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Green Flash Double Stout

Brewery: Green Flash Brewing Co. · Vista, CA
Variety: Ale · American Ale · American Double / Imperial Stout
Alcohol: ABV 8.80% / ABW 7.04%
IBU: 45
Preferred vessel: Pint glass
Color: Full Black (Imperial stout) (70 SRM)
Added by Rob Hudson
Last updated by Keith

Golden naked oats mashed with dark crystal and robust roasted malts create a luscious black brew with satin smooth finish. Layering UK Target hops throughout the boil adds pleasant, earthy complexity while higher fermentation temperatures enhance overall flavor with fruity esters. An old-world style, done the Green Flash way. Big, bold, flavorful and complex.

Malty, Caramel, Thick, Licorice

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  1. Review by Dave S.
    Rating: 71

    Dave S.

    drank this beer from a Pint glass in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    March 11th, 2009 at 9:20 p.m.
    Comment:

    I feel a little ambivalent about this one.

    It’s a good, strong stout with a hefty kick. Lots of licorice and malty caramel, but not quite as roasted as I’d have expected. A rich, thick texture that feels just right, but a weird yeasty and almost blue cheese like flavor that permeates and doesn’t quite suit it. Starts sweet, ends with a bit of bitterness. Overwhelming alcohol for something that’s less than 9%.

    I’d be up for giving it another try, but on first pass it doesn’t quite live up to the rest of Green Flash’s offerings.

    Characteristics: caramel cheese licorice malty thick

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