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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 #1,290 - ABV:
- 9%
- Score:
- 91
Ranked #6,491 - Avg:
- 4.09 | pDev: 10.51%
- Reviews:
- 1,005
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 26, 2023
- Added:
- Dec 02, 2006
- Wants:
- 149
- Gots:
- 346
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 BretSikkink:
Reviewed by BretSikkink from Mexico
3.97/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.97/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Great appearance for style, looks a little gold, a little orange. White head puffs up a bit, gets out of the way, and then recedes. Very nice.
The aroma, to me, is the real highlight of this brew. Knock you on your ass from a foot away citric hops, running the gamut from Northwest pine to grapefruit zest. Absolutely terrific, although to be sure, a bit one sided.
The flavor thins out a bit, those flavor are still there from the nose, but really they just wreck the taste buds. A bit too potent are the hops, leaving a peppery bitter aftertaste. I still really enjoy it, but they've gone a bit lop-sided on the poor caramel-pale malt.
I think this leads to a mouthfeel that is too thin to sustain overall drinkability. A fine ale in small quantities is my analysis; or if you're really just looking for a nice burst of flavorful hops.
Apr 03, 2008The aroma, to me, is the real highlight of this brew. Knock you on your ass from a foot away citric hops, running the gamut from Northwest pine to grapefruit zest. Absolutely terrific, although to be sure, a bit one sided.
The flavor thins out a bit, those flavor are still there from the nose, but really they just wreck the taste buds. A bit too potent are the hops, leaving a peppery bitter aftertaste. I still really enjoy it, but they've gone a bit lop-sided on the poor caramel-pale malt.
I think this leads to a mouthfeel that is too thin to sustain overall drinkability. A fine ale in small quantities is my analysis; or if you're really just looking for a nice burst of flavorful hops.
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
2644 ratings
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