Brewery: Green Flash Brewing
Location: San Diego, CA
Beer Name: Rayon Vert
Style: Belgian-Style Pale Ale
ABV: 7.0%
IBU: 32
The beer was poured from a 12oz bottle into a pint glass. Pours an opaque golden orange with a thick white head, very high retention rate and some moderate lacing. The aroma barks of brettanomyces, lots of barnyard wet hay, pepper, lightly floral notes that compliments with undertones of Belgian malts and citrus. The taste follows the nose. A solid backbone of malt plays into dramatic hits of dry musty hay, deep earthy woods, lemon pepper with an herbal hot bitterness. The body is solid with a very high level of crispness that balances the warmth of the alcohol and complexity of flavors.
Overall a very solid take on a Belgian-style Pale Ale with an interesting wild yeast twist. This is one of the most carbonated beers (perhaps too much) I’ve ever had. It’s a real gusher with a nice fluffy, almost cotton candy like head that lasts for a very long time. All this effervescence does provide a nice refreshing compliment to the complex wild flavors. There is a very nice malt profile that pairs well with the dry musty barnyard affects of the brettanomyces. The hint of lemon and citrus rinds balances the mustiness. The hops bitterness is a touch distracting at the end. But for the drinker it’s the wild yeast that really shines in this brew. Having sampled two of the four beers in the pack I’m interested to see how the bottled conditioned brettanomyces yeast will evolve over time.
Score
Appearance
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3/5
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Aroma
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4/5
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Flavor
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8/10
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Overall
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7/10
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Total
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22/30
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