Great Divide Fresh Hop Pale Ale

Brewed by Great Divide Brewing Company
Style: American Pale Ale
Denver, Colorado USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker

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Bottle. Light unclear medium amber color with a small, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is malty, caramel, moderate to light heavy hoppy, grass, pine, grape, lemon. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (310108)

A hazy amber beer with a nice beige head. The aroma is sweet and extremely hoppy giving it notes of citrus and pine. The flavor is sweet and dominated by hops and grass, but also with notes of wood. The mouthfeel is very dry, and it has an OK bitterness.

(Bottle 65 cl) Pours amber golden with a slight haze and an off-white head. Fresh, floral nose. Light-bodied with some caramel. Dry, aromatic, flowery hop finish. Nice, hoppy APA. Thanks to fiulijn for this one. 150306

22 fl oz bottle. Pours clear and golden orange with a one finger thick light orange and creamy head. Fresh peachy hops aroma with a light wood note. Mild woody flavour with a mild peach hops note on top. Vague malt base which doesn’t show any sweetness that can be sensed as such, a rather dry and hoppy brew. Ends quite dry and with a light persisting pinewood note.

Bottled. Golden colour with particles floatingt around, mediumsized white head. Aroma is sweet fruity hops along with some nectary hints. Flavour is quite much the same, but does get some mild glueish sweetness as it warms up.

Bottled. Clear golden, small head. Perfumy overt citric hop aroma. Dry and salty, fairly light bodiedwith clean, rounded mouthfeel. Floral minerally citric hops takes it all the way to the salty, bitter finish, Fresh and pleasant, retaining balance despite the hoppiness.

Bottle. Clear amber coloured with an off white head. Sweet aroma of malts, caramel, hops and pine needles. Flavour of malts, caramel, hops and pine needles.

Golden color. The aroma is hoppy, very nice, fruity (apricots and grapefruit) and resiny. The hops are lovely, the body is quite thin. Of course the end is extremely long and bitter (resins, hazelnuts).

UPDATED: NOV 20, 2011
Date: November 20, 2005
Mode: Bottle
Source: Green’s, Atlanta
Appearance: clear amber, thin beige head, drippy lace
Aroma: fresh citrus hop aroma on a sweet carmel malt base
Flavor: great hop flavor, nice long bitter finish

Date: October 23, 2007
Mode: draft
Source: brick store
Score: 3.7 to 3.9
Aroma: sweet sticky hop resin aroma
Flavor: strong citrus hop flavor, sweet caramel malt, sticky character, long bitter finish

Date: October 20, 2011
Mode: draft
Source: Taco Mac, The Fred
Score: 3.6
a little muted this year, still the sweet crystal and fresh citrus hops, but not quite the iver the top punch from a few years ago,

Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.9/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *** /4

Clear amber with medium off white head. Sweet and hoppy aroma with caramel and citric notes. Flavor is fairly hoppy with caramel and grapefruit notes. Ends bitter.