Green Flash Trippel - Green Flash Brewing Co.

flagmantho

Washington

3.48/5  rDev -6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

Poured from 22oz bomber into a tulip.

Appearance: hue is golden, though a bit on the light side. Plenty of haze. Head is two fingers of compact ivory foam which dissipates leaving a nice head. An altogether attractive tripel.

Smell: some nice orchardy pear and apple aromas with a bit of a roughly chalky character; actually, a character not unlike a saison. Overall not bad, but not precisely what I'm looking for.

Taste: malty but with a dense base flavor which is chalky but not in a good way. Again, there's saison influence here; the effect is OK but not very tripel-ey.

Mouthfeel: a quality creaminess which I like.

Drinkability: this beer lacks what I'm normally seeking in a tripel. It's not bad, really, but it falls short of the experience I want. I don't see myself purchasing this one again.

Serving type: bottle

07-07-2010 05:09:03 | More by flagmantho

DRTBrewster

Arizona

4/5  rDev +7.2%

05-24-2013 20:52:30 | More by DRTBrewster

hsus0225

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +0.5%

05-21-2013 14:04:17 | More by hsus0225

mxchap

California

3.75/5  rDev +0.5%

05-21-2013 04:05:08 | More by mxchap

mc4z

California

3.75/5  rDev +0.5%

05-19-2013 05:43:41 | More by mc4z

KevinGordon

North Carolina

4/5  rDev +7.2%

05-14-2013 15:51:31 | More by KevinGordon

hardrock

Arkansas

4/5  rDev +7.2%

05-14-2013 01:27:32 | More by hardrock

JamesStreet

Louisiana

3.75/5  rDev +0.5%

05-12-2013 16:37:50 | More by JamesStreet

matjack85

Illinois

4.06/5  rDev +8.8%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I picked up this 22oz brown bottle at the Binny's store in Bloomingdale, IL. I don't know why it was in the discontinued bin, but it was a steal at $2.99 a bottle, so I bought one. No freshness date that I could find.

The beer poured a hazy caramel color with some sediment at the bottom. Two finger white head that dissipated quickly and left only minimal lacing.

Strong apricot smell with some spiciness underneath.

Fruity and spicy like the nose suggested, with apricot/orange being the dominant fruit flavor. Nice malty backbone but nicely balanced with 3 different hops. Not very bitter at just 24 IBU's, but the hops are still noticeable.

Smooth, medium bodied mouthfeel with moderate carbonation.

I liked this one a lot.

Serving type: bottle

05-11-2013 07:24:12 | More by matjack85

YobroitsJoe

Maryland

4.25/5  rDev +13.9%

05-11-2013 06:28:42 | More by YobroitsJoe

chinchill

South Carolina

4/5  rDev +7.2%

05-10-2013 19:53:46 | More by chinchill

alienlifeforcecube

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev +0.5%

05-10-2013 00:40:16 | More by alienlifeforcecube

alex11ibanez

California

4/5  rDev +7.2%

05-03-2013 08:56:45 | More by alex11ibanez

roostor07

Minnesota

4/5  rDev +7.2%

04-28-2013 23:01:13 | More by roostor07

phpfunk

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +13.9%

04-24-2013 00:40:59 | More by phpfunk

Kelp

New Hampshire

3.25/5  rDev -12.9%

04-23-2013 04:29:06 | More by Kelp

Tiernan

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +13.9%

04-17-2013 22:17:44 | More by Tiernan

smithj4

New York

3.75/5  rDev +0.5%

04-14-2013 20:10:37 | More by smithj4

CreightonSM

New Jersey

3.25/5  rDev -12.9%

04-13-2013 23:29:48 | More by CreightonSM

withliterature

Texas

4/5  rDev +7.2%

04-13-2013 14:46:49 | More by withliterature

retry4z

California

3.5/5  rDev -6.2%

03-30-2013 04:03:23 | More by retry4z

georgiaboy8686

Maryland

4/5  rDev +7.2%

03-29-2013 22:41:50 | More by georgiaboy8686

Axnjxn

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev +0.5%

03-28-2013 20:29:38 | More by Axnjxn

MNBeer1017

Minnesota

3.75/5  rDev +0.5%

03-28-2013 03:19:42 | More by MNBeer1017

mactrail

California

3.1/5  rDev -16.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3

Attractive golden amber in the tall Stella glass. Plenty of foam. This has a distinctive weird taste from the first sip that is exactly like fermenting fruit. Slightly sweet. There is a taste like a dry Cherry Heering liqueur.

Tart in the aftertaste with some apricot kernel bitterness. sort of a funky Belgian yeast flavor with the usual drying effect. Otherwise this is not vey beery. It's some sort of fruit-flavored malt beverage. From the 22 oz bottle bought at Olive Tree Market in Ocean Beach.

Serving type: bottle

03-26-2013 06:22:07 | More by mactrail