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Green Flash 2008 Surfs Up Symposium IPA

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Green Flash 2008 Surfs Up Symposium IPA - India Pale Ale (IPA)

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Formerly brewed at Green Flash Brewing Co.
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)

Vista, California USA

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433.96/5.03.81/5.0Special7%97.7Shaker, Tulip
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Commercial Description:
The 2008 Surf’s Up Symposium IPA was brewed San Diego Style: highly quaffable,pale in color with a lighter body and profound emphasis on hop extravaganza. 7% ABV, 75 IBU and 1.065O.G. Brewed and bottled by Green Flash Brewing, San Diego, California.
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 travita (1851), Frisco, Texas, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/515/20
Oct 26, 2009  
Bottle thanks to blutt59. The look is cloudy, golden in color with an off white head. The smell is wheat, hops, citrus, pine, and good. The taste is pine, hops, bitterness, and caramel.


 ericandersnavy (1039), crossroads, Texas, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Oct 20, 2009  
bottle thanks to blutt59. i have been trying to track this one down for about a year now and he helped. poured a hazy yellow/gold with a white head and spotted lace. aroma was caramel, vanilla, citrus, and grapefruit. flavor was vanilla, pine, bitter, and maybe a touch of pepper. heavy body with a slick feeling. i bet this was awesome fresh.


 BMan1113VR (2755), Los Angeles (and Dallas), Texas, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Oct 2, 2009  
Bottle thanks to ericandersnavy and blutt59. Pours with a white head over a hazy golden boy. Aroma of orange, and lightly faded, but extremely nice hop profile. Simcoe and Crystal hops are easy to still pick up. Tons of caramel. Taste is faded, citrus and passion fruit, with pine, caramel and a bit of tea. Still bitter. Light bubbles. Would be even better fresh.


 blutt59 (2042), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/513/20
Oct 2, 2009  
bottle, thanks to ericandersnavy for this one, cloudy yellow with no foam, nice IPA aromas flavor has gotten a little metallic with some faint hoppiness and weak malty grapefruit and tangerine


 chicagodri (1021), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/517/20
Apr 27, 2009  
Bottle. Pours hazy orange with white head. I know this was probably a lot better fresh, but I was just now able to get a hold of a bottle. Pine and citrus hops, but the malt has taken over this beer and made it a little more Barleywine like. Still a good beer though.


 DocLock (4648), Lower Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/518/20
Sep 12, 2008  
Bottle from PUB’N. Pours hazy deep orangy with 1-finger uniform off-white head and great lacing. Nose is heavy piney hops, mango, pineapple, tangerine, caramel malt, and female gymnast feet. Tastes very piney, very hoppy, with tons of tropical citrus fruit, and a solid malt bill that falls off on the malt a bit late, but the hops and citrus fruit continue to pound the palate into oblivion. Rich, juicy palate. This one is delicious.


 Cletus (5001), Connecticut, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/516/20
Jul 16, 2008  
Pours gold with a white pillowy head. Smells of resin, touches of spice, some oranges, hints of sweet malt, yeasty. Tastes bitter with some nice resiny hints and touches of sweet malt. Sometimes direct is good and this is definitely a straight shooter.


 jcwattsrugger (5223), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/515/20
Jul 5, 2008  
12oz bottle @Joe’s NYC Gathering-thanks eyedrinkable–pours a white ring with gold color. Aroma is resin/pine. who cares but there is secondary medium malt-caramel. Taste is resin/pine, equal medium malt-caramel. Mild/minimal carbonation.



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