Green Flash Palate Wrecker - Green Flash Brewing Co.

SkeeterBoganski

Colorado

4.25/5  rDev +1.4%

02-09-2013 21:26:38 | More by SkeeterBoganski

BeerMeInStl

Missouri

3.75/5  rDev -10.5%

06-18-2013 02:42:30 | More by BeerMeInStl

Halluxone

Georgia

4/5  rDev -4.5%

06-18-2013 00:47:16 | More by Halluxone

Rheaume17

Vermont

4/5  rDev -4.5%

06-17-2013 22:32:20 | More by Rheaume17

civicm87

New York

4.75/5  rDev +13.4%

06-17-2013 00:57:38 | More by civicm87

mjm47

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +7.4%

06-16-2013 21:46:54 | More by mjm47

taospowder

New Mexico

4.25/5  rDev +1.4%

06-16-2013 21:44:21 | More by taospowder

BLACKENEDPLAGUE

Ohio

4.75/5  rDev +13.4%

06-16-2013 03:40:44 | More by BLACKENEDPLAGUE

JOrtt

California

4.25/5  rDev +1.4%

06-16-2013 02:31:13 | More by JOrtt

MagnusThunnus

North Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +1.4%

06-15-2013 12:55:29 | More by MagnusThunnus

b1515152004

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -28.4%

06-15-2013 12:37:32 | More by b1515152004

lunarbrew

Wisconsin

4.25/5  rDev +1.4%

06-14-2013 23:40:20 | More by lunarbrew

pottergator

New York

4/5  rDev -4.5%

06-14-2013 04:37:59 | More by pottergator

bcsbeer

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +1.4%

06-14-2013 01:22:49 | More by bcsbeer

twizzard

New York

4.5/5  rDev +7.4%

06-14-2013 01:19:52 | More by twizzard

Nunya

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev -10.5%

06-13-2013 23:55:32 | More by Nunya

JG-90

New Jersey

4.7/5  rDev +12.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

Pours a large light beige head that becomes rocky as it recedes. Head has good retention and leaves heavy lacing. Beer is a copper/orange/golden color. Smells of citrus, most noticably grapefruit and orange, but also with a bit of lemon. Also smells very resiny with a bit of pine. Just a hint of caramel malt.

Taste starts with hop resin, moves on to pine, ends with piney, grapefruit and orange. Has a sticky, resiny, piney, slightly caramel malty finish. Mouthfeel is just less than heavy with moderate carbonation, a little creamy/bready. I love this beer, the great hop flavors along with just the right (but very small) amount of malt. Also, some hops bombs have an oppressive aftertaste, this one does not at all.

Serving type: bottle

06-13-2013 21:53:24 | More by JG-90

RobM77

Illinois

3.43/5  rDev -18.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Poured from a 12 oz bottle. Nice copper color, but lost me beyond that. I enjoy a good IPA, but I guess I don't understand absolutely killing a beer by overpowering it completely to one side or the other - too much malt or too much hops.

To me, the true craft of brewing a solid beer is balance and learning to meld flavors. This is flat out in your face hops - but as it's name goes, that is the intention of this beer, so it succeeds to that end. How hard it is to brew a beer like this though - probably not so hard.

Not a big fan, but I can understand how a true over the top hop head would be. To me, this beer doesn't even compare to Green Flash's excellent West Coast IPA, which shows a good balance of malt and hops.

Serving type: bottle

06-13-2013 05:50:40 | More by RobM77

TimothyPH

New York

4.75/5  rDev +13.4%

06-12-2013 23:55:27 | More by TimothyPH

SoCalBeerIdiot

California

4/5  rDev -4.5%

06-12-2013 19:56:54 | More by SoCalBeerIdiot

JMUbrewz

Virginia

4.25/5  rDev +1.4%

06-12-2013 19:28:20 | More by JMUbrewz

InspectorBob

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +1.4%

06-12-2013 18:01:15 | More by InspectorBob

watermelonman

California

3.7/5  rDev -11.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

This was served showing off a great golden glow with a nice full head, and it left big rings of lace.

Sticky resin dominates the smell along with light citrus. However the taste, while quality, is not my favorite. Stacks of bitterness dominate without all the ancillary hop flavors that I know and love. This tastes like what happens when I cook and reduce an IPA too much for the rest of the recipe. Bitterness is great, but not when it is standing alone. I suppose it is living up to its name of wrecking palates, and I can appreciate that, but I want more. More citrusy grapefruit, more malt backbone, or more sticky resin, this is a good beer but needs another dimension to become a great one.

Serving type: on-tap

06-11-2013 07:12:53 | More by watermelonman

jarrgal

North Dakota

4/5  rDev -4.5%

06-10-2013 17:20:54 | More by jarrgal

NastyNate11

North Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +1.4%

06-10-2013 02:06:11 | More by NastyNate11