5 Beers Green Flash's Co-Founder Is Drinking Right Now

Welcome toTapped , where the brightest minds in beer pour out their suds - douse noesis . Drink it all in , right this way .

One manner to see undecomposed beer is to randomly select one with apretty labeland trust that it tastes as good as it look . But that ’s a dangerous proposition , and it ’s the same logic that got your idiot booster sick from eat venomous berries on that 7th - mark camping trip . A dear agency is to listen to what smart beer - manufacture ethnic music are drinking – like cobalt - founder Mike Hinkley of San Diego ’s IPA powerhouseGreen Flash Brewing Co. , purveyor of some of the best West Coast beer on the market . Hinkley tell us his five best-loved beer flop now , and if we could ’ve accepted a sixth , it would be Green Flash ’s new Cosmic Ristretto , an 8.2 % ABV Baltic porter with espresso ( and a pleasant caffeine kick ) .

Here are five beers Hinkley know – all of which are worth looking for on tap leaning and in good beer shops everywhere .

Sierra Nevada Pale Ale

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Societe Brewing Co. The Apprentice

IPA , 7.5%San Diego , CA"I will always love blonde , strong , bitter , super - ironical IPAs . Societe brews first-class beer with a all-inclusive range – IPA , Belgian influenced , and fatal beer . Their Apprentice IPA is decently up my skittle alley . Pungent pine , bitter citrus – assertive hops tone . consummate San Diego beer from the good of the new generation of San Diego brewer . "

Brasserie St-Feuillien Grand Cru

Belgian strong , 9.5%Le Roeulx , Belgium"We have collaborate on several beers with St - Feuillien over the years . Their Grand Cru is a chef-d’oeuvre . It ’s true Belgium – a bottle - stipulate , strong blonde with great character and complexity . But I can savour the impact of our collaborations – noble hops are plenty and aromatic , there are no traditional spice , and it ’s very juiceless . I get nerdily majestic drinking it . "

Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Pale Ale

Pale ale , 5.6%Chico , CA"When I was at UC Berkeley , a friend living in the co - ops homebrewed . I did n’t really care for his homebrew , but he always had tons of Sierra in the fridge . I fell in love with Sierra Pale Ale and it has been my go - to ever since . When I owned a pub before commence Green Flash , it was the first beer I ordered for the taps . "

Orchid Island Brewery Star Ruby

Imperial IPA , 8.5%Vero Beach , FL"[This is an ] IPA with grapefruit zest . Orchid Island ’s single nidus is woodlet - to - drinking glass . They treat citrus tree as if they were various record hop varietals . choose particular citrus to complement and contrast the hop blending . Star Ruby has an surprisingly fresh taste due to the balance wheel of citrusy hop and addition of fresh Citrus paradisi piquance from the grove that is the home of the brewery . "

Peticolas Brewing Co. Great Scot!

Scottish ale , 6.8%Dallas , TX"Just had a couple dry pint the other day while in Dallas . Chewy , nutty , peaty – very Scottish . Great mouthfeel . Great tone . I kept think , I need to fuddle more Scottish . And I need to drink more Peticolas . Thinking I will have to go to Dallas more often . "

Societe Brewing Co beer