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Green Flash Imperial India Pale Ale
Green Flash Brewing Co.
- From:
- Green Flash Brewing Co.
- California, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
Ranked #1,475 - ABV:
- 9%
- Score:
- 91
Ranked #6,643 - Avg:
- 4.09 | pDev: 10.51%
- Reviews:
- 1,005
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jul 22, 2023
- Added:
- Dec 02, 2006
- Wants:
- 149
- Gots:
- 346
SCORE
91
Outstanding
91
Outstanding
he mountains of Summit and Nugget hops in this high gravity Imperial will thrill even the most experienced beer explorer. Savory evergreen and pineapple aromas mingle with flavors of bitter, resinous pine and grapefruit pith. A colossal rush of hoppy adventure!
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Ratings by Act25:
Reviewed by Act25 from New Jersey
4.23/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.23/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
A - Poured from a 22 oz into a set of three mugs for a 3 brother reunion at the shore.
Slightly hazy, mostly clear amber. Big two inch white head on top that slowly faded to rich rings of lace.
S - Aroma was first rate. Citrus hop from start. Deep orange, grapefruit, and tangerine tones dominate amidst a pine outer layer. Very fresh, bitter citrus with pine and some ipa stink.
T - A solid west coast double IPA. Strong, original, peppery hop presence. Bitter citrus hops, sweet and an alcohol kick, no messing around. Pine, herbs, grass, atop a strong base.
M - Sticky and smooth. Thick brew. As others wrote: Chewy, a grapefruit orchard in a pine forest.
Overall - one of the best DIPAs found.
Must try for hop heads.
Jul 24, 2013Slightly hazy, mostly clear amber. Big two inch white head on top that slowly faded to rich rings of lace.
S - Aroma was first rate. Citrus hop from start. Deep orange, grapefruit, and tangerine tones dominate amidst a pine outer layer. Very fresh, bitter citrus with pine and some ipa stink.
T - A solid west coast double IPA. Strong, original, peppery hop presence. Bitter citrus hops, sweet and an alcohol kick, no messing around. Pine, herbs, grass, atop a strong base.
M - Sticky and smooth. Thick brew. As others wrote: Chewy, a grapefruit orchard in a pine forest.
Overall - one of the best DIPAs found.
Must try for hop heads.
More User Ratings:
Rated by timon from California
4.16/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.16/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Fruity, flowery, and malty, in that order. 4.10, across the board.
Jul 22, 2023Reviewed by hman43 from North Carolina
3.95/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.95/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Look: It pours golden with a moderate slightly off white head. It does leave a quite a bit of lacing behind.
Smell: The initial aroma is stone fruit with a caramel background to it. The stone fruit is most favorable towards peach. Present are also citrus and a bit of floral.
Taste: The flavor has a strong hop bitterness highlighted by peach and floral elements. There is also a caramel backbone to it as well.
Feel: It has a moderate feel to it with moderately high hop bitterness that lingers well into the finish.
Overall, this is a quality imperial IPA that is not over done with the bitterness, but does provide a good bitter bite to it.
Mar 05, 2017Smell: The initial aroma is stone fruit with a caramel background to it. The stone fruit is most favorable towards peach. Present are also citrus and a bit of floral.
Taste: The flavor has a strong hop bitterness highlighted by peach and floral elements. There is also a caramel backbone to it as well.
Feel: It has a moderate feel to it with moderately high hop bitterness that lingers well into the finish.
Overall, this is a quality imperial IPA that is not over done with the bitterness, but does provide a good bitter bite to it.
Green Flash Imperial India Pale Ale from Green Flash Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
91 out of
100 with
2643 ratings
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