I decided to try this particular brew a couple of days ago, for no real particular reason except for the fact that it was in my fridge and I was ready to have a beer. Green Flash (http://www.greenflashbrew.com) is based out of California and their labeling is pretty consistent and easy to pick out. If I remember right, I picked up this beer in Tennessee.
I poured the beer into a snifter glass, much like the one in the pictured. Poured a near black with a thick, tan head. I gave it a rather vigorous pour and got four fingers of head out of it. Long retention, leaving splotches of lacing all over the glass. Good looking beer. The aroma was unlike anything I've picked up in a beer. I could smell some roasted malts, but the aroma was dominated by spice...can't quite figure out what it was, but it's some mix of anise, allspice..cardamom? I don't know my spices real well, but this was the aroma that I was getting. Not unpleasant, just different.
The spices would come through in the taste as well. It gave the beer a peppery finish. The beer would start sweet, from the roasted malts, then finish with a slightly bitter hop bite. I found it to be well balanced. This is only my second saison by my count, but I found this one to be much better than the one I tried at Mystery Brewing. The beer was light bodied with moderate carbonation. I've seen some harsh reviews on this beer, but I found this beer to be very good, easy to drink, and I'd gladly have another.
Grade: A-
Price Paid: $3.00 (12 oz bottle)
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