Green Flash 7th Anniversary Belgian Red Rye Ale
Green Flash Brewing Co.
- From:
- Green Flash Brewing Co.
- California, United States
- Style:
- Rye Beer
- ABV:
- 5.7%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.87 | pDev: 5.94%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 7
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 18, 2014
- Added:
- Mar 24, 2010
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by popery from California
3.41/5 rDev -11.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.41/5 rDev -11.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
On tap at beer revolution. Pours a deep coppery amber color. Very cloudy. Nice beige head. Fine bubbles that stick around for awhile. Surprisingly generic Belgian aroma. Caramel malt mixed with some Belgian fruitiness - raisins, plums, apricots. Little bit of rye spice and earth. Mild citric hoppiness. Taste is pretty sweet. Good dose of sugar. More rye spice, which helps but still needs to be turned up. Some hip bitterness in the finish. Carbonation is pretty normal. The sweetness and kinda meh Belgian notes give it an odds feel, though. Not great but not bad.
Mar 03, 2013
Reviewed by UCLABrewN84 from California
3.76/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.76/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
On tap at Green Flash Brewing Company in San Diego, CA.
Pours a clear honey orange with a foamy khaki head that settles to wisps film on top of the beer. Small dots of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of malt, caramel, fruits, and a bubblegum aroma. Taste is much the same with a fruity flavor on the finish. There is a mild amount of spice bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer but it smells better than it tastes in my opinion.
Jan 21, 2013Pours a clear honey orange with a foamy khaki head that settles to wisps film on top of the beer. Small dots of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of malt, caramel, fruits, and a bubblegum aroma. Taste is much the same with a fruity flavor on the finish. There is a mild amount of spice bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer but it smells better than it tastes in my opinion.
Reviewed by lsummers from California
3.39/5 rDev -12.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.39/5 rDev -12.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Orange red with a one finger head that leaves some nice lacing.
Smells great, it's the first thing that hit me. Smells of malt and breads with a hint of fruit notes.
Taste surprises me with a bit of caramel breads sweetness mixed with a touch of that rye bread note. Ends with a touch of alcohol. Pretty nice but not the best rye beer I've had.
Mouthfeel is great, a tiny bit thick all the while having some good carbonation.
Overall I would have this again but it's not something I can't live without.
Jan 11, 2013Smells great, it's the first thing that hit me. Smells of malt and breads with a hint of fruit notes.
Taste surprises me with a bit of caramel breads sweetness mixed with a touch of that rye bread note. Ends with a touch of alcohol. Pretty nice but not the best rye beer I've had.
Mouthfeel is great, a tiny bit thick all the while having some good carbonation.
Overall I would have this again but it's not something I can't live without.
Reviewed by CHILLINDYLAN from Washington
3.92/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.92/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Bright copper, ruby red highlights. small offwhite head that disperses into a pool of oils. light tiny traces of laces.
Big belgian fruity yeast esters. tart cherry, apple, banana, sour citrus. spiced bready malt.
Bright crisp apple and cherry yeast esters. Spicy rye and herbal/sour citrus hop character. Bready with a hint of caramel. Spicy oily finish. sturdy bitterness counters the yeast and malts.
Lively carbonation, refreshing and crisp with slight drying, oily, med light body
Good tasty brew. Glad I grabbed a growler. Nice pairing of belgian yeast and spicy rye and hops.
Jun 15, 2010Big belgian fruity yeast esters. tart cherry, apple, banana, sour citrus. spiced bready malt.
Bright crisp apple and cherry yeast esters. Spicy rye and herbal/sour citrus hop character. Bready with a hint of caramel. Spicy oily finish. sturdy bitterness counters the yeast and malts.
Lively carbonation, refreshing and crisp with slight drying, oily, med light body
Good tasty brew. Glad I grabbed a growler. Nice pairing of belgian yeast and spicy rye and hops.
Reviewed by glid02 from Georgia
4.27/5 rDev +10.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.27/5 rDev +10.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
On-tap at Neighborhood in San Diego.
Pours a somewhat hazy amber color with a one-finger off-white head. The head recedes into a patchy layer on top leaving solid lacing.
Smells of grainy caramel malts with good amounts of pine and mild citrus hops. Also present are slight amounts of spicy rye.
Tastes similar to how it smells. Crisp caramel malt flavors kick things off and are joined quickly by pine hop flavors that are more mild than the nose intimates. Midway through the sip hints of earthy hop flavors enter into things before seguing into mildly spicy rye flavors. The ending is solidly bitter.
Mouthfeel is very good. It's got a nice thickness with grainy carbonation.
Drinkability is also very good. I finished my glass quickly and could easily have another.
Overall I was impressed with this beer although I have to say I'm not terribly surprised. A very nice beer that's well worth a shot.
May 19, 2010Pours a somewhat hazy amber color with a one-finger off-white head. The head recedes into a patchy layer on top leaving solid lacing.
Smells of grainy caramel malts with good amounts of pine and mild citrus hops. Also present are slight amounts of spicy rye.
Tastes similar to how it smells. Crisp caramel malt flavors kick things off and are joined quickly by pine hop flavors that are more mild than the nose intimates. Midway through the sip hints of earthy hop flavors enter into things before seguing into mildly spicy rye flavors. The ending is solidly bitter.
Mouthfeel is very good. It's got a nice thickness with grainy carbonation.
Drinkability is also very good. I finished my glass quickly and could easily have another.
Overall I was impressed with this beer although I have to say I'm not terribly surprised. A very nice beer that's well worth a shot.
Reviewed by plaid75 from New York
4.22/5 rDev +9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.22/5 rDev +9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
On tap at Rattle n Hum, NYC.
Poured a hazy dark copper hue with a two finger frothy white head. There was good retention and lacing.
The smell featured a fresh doughy malt, rye spice and a piney hop.
The taste consisted of a resinous hop, clean doughy malt and assertive rye spice.
The mouthfeel was typical of the style.
Overall a very tasty rye beer
Mar 31, 2010Poured a hazy dark copper hue with a two finger frothy white head. There was good retention and lacing.
The smell featured a fresh doughy malt, rye spice and a piney hop.
The taste consisted of a resinous hop, clean doughy malt and assertive rye spice.
The mouthfeel was typical of the style.
Overall a very tasty rye beer
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