Green Flash Belgian Stout
Green Flash Brewing Co.
- From:
- Green Flash Brewing Co.
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 8.8%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.88 | pDev: 14.69%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 6
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- May 15, 2013
- Added:
- Sep 25, 2009
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by Landfill21 from Ohio
4.42/5 rDev +13.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.42/5 rDev +13.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Pours into a jet black color and has a fingernail head that leaves lace down the glass
Smells of chocolate, roasted nuts and hints of coffee
Has a nice creamy taste that leaves a nice aftertaste of chocolate.
Has a medium mouthfeel, a little light for stouts and leads to a good drinkibility.
Mar 11, 2011Smells of chocolate, roasted nuts and hints of coffee
Has a nice creamy taste that leaves a nice aftertaste of chocolate.
Has a medium mouthfeel, a little light for stouts and leads to a good drinkibility.
Reviewed by mdfb79 from New York
4.05/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.05/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
From 12/21/10 notes. Had on tap at Rattle N Hum in NYC.
a - Pours a jet black color with one inch of tan head and light carbonation evident.
s - Smells of coffee, roasted malts, chocolate, bananas, spice, and light vanilla.
t - Tastes of coffee, chocolate, roasted malts, dark fruit, vanilla, and very light alcohol.
m - Medium body and moderate carbonation, very smooth.
d - A very nice, interesting stout. Lots of the normal chocolate and roasted malts combining with bananas and fruits. Would like to try again.
Dec 24, 2010a - Pours a jet black color with one inch of tan head and light carbonation evident.
s - Smells of coffee, roasted malts, chocolate, bananas, spice, and light vanilla.
t - Tastes of coffee, chocolate, roasted malts, dark fruit, vanilla, and very light alcohol.
m - Medium body and moderate carbonation, very smooth.
d - A very nice, interesting stout. Lots of the normal chocolate and roasted malts combining with bananas and fruits. Would like to try again.
Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina
4.22/5 rDev +8.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.22/5 rDev +8.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Appearance: Arrives with an obsidian color and a tan cap that leaves tiny bubbles of lace
Smell: Roasty chocolate with hints of smoke, banana and yeasty phenols
Taste: Roasty chocolate and yeasty phenols with white pepper and coca cola flavors emerging by mid_palate; after the swallow, the sweet and spicy Belgian aspects emerge, adding some banana and woody flavors to the finish
Mouthfeel: Medium body with moderate carbonation
Drinkability: A very nice effort, with lots of Belgian influences; very interesting
Mar 30, 2010Smell: Roasty chocolate with hints of smoke, banana and yeasty phenols
Taste: Roasty chocolate and yeasty phenols with white pepper and coca cola flavors emerging by mid_palate; after the swallow, the sweet and spicy Belgian aspects emerge, adding some banana and woody flavors to the finish
Mouthfeel: Medium body with moderate carbonation
Drinkability: A very nice effort, with lots of Belgian influences; very interesting
Reviewed by brokensail from California
4.3/5 rDev +10.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.3/5 rDev +10.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
On-tap at Green Flash
A: The pour is a dark brown color with a thin tan head on top.
S: The nose is lightly roasty with a surprising amount of sweet malt and some yeasty esters, namely bananas.
T: The roast is more pronounced in the flavor along with some coffee and chocolate and some sweet banana flavor. Surprisingly, this works amazingly well together.
M: The body is medium with a smooth and creamy feel on the tongue.
D: This is easily one of my new favorites from Green Flash. A great combination of traditional stout and Belgian yeast flavors.
Mar 27, 2010A: The pour is a dark brown color with a thin tan head on top.
S: The nose is lightly roasty with a surprising amount of sweet malt and some yeasty esters, namely bananas.
T: The roast is more pronounced in the flavor along with some coffee and chocolate and some sweet banana flavor. Surprisingly, this works amazingly well together.
M: The body is medium with a smooth and creamy feel on the tongue.
D: This is easily one of my new favorites from Green Flash. A great combination of traditional stout and Belgian yeast flavors.
Reviewed by Halcyondays from California
3.58/5 rDev -7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.58/5 rDev -7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
On-tap at Beachwood BBQ,
A: Pours black with a soft off-tan head. Good retention with some lace out there.
S: Roasted malt with some chocolate and seaside.
T: Not as robust as the Double Stout. Good chocolate and dark malt notes, not overly burnt. Some nice complexity out of the malt with hints of dark fruit.
M: Very smooth, medium-bodied, nice creamy feel.
D: A good beer, but I wasn't overly impressed. I expect great things out of Green Flash because they've been so good in the past, but this is definitely a fine effort.
Jan 30, 2010A: Pours black with a soft off-tan head. Good retention with some lace out there.
S: Roasted malt with some chocolate and seaside.
T: Not as robust as the Double Stout. Good chocolate and dark malt notes, not overly burnt. Some nice complexity out of the malt with hints of dark fruit.
M: Very smooth, medium-bodied, nice creamy feel.
D: A good beer, but I wasn't overly impressed. I expect great things out of Green Flash because they've been so good in the past, but this is definitely a fine effort.
Reviewed by MichelleSD from California
4.2/5 rDev +8.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.2/5 rDev +8.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Still no reviews for this? We tried this a few weeks ago at the Green Flash tasting room and then had it again last night at Small Bar in a tulip glass.
Note: It was served warmer in the Green Flash tasting room, and the coffee flavors were more pronounced here. The Belgian funk taste/smell came through much stronger in the chilled serving at Small Bar.
A: Poured a dark, dark brown (typical stout color) with little head.
S: Stronger coffee smell in the taste at Green Flash. At Small Bar, smelled like a typical stout with a hint of Belgian funk.
T: At Green Flash, tasted like a coffee stout with a hint of Belgian funk. At Small Bar, the taste was a bit more balanced--less coffee flavor and more funk. FWIW, I preferred the taste at Small Bar. Both ways, it was an interesting and fun beer.
M: Not hugely viscous--a bit lighter than some of the Imperial Stouts that I'm used to.
D: While definitely not a session beer, I had no trouble finishing the rather large tulip glass pour that I had at Small Bar. This will be a fun last-beer-of-the-night to mix in occasionally while it's available on tap around town.
Jan 14, 2010Note: It was served warmer in the Green Flash tasting room, and the coffee flavors were more pronounced here. The Belgian funk taste/smell came through much stronger in the chilled serving at Small Bar.
A: Poured a dark, dark brown (typical stout color) with little head.
S: Stronger coffee smell in the taste at Green Flash. At Small Bar, smelled like a typical stout with a hint of Belgian funk.
T: At Green Flash, tasted like a coffee stout with a hint of Belgian funk. At Small Bar, the taste was a bit more balanced--less coffee flavor and more funk. FWIW, I preferred the taste at Small Bar. Both ways, it was an interesting and fun beer.
M: Not hugely viscous--a bit lighter than some of the Imperial Stouts that I'm used to.
D: While definitely not a session beer, I had no trouble finishing the rather large tulip glass pour that I had at Small Bar. This will be a fun last-beer-of-the-night to mix in occasionally while it's available on tap around town.
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