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Green Flash Imperial IPA 3.83 700

Green Flash Imperial IPA

Percentile
98
overall

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
7003.84/5.03.83/5.09%88.5Snifter, Tulip
Commercial Description:
"San Diego-style IPA, as it has come to be known by many, is a super-hoppy, high gravity, yet highly quaffable ale. Green Flash Imperial IPA is created in this new tradition, with intense hop flavors and aromas from a unique blend of Summit and Nugget hops. It’s all about the hops!" -- Brewmaster Chuck Silva
101 IBU
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 williamherbert (475), Syracuse, New York, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/516/20
Nov 7, 2009  
Out of a 22oz... Hazy but clear amber yellow color. Big pillowy head. Looks nice. Icy lace. Looks medium bodied and light colored for an Imperial IPA. Beautiful West Coast hops. Citrusy and not overwhelming. Sweet biscutiy malt balance. Really really nice. The mildness is unexpected. Excellent citrusy hop taste which is tart and fresh. A bit spicy, more woody as it warms. It’s imperial but not off-balance or extreme at all. Creamy and a little thick. Somewhat bubbly with a pleasant sting on the way down. It’s a terrifice, balanced Imperial IPA. It’s not too hoppy, not hop-fetishistic.


 satan165 (611), River Grove, Illinois, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/102/59/103/518/20
Oct 29, 2009  
aroma is perfect balance of lightly bready malt and shadowy grapefruit. appearance is sunny translucent yellow. flavor is bracing bitterness -- lemon/lime and more grapefruit. more bready malts in aroma come out as beer opens. this beer is perfectly balanced yet the hops remain obnoxious -- as id like them to.


 Collint (465), Sylva, North Carolina, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/517/20
Oct 28, 2009  
Bomber bottle, pours a light hazy yellow orange beer with a thin off white head. Aroma is piny grapefruit awesomneness. Flavor is sweet malty piny grapefruit. Solid well balanced delicious beer. This is very close to their ipa but wayy better. Very very nice! Thanks J tiki


 ChainGangGuy (2613), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/516/20
Oct 13, 2009  
Appearance: Pours up moderately hazy, deep copper hued body with a full inch of off-white froth on top. Smell: Chilled grapefruit juices garnished with slivers of citrus pith and shredded flowers paired with a modest hint of pine astride pale malts displaying hints of sugar cookies. It’s a quality scent. Taste: Pale malts liberally flecked with sweet hints of cookie dough and biscuit crumbs. Medium sweetness overall. The mixture of fully American C-hops presents leafy floral and light pines tastes, as well as a bold citrus character that’s juicy, fruity, and a bit citric. Medium-high bitterness. Finishes dry and bitter with those citric tones brazenly sliding into the aftertaste. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation. The mouthfeel is a bit oily, a bit chewy, even. Drinkability: Green Flash’s West Coast IPA is amply malty and rather well hopped, so it should please hopheads and lovers of IPA’s. I know I found it to be enjoyable.


 dm9831 (1167), Monee, Illinois, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/516/20
Oct 13, 2009    Updated: Oct 19, 2009
clear amber color, nice off white head that quickly receeds, lots of lace. nose of citric hops, touch of maltiness. flavor of citrus hops, caramel, mostly hops. creamy mouth feel, but mostly bitter hoppy finish. a very enjoyable experience, with well hidden alcohol content. sampled @ family liquors in homewood. my 50th DIPA rating.


 jstraw (776), Chicago, Illinois, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/105/518/20
Oct 12, 2009  
Hazy orange amber with big, foamy off-white head / Nose of orange, grapefruit, weed, pine / Medium body, creamy and moderately biting, with good malt/hop balance and long, sharp hop finish / Mellow, elegant flavors of orange, grapefruit, cut pine, resin, and weed / A mellow and elegant 2ipa.



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