3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle poured a clear light copper hue w/ a big white head mostly diminishing and some nice lacing. Big fruity flowery aromas along with malty grains. Initial flavor is moderate sweet w/ a moderate bitterness of lasting finish. Tastes are pine, resin, orange, bread, and straw. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, metallic feel.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
12oz served into a Great Divide Pint glass.
A - Hazy golden amber body with a massive cream colored head that creates rocky mounds. Giant chunks of swollen lacing left behind. The head never really goes away.
S - Dry nutty yeast, pecans, grassy and floral hops, sweet malts.
T - Woody and earthy barley first off. Some rustic toffee malt, yeasty, minty hop bitterness, pecan skins really come through and and dry out the palate.
M - Moderate carbonation, light bodied, slightly creamy
I don’t know what it is bout this beer but I always love kicking this one back. It has a distinct flavor that seems to stand out from the rest.
Serving type: bottle
05-03-2012
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Gold in color with a decent off-white head. Aroma is of woody hops, light pine, earth, leaves. Taste is the same.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. The look is clear, golden in color, and whitish head. The smell is floral, fruity, hops, pine, and caramel. The taste is caramel, florals, grass, and ok bitterness.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
12oz bottle. Pours a clear amber color with a very thin off white head. Aroma of sweet malt, floral hops, grass, and slight apple. Tastes biscuity, bready, fruity, with some earthy hop flavors, and a decent bitter kick at the finish.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Great Divide never fails to impress. Here is a well-crafted ale that shows a nice balance of malt and hops’
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pours a light copper with slightly off white head. Nose is malty and lightly sweet. Flavor follows the nose, with an added mild hoppiness that is noticeable and welcome.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle pours clear light copper in color. Nice thick off white head with tight bubbles. No lacing on glass. Fruity flowery smell with subtle malt like aroma. Sweet on the tongue finishing with a mellow bitterness. Medium body minimal hop flavor. Nice balanced beer, smooth very drinkable session ale. SIDE NOTE: this bottle had a date of 6/18/2012. 11 months since bottled. I did not notice this till it was halfway finished. Beer had that not so fresh taste and it lacked the full hop flavor. It still was decent. Im sure if this were fresh i would have rated it higher. If i ever get a hold of another i will re rate it.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Nice straight forward English pale. Pours amber with a slight white head and loose lacing. Sweet, malty, grassy aroma and taste with a bitter back. Fairly basic but very drinkable. Nice crisp finish.
4.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
This is my new favorite Pale Ale. I just ordered a big pile of it for my store because I love it so much. I think this is an incredibly well balanced beer that can be enjoyed by a wide spectrum of people. It has a fuller mouth feel than the average pale, and when my glass was empty I was certainly ready for another bottle.
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