Green Flash Debuts 2015 Hop Odyssey Beers

06 Feb 2015

06 Feb 2015 --- Known for crafting boldly hopped brews including West Coast IPA and Palate Wrecker, Green Flash Brewing Co. has successfully pushed the IBU envelope to achieve extreme hop flavor.

This month, the brewery will kick off their 3rd annual Hop Odyssey series – a national beer program which focuses on exploring new hop varietals, fresh combinations and innovative brewing methods. This year’s series is an in-depth look at Green Flash Brewmaster, Chuck Silva’s intimate relationship with hops from farm to fermenter – showcasing Silva’s approach to selection based on hop-provenance and terroir. Brewed with carefully selected, flavor-forward ingredients, Hop Odyssey 2015 is comprised of three Session IPAs that deliver an unmatched balance of complexity, each with an identical malt base to best highlight the flavors from the featured hops. Each is available for a limited time nationwide on tap and in bottles and is 4.5% ABV with 65 IBUs. By offering bold yet drinkable beers, Green Flash is elevating expectations within the session category, enticing craft beer lovers to embark on an epic journey of the senses with ales to go the distance.

“Through the Hop Odyssey series, we are able to introduce three exceptionally hoppy session ales into our 2015 product rotation,” says Green Flash CEO and Co-Founder, Mike Hinkley. “Chuck is the master when it comes to hop selection. I am confident that this year’s series will resonate with craft consumers who want a sessionable beers that have a flavor profile that’s on par with some of the higher-gravity IPAs in our portfolio.”

Each 2015 Hop Odyssey beer is built with an identical malt profile consisting of a simple, golden, 5 SRM grist of Premium Pale 2-row, Vienna malt, Marris Otter, and British Crystal to allow the flavor of the hops to dominate.

“This year, we wanted to really explore the range of flavor that is achievable in a session ale through careful and deliberate selection of bold hop varietals,” explains Green Flash Brewmaster, Chuck Silva. “By building solid relationships over the years with hop growers, I was able to get my hands on the best product available from the 2014 harvest and build a recipe for three solid session beers that I think even the most die-hard hop heads will enjoy as much as I do.”