Sunday, August 4, 2013

Green Flash Palate Wrecker


















































Green Flash Brewing Company
Green Flash Palate Wrecker
San Diego, California
06/08/2013 on tap at River Hill Sports Grill, 9.5 abv

Smell

Aroma is very resiny and piney with some caramel coming through.

Appearance

Hazy, deep orange with a thick, white head.

Taste

This is definitly a heavy handed hop bomb with bitter pine and citrus flavors, but it has some sweet caramel maltiness to help balance it out. I said "help" balance it out. It is rated at 146 IBUs. The 9.5 abv becomes more noticible as it warms up. It is not quite as destructive as the name implies, but definitely for hop heads only.

Comments

Any beer that threatens to do damage to a body part has my attention. Green Flash has several taste bud dissolving beers that I enjoy, but it is hard to beat their West Coast IPA. They may be trying just a little to hard with Palate Wrecker.

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