is below. Why the perfect rating? For me, it’s the perfect IPA. It’s the perfect balance of hop bitterness, hop flavors, malt body, aromas, carbonation etc. If I’m not trying new beers, there’s not a single beer that I can think of that I’d rather have than this one. It’s the only perfect RB score I’ve ever given and probably will ever give.

bottle / tap - wherever I can get it
I can’t believe I haven’t rated this one. Since Spring ’08 when we could get this in Philly, this has been my "must keep around the house" IPA. Big hop aromas, good malt body w/o the biscuity toastiness so many IPAs have these days. Good crisp hop bite and more importantly, the flavor of the hops is really nicely done - citrusy grapefruit and resiny pine in a nice mix.

All summer we’ve been able to get this with blue labels. The other night, someone brought over a green labeled version. Not sure if that’s s different beer or not (it sure tasted different, but that was after quite a few other beers).

LIght amber, tight white head with nice lace. Deep malt and deep malt on the nose. Thick malt with hops almost "hot" on the tongue.Bitter, but enticing hop finish. Wow.

Pours with an orange hue. Most of the hops are in for the full boil with a bittering which comes through well as well as lean on flavor time hopping. A bit of citrus still comes through, but a nice, crisp balance of bittering and malt and a touch of grapefruit. Very crisp, very clean tasting and well built, it goes down very easily.

Aroma of citrus and pine. Pours an orange-amber color with a nice white head. Taste is very hoppy with citrus and pine. Very good IPA.

it is a great everyday IPA, just have the right balance of the HOPS. i wish i had easier access to this beer. one thing bad about it that it gets harder to drink other beers ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Nice surprise - a good, hoppy IPA with tons of flavor. The aroma was - shall I say - reminiscent of fresh marijuana bud. Strange, I know. But true. Deep, golden color; cream-colored head. Threw a lot of sediment. Pine- herb taste, very refreshing. Heavy body leaves an almost sticky mouth feel. Very good IPA.

Not sure why this beer is classified as an IPA because it is not. Extremely mild on hops. Goes down like a lager. But, if you are not expecting an IPA or don’t like hops, it is actually a good beer that goes down smooth.

An average IPA. Mild hop taste takes a back seat to the malt. Not much aroma either. Does have a great copper color. Glad i tried it, but I won’t be yearning for more

Bottle. fantastic citrus and floral hop aromas. Medium bodied with lovely caramel malt undertones, with great hop bitterness throughout and a long lasting hop bitterness on the palate, that is wonderful.

Bottle, pours hazy amber with medium off white head. Aroma is citrus, tropical fruits, some malts, some pine. Smells good. Taste is very nice and hoppy with pineapple,mango, peach, some sweet malts. Good bitterness, medium dry. Really nice IPA, very drinkable.

Pours cloudy amber, yeast particulates, tan frothy head. Herbal malts, pine, resin, citrus and grapefruit, maple syrup on the nose. Lots of bread and caramel malts, resinous hops, dank fruits with a decent body, dry bitterness on the finish. Fairly balanced and pretty good. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone