85/100) Green Flash

I have set myself the goal to review three beers or ciders every week for 100 weeks. I will be learning about beer and ciders more as I do this, and if I am successful in this venture, I will have tried about 300 unique drinks. If you're curious how I'm doing, the number in the post's title tells you which week I am in now.

Le Freak, Road Warrior, Double Stout

Green Flash hails from California. I know next to nothing about them beyond that, except they excel at IPA beer types.

Le Freak) is a rather aptly named beer. It's a "first-ever" hybrid that has dual fermentation using two different strains. The end result is a conundrum at best. This becomes both Belgian and American in style leaving us with a Belgium-style Imperial India Pale Ale. And it was potent.

The flavors are a bit similar to grapefruit rind with that distinct IPA bitterness on the finish. The background though was where it got playful with some tropical touches. I think they were along the lines of apricot and papaya. ☆☆☆

Road Warrior) I first had this right before I went to see Mad Max: Fury Road. No Joke. It seemed appropriate at the time. Despite how much I don't seem to like hoppy bitter beers, I really like this one. The hops used are still of the bitter variety near as I can tell, but the rye and higher ABV offset that with a lovely peppery bite. ☆☆☆☆

Double Stout) So extremely malty. The goal from the sounds of it was to to make an equally super malty decently hoppy beer. The bitterness is nerfed completely though. Actually it reminds me of a creamier double porter. I really like it but there's something in the finish that isn't perfectly pleasant. I can't say it's acrid or how it reminds me somehow of astringency, but it's an roast flavor that's a bit off. ☆☆☆