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Green Flash West Coast IPA

Green Flash West Coast IPA

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An India Pale Ale (IPA) brewed by
Green Flash Brewing Co.

Vista, California USA

bottled
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on tap
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5713.86/5.03.85/5.07%96.3 Shaker, Tulip P  Stats

Commercial Description:
This West Coast-Style India Pale Ale is extravagantly hopped, full flavored, medium bodied and copper colored. A menagerie of hops is combined throughout the brewing process to impart specific characteristics. Hops used include Simcoe for a unique fruitiness and grapefruit zest, Columbus for strong hop pungency, Centennial for pine and citrus notes, and Cascade for floral aroma.

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 blipp (567), Grand Island, New York, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20

May 14, 2008  
Bottle. Pours orange with a lasting off white head. Hoppy aroma pine and lightly citric with a solid malt presence. Medium, soft body. Flavor is hop heavy up front, mostly piny, rounds out with some malt in the middle and has a long finish of bitter hops. Awesome.

 demdeac40 (133), Hendersonville, North Carolina, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/104/515/20
Jul 8, 2008  
Beautiful Burnt Orange color with almost perfect head. Nice hoppy nose with citrus and a little licorice. very intense hop flavor. Not enough malt to balance the hop in my opinion, but just my opinion. Finishes very nice.


chrisafari (48), Orange, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/515/20
Jul 8, 2008  
On Tap at Yard House, Costa Mesa. Pours amber brown with fluffy white head. Aroma of hops and citrus. Flavor is spicy and intensely hoppy, but finishes with a nice roastiness. A good IPA in the San Diego Style.


 gnoff (2522), Göteborg, Sweden
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/57/103/516/20
Jul 6, 2008  
(Bottle at a beer tasting in Göteborg on July 4, 2008)
Shady orange color, off-white head. Sticky, green, hoppy to cheeze scent. Bitter, fruity taste. Big bitter lingering aftertaste. Smooth a bit moussy mouthfeel. Big bitterness. Warming alcohol in the stomach.


 Sparky27 (388), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Jul 4, 2008  
Tap. Pours a hazy amber with 2 finger off-white head and nice lacing. Nose is ripe citrus, pine and light sweet malts. Taste is tangerine, yellow grapefruit and caramel malt with a nice resin finish. Medium, semi-creamy mouth feel. A nice and hoppy IPA.


 AdamGott (153), Idaho Falls, Idaho, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/105/517/20
Jul 2, 2008  
really nice floral hop aroma, hazy coppery orange tinted pour, flavor of pine and grapefruit with some malt in the background. Very good finish. Nice balance of flavor, aroma and bittering hops.




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