Beer Review - Green Flash Brewing Palate Wrecker

Brewery: Green Flash Brewing

Location: San Diego, CA

Beer Name: Palate Wrecker

Style: Imperial IPA

ABV: 9.5%

IBU: 100+

The beer was poured from a 22oz bottle into a pint glass. Pours a deep orangish amber with a thick white head and good lacing. The aroma is very hop forward, with lots of earthy pine and citrus notes. The flavor follows the nose. Lots of hop bitterness with a piney resin quality with additional hints of grapefruit and bitter orange peel. The beer is slightly boozy but this fades over time. The body is medium with appropriate carbonation.

Overall a Hop Bomb. Lots of hop characteristics dominate this brew. A very nice blend of earthy pine resins with accents of citrus. You smell it and taste it for sure. Not much malt backbone to provide balance but the 9.5% ABV it is surprisingly smooth and rounds out the bitterness, especially after more than a few sips. Those of you Hop Heads looking for that next big IPA beer to try, here you go.

Score

Appearance	3/5
Aroma	5/5
Flavor	7/10
Overall	8/10
Total	23/30