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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 #1,291 - ABV:
- 9%
- Score:
- 91
Ranked #6,503 - 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 TheNapkin:
Reviewed by TheNapkin from Texas
4.32/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.32/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Wowza! That's hoppy in all the right ways.
Appearance: Classic double IPA golden amber with little head, light lacing, and fairly low carbonation.
Smell: This beer brags hops. Pineapple is the dominant smell followed by mustier hops and a bit of garlic scape/wild onion. This has all the classic hop depth, perfect balance of citrus and vinous plant matter.
Taste: Follows the smell. Bold and unrelenting, though not unpleasant. Tons of flavor hops but no paucity of bittering hops either. The warmer the beer gets, the more the garlic/onion flavor comes out in it. (Note that I don't think this is a bad thing at all, in fact, I appreciate that quality in aggressively hopped beers because it shows the complex nature of hte plant itself. But if you dislike this aspect of hops, keep the beer from as cold as you can and those vegetal notes will be less noticeable). Malt sweetness is definitely there, though hops are the star, and thank god for that! Similar hop characteristics to the Avery Maharaja (in terms of the garlicky flavor) and Moylan's Double IPA.
Mouthfeel: Sleek, slippery, restrained carbonation.
Drinkability: Strong. See note above about how the flavor of the beer changes as it warms up.
Jan 04, 2010Appearance: Classic double IPA golden amber with little head, light lacing, and fairly low carbonation.
Smell: This beer brags hops. Pineapple is the dominant smell followed by mustier hops and a bit of garlic scape/wild onion. This has all the classic hop depth, perfect balance of citrus and vinous plant matter.
Taste: Follows the smell. Bold and unrelenting, though not unpleasant. Tons of flavor hops but no paucity of bittering hops either. The warmer the beer gets, the more the garlic/onion flavor comes out in it. (Note that I don't think this is a bad thing at all, in fact, I appreciate that quality in aggressively hopped beers because it shows the complex nature of hte plant itself. But if you dislike this aspect of hops, keep the beer from as cold as you can and those vegetal notes will be less noticeable). Malt sweetness is definitely there, though hops are the star, and thank god for that! Similar hop characteristics to the Avery Maharaja (in terms of the garlicky flavor) and Moylan's Double IPA.
Mouthfeel: Sleek, slippery, restrained carbonation.
Drinkability: Strong. See note above about how the flavor of the beer changes as it warms up.
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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