Great Divide Fresh Hop Pale Ale

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

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker, Tulip

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Tap at Pony Bar. Pours a medium amber with a moderate white head. Big hop nose, lots of grass and florals. First flavor is honey and brown sugar, then more bitterness from the hops. Has a nice, bitter bite to it. Really nice.

bottle from Bierzwerg. clear golden yellow, large white head. Lovely hoppy nose, grassy and citrussy. Medium-bodied, solid malty base with loadas and loads of green hops, resiny, grassy and citrussy. Not bitter but still immensely hoppy. A delicious beer.

I don’t give a crap who you are, you must admit that GD makes great beers. This one is no exception. I like my hops like I like my poontang, namely fresh, wet, and aromatic, and this one fits the bill nicely. The pour is dark straw with 2-finger off-white head and those awesome GD floaties. Aroma is huge wet hops and citrus, honeydew, mango, pineapple. The flavor is hoppy, fruity, caramel malty. Pretty dense palate for an APA, and a crisp, very smooth finish with great complexity and balance. This, in my opinion, is the new benchmark for APAs.

Bomber. Poured crystal-clear lighter orange with dense, easily-resuscitated whitish head. The aroma picked up fresh pine, spicy earth, grassy, and citrus hops over sweeter caramel malt and a touch of vanilla.. excellent balance to it. The flavor found similar.. mostly sweet caramel and a pinch of honey at the core.. fresh, green, tasty bitterness around (pine, citrus, and floral notes led).. finished bitter with some well-balanced sweetness. Excellent brew!

22 ounce bottle from Grape and Gourmet in Virginia Beach, VA. Pours a clear reddish amber color with a thin head. Decent head retention and lacing. Aroma is toffee malts with a big hit of citrus hops. Taste is big citrus hops with hints of caramel and other notes. Medium bodied.

UPDATED: AUG 16, 2010 2010-07-31. Crisp golden body with a small white head. 3+ Flavour has a modest green hop profile, mild supportive malt. 6+ Aroma of green vegetation, leafy hops. Average palate. Lots of green hops, but not much citrus? Likely starting to fade a bit but enjoyable if not outstanding. 7/3/6/3/14 - 3.3 Bottle at ChrisOs Pre-GBBF Shindig 2010

2006-07-XX. Golden orange with a small creamy white head. Moderate not quite floral, leafy hops in the aroma. Fairly similar flavour, green leafy hops build with each sip, very mild resin. Quite hoppy, but not particularly bitter. Average palate. Solid quaff. 7/3+/7/3/14 - 3.6 Bottle. Following Michigan Brewers Festival 2006

UPDATED: NOV 8, 2012 First rating
1 pint 6 fl oz bomber bottle
On March 14, 2008. Bottled October 2007
Clear golden to copper color, tan head. Hoppy sweet scent. Bitter hoppy taste, sweet aftertaste. Medium mouthfeel, high bitterness.
8/4/7/3/15=3.7

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As "Fresh Hop"
Draught at tap room for Great Divide, visited on October 7, 2012
Clear golden color, white head. Hoppy, fruity, floral, sweet scent. Citrus, floral, hoppy taste. Medium mouthfeel, medium high bitterness.
8/3/8/3/15=3.7

As "Colorado Fresh Hop"
Draught at tap room for Great Divide, visited on October 7, 2012
Clear golden color, white head. Citrus, pine, hoppy scent. Hoppy citrus taste. Hoppy and sweet aftertaste. Medium mouthfeel, medium high bitterness.
7/4/7/3/13=3.4

Pours coper with a white head. Smells of earth, caramel, yeasty. Tastes of caramel, fresh malt, sweet. Not seeing the loyalty to this one.

UPDATED: OCT 26, 2011 Tap @ D&D. Clear, cooper orange appearance with a cream colored head. Moderately potent, fresh, flighty piney, citrus hoppy, sweet, slightly toasty malty aroma. Grapefruit, orange citrusy, organic, slightly earthy hoppy, sweet pale malty flavor. Very easy drinking and flavorful.

Bottle. Thanx to Alex. Orange colour with a white head. Grapefruit, hop aroma and a light sweet malty, Grapefruit, hop taste. Medium to full body with a light sweet dry finish.