Great Divide Hades

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Appearance: Pours a clear, sparkling light yellow body with a white, creamy head. Smell: A sweet-smelling grainy nose with hints of yeast, pineapple, banana, and perfumy hops. Taste: Again, sweetish and grainy, but with a pronounced, sweet lemony flavor and lesser notes of yeast and banana. Light, spicy hops lend a bit of bitterness to the lightly acidic, semi-sweet finish. Mouthfeel: Light-bodied. Moderate carbonation. Drinkability: I will say that when faced with the task of soothing my harried nerves after navigating my way through Atlanta traffic, the Great Divide Hades did a bang up job.

(22oz bottle) Purchased at some yet to be known store on Olive Way in Seattle. Good prices and only a couple of blocks West of Stumbling Monk. Lasting white creamy head with a hazy gold body. Nose of peaches, coriander, orange peel, lemon zest and vanilla. Very light and enjoyable flavour - hard to believe this is only 7.3% ABV. Somewhat like Saxo, a staple in my Belgian diet. This beer is very refreshing and crisp. Impressed!

Bottle (65 cl) shared with gnoff, marsiblursi & larsniclas. Shady golden, medium white head. Yeasty, spicy, peppery, slightly sourish. Medium bodied and smooth. Nicely balanced with a dry finish.

Bottled. RBESG. Golden colour. Hoppy aroma with notes of pineapple. Flavour is triple sweetness, ie almond paste, along with bit of choriander and fruity esters. Alcohol is here as it should. Full malty and very American.

Tasted on tap at Great Divide Brewery in Denver, Colorado. Yellow-orange and a bit cloudy body with a medium, yeast-smelling head. Yeasty and a bit fruity flavor that just a bit alcoholic in taste. Interesting, abnormal fruit flavor.

Bottled. Clear golden color, short frothy white head. Aroma is spicy, slight citrus, some flowers. Bit spicy taste, slight peppery. Decent belgian style ale.

Clear, very pale golden pour, with a fizzy, short-lived head - light belgian yeastiness in the aroma, with some banana, floral notes, and a hint of spice - light flavor, tingly in the mouth - light honey sweetness, quite a strong floral character, some herbal notes, and a touch of lemon - a medium hop bite combines well with a moderate spicy character near the end - quite a nice, mellow belgian ale, which is a surprise coming from a brewery that seems to specialize in big beers.

Bottle, at RBESG 2007 in Glasgow, Grand Tasting. Golden colour. Very nice hoppy aroma, notes of citrus / tropical fruits. Nice hoppy flavour, slightly yeasty.

12 ounce bottle. Pours a clear yellow color with a large white foamy head. The aroma is sweet honey and malts, some light banana and spice. A nice smooth flavor; crisp malts, honey, apples, light spices. Very clean. Enjoyable.

Bottle from Bierkoning. Nice golden body. Sweet, fruity and hoppy nose. Strong taste of honey. Some spicyness too. Taste of malts and toffee, with more honey in the end. Pretty good.