West Coast IPA | Green Flash Brewing Co.
Brewed by:
Green Flash Brewing Co.
California, United States
greenflashbrew.com
Style: American Double / Imperial IPA
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 8.10%
Availability: Year-round
Notes / Commercial Description:
As craft beer pioneers, we embarked on an expedition to brew the benchmark West Coast IPA. We ventured into the unknown and struck gold, discovering a tantalizing menagerie of hops. Simcoe for tropical and grapefruit zest, Columbus for hop pungency, Centennial for pine notes, Citra for citrus zest and Cascade for floral aroma are layered throughout the brewing process. West Coast IPA® exemplifies the Green Flash spirit of adventure and discovery.
95 IBU
Prior to 2014 7.3% ABV
2014 and later 8.1% ABV
Added by xlperro on 03-26-2005
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Ratings: 7,910 | Reviews: 1,890
4.19/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
3.77/5 rDev -10.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
4.25/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
3.83/5 rDev -9.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.54/5 rDev +7.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Had on draft at Sunset Cantina.
Look is a deep amber with little to no head.
Aroma is a light malty and citra hops.
Taste is a dank intense bitter.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Had on draft at Sunset Cantina.
Look is a deep amber with little to no head.
Aroma is a light malty and citra hops.
Taste is a dank intense bitter.
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4.64/5 rDev +10%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.18/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
strong and hoppy
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
strong and hoppy
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3.25/5 rDev -23%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.06/5 rDev -27.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 2.75
This Review is for the St. Feuillien-brewed Version.
L:
-pours a clear amber with a medium to big,foamy,offwhite head
-low carbonation visible
S:
-grapefruit,white bread,herbal,coriander,lemon,peach
T:
-grapefruit,pine,lemon,grassy,
-high, lingering bitterniss for the style
F:
-medium carbonation
-medium body
-alcohol noticeable
O:
Something weird about this.
The Aroma has a distinct Belgian character to it, so i doubt they used Green Flash's recipe 1-1.
The taste offered almost no fruitiness, just big,piney Bitterniss.
Really disappointing.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 2.75
This Review is for the St. Feuillien-brewed Version.
L:
-pours a clear amber with a medium to big,foamy,offwhite head
-low carbonation visible
S:
-grapefruit,white bread,herbal,coriander,lemon,peach
T:
-grapefruit,pine,lemon,grassy,
-high, lingering bitterniss for the style
F:
-medium carbonation
-medium body
-alcohol noticeable
O:
Something weird about this.
The Aroma has a distinct Belgian character to it, so i doubt they used Green Flash's recipe 1-1.
The taste offered almost no fruitiness, just big,piney Bitterniss.
Really disappointing.
548 characters
4.19/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
3.52/5 rDev -16.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured bottle into snifter glass. 8.1% abv
Appearance- Pours a dark orange/amber with medium white head. Very cloudy.
Smell- Caramel malt, Orange, pine
Taste- Grainy malt, becoming citric. Grapefruit and orange are the predominant fruit notes. Is also earthy, ending in a grassy flavor. Finishes peppery, herbal, and intensely bitter.
Mouthfeel- Heavy in body with medium carbonation.
Overall- A fair double. I thought this one would be a bit more complex and smooth however. Still a good solid double, but there are many better out there.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured bottle into snifter glass. 8.1% abv
Appearance- Pours a dark orange/amber with medium white head. Very cloudy.
Smell- Caramel malt, Orange, pine
Taste- Grainy malt, becoming citric. Grapefruit and orange are the predominant fruit notes. Is also earthy, ending in a grassy flavor. Finishes peppery, herbal, and intensely bitter.
Mouthfeel- Heavy in body with medium carbonation.
Overall- A fair double. I thought this one would be a bit more complex and smooth however. Still a good solid double, but there are many better out there.
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3.95/5 rDev -6.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.25/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.85/5 rDev +14.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.14/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Poured into a small chalice: color is copper/light amber, head is off white, presenting about 1/2 inch thick then dissipating to a spotty top with a ring on the glass and some spotty lacing on the glass.
Smell is where you want a double ipa to be: emphatic bitterness, good earthiness, solid pine, and great lingering citrus rind.
Taste is similar to the aroma: hop flavors are forward with pine, citrus rind, herbal notes and earthiness; malt is a good backbone but not over done/cloying or missing, solid pale malt all the way.
Mouthfeel is a feature of this ale; big bitterness, solid malt backbone, moderate carbonation.
Overall: a very good DIPA, big hop flavors with a lean towards pine/herbal/floral with just enough bitter citrus rind and maltiness.
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look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Poured into a small chalice: color is copper/light amber, head is off white, presenting about 1/2 inch thick then dissipating to a spotty top with a ring on the glass and some spotty lacing on the glass.
Smell is where you want a double ipa to be: emphatic bitterness, good earthiness, solid pine, and great lingering citrus rind.
Taste is similar to the aroma: hop flavors are forward with pine, citrus rind, herbal notes and earthiness; malt is a good backbone but not over done/cloying or missing, solid pale malt all the way.
Mouthfeel is a feature of this ale; big bitterness, solid malt backbone, moderate carbonation.
Overall: a very good DIPA, big hop flavors with a lean towards pine/herbal/floral with just enough bitter citrus rind and maltiness.
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4.25/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
West Coast IPA from Green Flash Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
4.22 out of
5 with
7,910 ratings
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25