Sep
08
2008
Green Flash
Posted on 06:12, September 8th, 2008 by Ron
I found a new candy store, Oliver’s, the Brew-Crew. It’s not actually new, but new to me and convenient to my new job. It has a bigger selection and carries selections of brews that I have not been ale to find in a long time, like Clipper City Gold Ale, and brews that I have not even had a chance to try yet. Yeah for me! My one complaint is that not everything is labeled.
In my first visit I could not stop myself and bought about $100 worth of six packs. (hey… it will last me a while and looks good in my beer cellar) So, I’m looking at the receipt with cryptic codes for each six pack and the price they rung up at, all about $7.99, $8.99, $9.50, and then there was one for $13.79! Oh crap! Which six pack did I pay $13.79 for? The code was something like GRFL IPA. So I’m looking through my beer rack and figure out it must be Green Flash West Coast IPA.
This beer had better be good. I hate it when I try something new and it is disappointing and if this one is disappointing at $13+, I’m not going to be happy at all.
Long story short, it is fantastic. It pours a golden straw color, classic for an American IPA and the hop aroma is powerful and puts a smile on my face. The beer tastes even better than it smells.
So, every time I have a glass of Green Flash I say to myself, “it was worth every penny.”
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One of my favorites. Glad you enjoyed it.
I really enjoyed the Green Flash West Coast IPA myself but was shocked to see all of the sediment in that beer. Did you see all of that gnarly stuff floating around? I wrote Green Flash about it and they said that was normal for their beer. If you don’t want all that in your glass then just be very careful when pouring as to not disturb the hop leftovers at the bottom. Darn nice hoppy brew.
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Oliver’s is the biggest (and probably best)candy store for roughly 100 miles in any direction. They have a great selection and decent prices. Speaking of prices, I’m with you on the Green Flash IPA: fantastic beer, but you do have to pay a premium for it.
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Enjoying a few of these right now, actually. Yes, very good.
I don’t think I paid that much, though.
Oliver’s is my favorite beverage center ever. I live in NH but whenever I travel back to Upstate NY I never pass it by without coming home with a trunkfull of beer. Didn’t pick up any green flash on my last run, I’ll have to check it out next time.
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