i’m surprised there isn’t more love for Green Flash West Coast IPA.
we get this in NYC now even at Fairway. i think it’s great, but fairly powerful.
but i think the hard-core beer folks say it’s not the same/as good as before.
Old: http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/green-flash-west-coast-ipa-2013/44905/
New: http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/green-flash-west-coast-ipa-2014-/257984/
Man, I LOVED west coast when it was a regular IPA. When they F’ed with the recipe and turned it into a double, I felt it became too sweet and too one dimensional with the hops.
(edit to add that I sincerely did not read Yaacov’s post before I posted this…)
yep. super one dimensional, limited complexity, just sweet and big. Like a high octane oaky cab.
I think green flash’s version of alpine duet is probably a bit closer to their old west coast IPA in style. Similar hop profile too.
So sad. I haven’t had one in some time, as the place that serves West Coast fresh fresh near me on tap, Blue Dog Tavern, also serves fresh fresh Chimay Tripel, so I almost always drink Chimay.
For Nationally available Double IPA,s - I think Ballast Point’s Sculpin may be your best choice. It’s in cans now as well. Pretty consistent stuff.
sculpin is a single IPA no?
According to BA it is. Interesting to note that Sculpin is 7%, which is extremely close to Sucks, labelled as a DIPA at 7.85%. I believe 7.5% is the DIPA starting point.
Correct. IPA can be 5.5-7.5%. DIPA is 7.5-10%. It’s all about how you want to market yourself when you are at the 7.5% level. Do you want to be a strong IPA or a weak DIPA?