Green Flash West Coast IPA
Style: Double IPA
Style: Double IPA
Alcohol Content: 8.1%
From: San Diego, California, United States of America
Purchased From: Great British Beer Festival 2014, Olympia, United Kingdom
The Green Flash Brewing company was founded in 2002 by Mike
and Lisa Hinkley. Originally based in Vista, California, the brewery soon out
grew their premises and moved down to San Diego in 2011. Here the brewery has
grown from strength to strength and now outputs circa 45,000 barrels per year. Always wanting to give a little back to the community, Green
Flash are members of the “Brewing it Forward” campaign which encourages
brewers to donate beer and merchandise to selected non-profit charities. I always knew good beer can make a
difference.
Earlier this year, Green Flash acquire the artisan Alpine Beer Company (whom are also based in San Diego). Commenting on the deal Mike Hinkley said “This partnership is win-win-win. Green Flash wins because we are teaming up with a truly iconic brewery. Alpine wins because they get to see their beers enjoyed by so many more of their adoring fans. But most of all, beer geeks everywhere win.” Sounds like good news all round then! The subject of this review is Green Flash’s flagship beer; West Coast Double IPA.
Colour: Pours a deep copper with a brilliant two finger deep white head. This soon dissipates down to a dusting of foam which laces the glass perfectly on every sip.
Aroma: Woho! A powerful hop howitzer will destroy your nasal passages as soon as you pop the cap. The perfect blending of five hops provides a myriad of different aromas. Pineapple, mango and citrus scents are provided by the use of Simcoe and Citra hops, whilst a delicate perfume of floral and pine notes are released from the Cascade and Centennial hops. Very powerful and extremely up lifting after a hard day at the office.
Body: A beautifully dense IPA that oozes quality from the first sip to the last. The denseness of body followed by a subtle level of clogging ensures a very pleasurable drink experience that just begs you to drink more and more.
Taste: Now for the all important taste test. The base notes are full of biscuits and caramel flavours. This sweet underpinning becomes more pronounced as the drink warms and helps to add a real depth to this beer. This sweet base playful mixes with flavours of juicy grapefruit and mango and really elevates this beer onto another level. The finish is extremely dry with subtle hints of the resinous hops in the after-taste. My mouth feels like I have been licking my pet cat for days on end. Overall, I found this beer to be perfectly well balanced and I can certainly see why this is one of Mikkaller's favourite beers.
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