Rayon Vert
Green Flash Brewing Company in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Blonde / Pale / Amber Regular|
Score
7.33
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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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9.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 10
355 ml. ugly stumpy bottle @ Delirium Hoppy Loft. Thanks to Wilson. No date but a fresh bottle. Hazy bright orange with a big fluffy creamy white head, slowly collapsing. Cork dry with huge dry brett profile, light funk, dry Belgian yeast, light hay and dry fruity hop bitterness, dry hay, white pepper, white bread, light oranges, green grass & med. floral. Really dries out thanks to the big brett profile. Highly excellent, I get the Orval comparison but Orval has many more layers going on. Wilson commented about my fondness of this as “You really like things which are not meant to be drank by humans”. Best review ever.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 May 2013
at 01:01
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Poured from 1 pt (6 fl oz) bottle. Very active head. Pours deep golden yellow with nice white head. Aroma of apricot, orange, yeast, sour vinegar. Very oily but smooth. Mild hops. Touch of sour as if its a very very light gueze with a dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Apr 2013
at 16:16
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. It poured a copper with tons of foam and the flavor was interesting with a piney/citrus feel and an almost metallic flavor. It had some definite belgian influence flavorwise, not so hoppy and pretty easy to drink but the flavor was odd to me with an acrid tang at the back of the mouth, I possibly got an off bottle near the best before date... Reading the description now I guess that flavor was the Brett influence, good to try but not my cup of tea.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Mar 2013
at 04:07
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
From a16 oz bottle this stuff pours clear orange yellow but has a big 6 inch head,wew. First taste is lovely lively co2. Yes, at first I thought it may be a little too bold but this stuff gets better with the session. Very lively co2 on the tongue and in the glass the bubbling action is very apparent. Pretty tasty and I think it may be one of the better wannah be belgian ales. Fairly fun, this stuff is much better than I ever anticipated. Good job flash. Yes, I am impressed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Mar 2013
at 15:19
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared at a tasting at Beer Market. Hazy deep orange with a huge off-white head. Pleasant aroma of brett, oranges, other fruits and some earthy and spicy hops. Dry, bitterish-sourish flavor, with brett, fruits, some spiciness and bitter hops, somewhat citric. Rounded mouthfeel. Really good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2013
at 03:29
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Hazy amber color with nice Belgian beer lacing. Oranges and brett in the nose. Dry, hoppy, moderately light body, very clean with Brett dominating over fruity character. Very dry. Lightly hoppy finish. Excellent Belgian IPA.
Tried
on 24 Feb 2013
at 06:10
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle. Pours a hazy orange color with a HUGE pillowy head. The head and lacing are quite substantial to say the least (pour it slow!). Funky Brett aroma dominates this beer. Some lemon fruitiness is present as well. Taste is of bready yeast, orange rind, and dry bitter hops. Very highly carbonated with a medium mouthfeel. The finish is dry dry dry. Quite nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Feb 2013
at 14:39