Palate Wrecker

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• Palate Wrecker
• Green Flash Brewing Co.
• San Diego, California
• Official Website
• Imperial IPA
  
• ABV: 9.5%
• IBU: 100+

Without question, this beer wrecks the palate with an aggressive onslaught of hops. Rich pine and orange smells fill the air; a hint of caramel sweetens the bouquet. Loud grapefruit splashes down first, signaling a tongue-scraping wave of rough bitterness. Bready malts dull some of the bite, but mid-sip, pine notes swell and push through malt sweetness in the back. In the end, this beer bullies the tongue into submission with lasting bitterness.