Green Flash Brewing Company West Coast IPA

**Aroma:** “Strong citrus hop aroma with slight perfume-like notes and little-to-no malt aroma. Some ripe peach, floral notes, subtle peppercorn spice. Piney, citrus, and a touch catty (Simcoe hops?). Nice complexity.” **Flavor:** “Citrus grapefruit hops dominate and linger throughout. Hops at the forefront with notes of over-ripened grapefruit and pine. Bitterness and sweetness balance well together, though bitterness definitely dominates and lingers.” **Overall:** “Clean IPA with good citrus notes that showcase well. The bitterness lasts a bit too long into the aftertaste to make this a “re-order” beer. Thin body doesn’t help the cause, but still very drinkable and showcases different hop varieties.”

“Hop-forward nose dominated by orange, pineapple, and pine with some light stone-fruit notes beneath with support from the medium-low bready malt. Moderate pineapple notes in the flavor contrast with the medium juniper notes, but pleasantly. Medium bittering is smooth into a fruity finish with pineapple and a slight apricot note showing up late.”

“IPA is all about hops, but the malt works here. Subdued toasty, bready notes don’t distract or feint toward caramel but provide a good canvas for the light piney and citrus hops. The finish could be crisper, but it’s quite drinkable if not fully traditional.”