Green Flash Brewing Company Rayon Vert

Rayon Vert

 

Green Flash Brewing Company in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸

  Belgian Style Regular
Score
7.34
ABV: 7.0% IBU: 32 Ticks: 129
If Green Flash were founded in historical Belgium, Rayon Vert would have been our flagship brew. A bold layering of hops finds balance from traditional malts. Bottle conditioning with fresh ale yeast and Brettanomyces finishes the beer, adding a delightful effervescence, dryness and continuously evolving character. Rayon Vert is Green Flash.
 

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7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottled. Poured gold. Substantial head. Strong band aid aroma. Taste is similar and some fruits. Hops behind.

Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2025 at 01:20


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Notes from September 2012 Four pack from Whole Foods. Heard good things. At around $12 for a 4-pack, I hope this slows down the flow of Joe Schmo breweries charging a premium for brett renditions of their staple beers. Probably won't. Tickers gotta tick... :/ An unsteady pour results in a murky honey orange body. Being my ignorant self, my Duvel tulip soon becomes overwhelmed with cakey off-white head. A small stack of soggy utility bills & some desk reorganizing later, I realize I should of skimmed reviews for some keywords first at least. Soapy, sharp citrus scent. Hay & just a tiny bit of cheese in the background. Taste upfront is bittersweet, but quickly turns briny. Coarse orange/grapefruit pith. Lingering acidity. Faintly tart. Not sour. Super dry. Moderate, but soft carbonation. Aspirin finish. So thirsty. Me likey. :)

Tried from Draft on 31 Oct 2024 at 21:50


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottles and draught upon release back in 2011 or so. Mostly clear, bronze-brass-maize. Large, pillowy-white head showing moderately-strong retention. Nose is very well-expressive of a nicely-developed brett conditioning. Comparing it to Helios or something like Stillwater's brett golden, it comes off a little more powerful, with strawberry, spice and maybe a hint of herbaceous wood. Malts are deeper and more sumptuous adding rich honey and dough. Clean, no alcohol noted. Soft and malty, good attenuation though still plentiful honey-like character to balance the rich cherry-strawberry-lime of the Brett. Lower Sacch. character than some of the others here, with ample woody bitterness lingering.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Aug 2022 at 15:55


8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle at Antenna America. Golden coloured. Aroma is herbal, nice hoppiness bit citrus. Taste is nice, good herbal taste. Pretty good. Crisp and quite dry. Probably would have rather had an Orval though!

Tried from Bottle on 09 Sep 2019 at 15:53


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Orange blonde color, pours a huge head. White pepper, sharp lemon and lemongrass in the perfumed aroma. Firm citric peppery hopbitter flavor. Sharp on the tongue. Lots of lemon. Nice!

Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:06


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Tried on 11 Sep 2018 at 12:51


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle, 355 ml from Za Popent’t, Ljubljana. Courtesy of and shared with Kova. pours hazy orange with large white head. Malty, fruity, spicy, yeasty, bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle from Za Popen't Pivoteka on 15 Jun 2015 at 13:41



6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle at home. Pours dark golden, nose is brett, lemon, yeasty, taste is light, sweet.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Jan 2015 at 03:39


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle 0.355l at Oluthuone Leskinen, Oulu. Colour is deep cloudy orange with small white head. Aromas and flavors: Fruits, Belgian yeast, hops and malts. Very nice.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Jan 2015 at 07:51