Treasure Chest - Green Flash Brewing Co.

xnicknj

Pennsylvania

3.26/5  rDev -7.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

22oz bottle poured into tulip - thanks alex

Hazed, almost cloudy golden orange pour with a thicker crop of white head. Slight retention with some webbed lacing on the glass.

Floral hops with touches of fresh cut grass and a dash of citrus. Spice and biscuit bready notes with straw and yeast.

Quick snap of floral hops with a pang of spiciness. Yeasty and bready with biscuit and straw. Fairly refreshing on the palate, soft sweetness and a hint of citrus. Finishes a touch bitter and dry.

Lighter medium body, well carbonated, bubbly and a bit thin on the palate. A decent, slightly hoppy Belgian blonde, but probably not something I'd seek out.

Serving type: bottle

02-09-2013 18:05:23 | More by xnicknj

Zbeetleman

California

3.75/5  rDev +6.8%

05-15-2013 03:26:49 | More by Zbeetleman

duceswild

Maryland

4/5  rDev +14%

04-06-2013 15:50:54 | More by duceswild

marlinsfan4

Maryland

4/5  rDev +14%

04-06-2013 03:37:26 | More by marlinsfan4

bca115

California

4/5  rDev +14%

02-20-2013 07:18:55 | More by bca115

BColton1

Rhode Island

4.25/5  rDev +21.1%

02-07-2013 14:38:35 | More by BColton1

hpthebull

California

3.25/5  rDev -7.4%

02-04-2013 08:30:32 | More by hpthebull

UCLABrewN84

California

3.46/5  rDev -1.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

On tap at Green Flash Brewing Company in San Diego, CA.

Pours a hazy orange with a foamy off-white head that settles to a film on top of the beer. Foamy rings of lace line the glass on the drink down. Smell is of malt, grain, yeast, and spices. Taste is much the same with a mild amount of spice and hop bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer that is drinkable but nothing too exciting.

Serving type: on-tap

01-21-2013 19:43:45 | More by UCLABrewN84

JupiterJesus

California

3.75/5  rDev +6.8%

01-20-2013 16:43:17 | More by JupiterJesus

drewone

California

3.25/5  rDev -7.4%

01-19-2013 21:28:59 | More by drewone

westcoastbeerlvr

California

3/5  rDev -14.5%

01-09-2013 16:28:04 | More by westcoastbeerlvr

Pecan

California

3.5/5  rDev -0.3%

12-29-2012 16:58:04 | More by Pecan

warnerry

Michigan

3.25/5  rDev -7.4%

12-17-2012 01:25:32 | More by warnerry

sd123

California

4/5  rDev +14%

11-24-2012 18:07:36 | More by sd123

tbone1384

Wyoming

3.5/5  rDev -0.3%

11-09-2012 15:15:17 | More by tbone1384

CelticAleMan

California

3.25/5  rDev -7.4%

10-23-2012 03:21:06 | More by CelticAleMan

t0rin0

California

3.75/5  rDev +6.8%

10-08-2012 01:58:27 | More by t0rin0

funkel81

California

3.5/5  rDev -0.3%

09-30-2012 01:11:14 | More by funkel81

bigfnjoe

Pennsylvania

2.85/5  rDev -18.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Poured from a bottle into a Duvel tulip

A- pours a very cloudy shade of orange with an extremely huge white head that fades quickly. Nice carb, beer is hideous though

S- light citrus, mild funk. Can't get a good grip on this

T- brett is loaded up in this one, not much else going on there

M- paper thin. Bleh

O- not a huge fan. Really boring

Serving type: bottle

06-27-2012 17:08:07 | More by bigfnjoe

craytonic

District of Columbia

3.2/5  rDev -8.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Appearance: Amber pour, big white head that leaves some lacing
Smell: Lots of yeast and bread
Taste: Not good, some off notes, lots of yeast and bread, brett also
Mouthfeel: Medium-light body, high carbonation
Overall: A bit off, would not purchase again.

Serving type: bottle

05-15-2012 19:05:33 | More by craytonic

jtingue

New York

4.1/5  rDev +16.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Thanks to johndoe8 for this one. Poured into a tulip.

Appearance. hazy rose tinted amber in color. Pours with 4 fingers of head which slowly dissipates leaving a huge amount of sticky lace.

Smell. Split between floral and slightly herbaceous aromas and sour cherry. Joining this is a tangerine like citrus aroma. You can really just smell this one forever and inhabit it.

Taste. Starts out with a bitter citrus hop presence, with the tangerine noted in the aroma. The bitterness builds to take over for a bit. Huge floral flavors take over after a bit, and are accompanied by a slightly piney, resinous bitterness that is cloying at points. The finish is filled with the floral notes again, but more towards the yeast side than the hop side.

Mouthfeel. Huge amount of carbonation. This really allows those floral notes to dance on the palate.

I am really baffled that this one is not rated higher. This may be one of the better efforts I have had in the belgian IPA category. I absolutely love the aroma on this one. I can just smell it forever.

Serving type: bottle

03-24-2012 02:32:33 | More by jtingue

djrn2

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -0.3%

03-24-2012 02:23:53 | More by djrn2

brentk56

North Carolina

2.75/5  rDev -21.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 2.5

Appearance: Just like the label, this beer is a real looker, with a massive head sitting atop the pale amber liquid, just as pleased with herself as she could be; nice lace, too

Smell: The chick on the label looks a bit skanky, however, and the aroma here reinforces that impression, with a phenolic, rubbery edge as well as a sweaty character

Taste: Up front, the taste is not so bad, with a Belgian malt character, but by mid-palate, the hops and the phenols start to battle it out; after the swallow, the band-aid flavor that others have noted asserts itself

Mouthfeel: Light to medium body with moderate to high carbonation

Overall: How could Green Flash have done so well with Rayon Vert yet messed it up so badly with this one, particularly in support of such a worthy cause?

Thanks, jodan, for the opportunity

Serving type: bottle

01-28-2012 23:20:10 | More by brentk56

whartontallboy

New York

3/5  rDev -14.5%

12-29-2011 03:03:00 | More by whartontallboy

iSrALE

Mexico

3.5/5  rDev -0.3%

12-18-2011 21:56:35 | More by iSrALE