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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Bronzed peach. Unfiltered. Beautifully thick and sticky white froth. Pungent but unexciting nose of pinesap, aspirin, raisins, and sugared grapefruit. Fluffy but firm carbonation. First sip teems with resinous hops and bready malts. Prominent alcohol and tacky residuals lend an unappealing medicinal edge to the flavor and tarnish any lurking brightness. Airy and hollow center disallows the juicy elements from adhering to the palate and thwarting the harshness. Much sweeter and sappier than it is bright or juicy. So little juiciness, in fact, the harsh aspirin flavors intensify and are further exaggerated by the sharp carbonation and brash pine. Finishes highly acidic and slightly chalky but quite weighty with a high concentration of honey and pinesap. No hop burps to neutralize the lingering unrefined hop notes, either. As far as IPA comes, this is just another dime-a-dozen offering. Not only are the hops muddled and graceless, but they also fail to contribute anything exciting or interesting to the aroma or flavor.

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