To check on the aftermath of their lively grand opening last week, we shot a quick email over to Melodee Mario, Marketing & Sales Associate @ Green Flash.
West Coaster (WC): So, how many people showed up?
Melodee Mario (MM): Throughout the day we saw about 1,500 people
WC: What sort of specialty brews went on throughout the day?
MM: Cask 30th Street, Lil Freak, Silva Stout, Sugar Smack, Cuvee Trippel, Palate Wrecker
WC: How was the crowd? Rowdy, cool, or other?
MM: The crowd was GREAT! No rowdiness, even with an hour-long wait for food from the food trucks! We even had the bean bag game (corn hole?) set up, so people were having a great time.
WC: Was there an overwhelming demographic present in the crowd? Who?
MM: Mixed crowd, definitely beer-focused people. Even Mayor Sanders came to tap the inaugural cask!
WC: Favorite moment? Did anything crazy happen?
MM: Cask tapping was the best moment… it ended with a nice presentation from Mike [Hinkley] honoring Chuck [Silva] and thanking him for his inspiring brews.
WC: Now that the Grand Opening is out of the way, what’s next for Green Flash?
MM: Brewing, brewing, brewing! We launch two new states on Monday, 8/1: Kansas & Missouri. Now we can focus on taking care of our current distribution network that has seen out-of-stocks for 4 – 6 months. With the bigger tanks we are able to take care of the front line beers (WCIPA, HHR, Double Stout, Imperial IPA) at a greater capacity and will have the ability to play around with more specialties and one-offs as a result. Things on our mind: lots of events, including GABF!
