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Green Flash: Imperial India Pale Ale

This imperial IPA is/was brewed by Green Flash in Vista, California, USA. It's achieved an overall score of 66.13%. Based on 1 tasting, the average ABV is 9.00%.

Historical Community Tasting Notes

Preserved from the RateBeer community archive (circa 2000–2018)

Commencing gonzo rating v1. Huge piney aroma as soon as the cap is popped. Poured into trusty Duvel tulip. Dear god its like they liquefied nugget hops. Seriously, its like opening a bag of fresh hops, and sticking your face inside. Flavor is all about the hops, mouthfeel is all about the hops, finish is all about the hops. This beer is all a
On tap at Liars club. Hazy golden with good white head. All hops and earthy pine on the nose. Rich on the palate and smooth. Bitter, and citrus fruity with great length of flavors. Pleasant aftertaste. Very nice.
Coppery color. Nice head. Very astringent. Nice and sticky like a hop monster should be! If you are trying Green Flash, heres your starting and finishing Line.

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In Book 290 on page 13 (visualisation):

Beer Listing

Date and Time Container Pub/Place and Where Strength ABV Colour Score Components Score Descriptive word(s) Book No.
15th Apr 2009 at 10:15 am bottle (room 255 in Carlsbad Inn hotel), Carlsbad, California, USA 9.00 medium-golden Taste: 82.35%
Head: 66.67%
Aroma: 80%
Ease: 44.44%
Clarity: 100%
 66.130% flavoury 290

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Other Beers (etc.) by Green Flash

Apart from Imperial India Pale Ale, Hop Horizons lists 13 others by Green Flash. These are:
30th Street Pale Ale (Hop Odyssey series)
Barleywine
Extra Pale Ale
Hop Head Red Ale
Jibe Session IPA
Le Freak
Nut Brown Ale
Road Warrior
Ruby Red Ale
Sea to Sea Lager
Soul Style IPA
West Coast IPA (Belgian version, w/ St. Feuillien)
West Coast India Pale Ale

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