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If you enjoy Green Flash West Coast IPA, definitely give this recipe a try. We've made this beer many times now (including various incarnations) and it always gets rave reviews from IPA lovers. Try it both ways and see which you prefer. We sometimes prefer to brew IPAs that are high in hop flavour and aroma but not as over the top with bitterness so we will at times brew this recipe by eliminating the 90 minute hop addition and increasing both 1 minute additions slightly from 1.0 to 1.5 oz. Other beers which feature Columbus prominently include: Pako’s IPA by Snake River Brewing, Bear Republic Racer 5, and Green Flash Hop Head Red. Tomahawk is the exact same variety sold by a different producer, while Zeus is so close that it gets lumped in. It goes by other names including CTZ, which stands for Columbus, Tomahawk, and Zeus. It's a dual-purpose hop that can be used for both bittering and flavour/aroma. The combination is intense, for hop lovers only.Ĭolumbus is one of the three "C" hops, which includes Centennial and Cascade. It pairs extremely well with Simcoe hops which add piney qualities with a bit of fruitiness. Some describe the aroma as being very similar to marijuana. It provides a strong earthy character with a unique pungent and dank hop-aroma, which this beer displays predominantly. We like a lot of Columbus hops in our West Coast style IPAs. Image (c) American Homebrewers Association One of the most popular commercial beers of this style that we enjoy is Green Flash West Coast IPA, which has been available since 2005. American hops are used throughout, often double the levels of what you'd see in a 'normal' American IPA. Originally created by various breweries on the US west coast, varieties can now be found across the US and even in other countries. While not an official BJCP style, a West Coast IPA is an American style IPA that has been aggressively hopped, almost to the point of being overwhelming and usually beyond what the BJCP style guidelines call for in a typical American IPA (40-70 IBU).
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"I won first place in our club's IPA competition this year after two years of 2nd place finishes with the same beer." - rvklein It certainly is a great big beer with loads of aroma and hop flavour without being overly bitter.
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Great water profile suggestion! I love my brewery. Thanks for the great recipe Kal!" - ohararp 3 weeks after brewing and I am enjoying this great beer! It's got a great floral aroma and the hop bitterness is not very high. "I just wanted to say that this came out pretty awesome.