Great Divide Hercules Double IPA

	Percentile
	100
	overall

Brewed by Great Divide Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Denver, Colorado USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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Ratings	Average	Score	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
1531	4.02/5.0	4.02/5.0	9.1%	97.9	Snifter, Tulip

Commercial Description:
Hoppier, maltier and with more alcohol than a standard IPA, Hercules Double IPA definitely is not for the faint of heart. Hercules Double IPA is, however, an elixir fit for the gods. A brash but creamy wonder, Hercules pours a deep orange-coppery color, forming substantial lace in the glass. Hercules Double IPA delivers a huge amount of piney, floral, and citrusy hop aroma and flavor from start to finish. A hefty backbone of nutty, toffee-like malt character balances Hercules' aggressive, punchy hop profile. 85 International Bittering Units (IBUs).

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tennessejed420 (74), Atlanta, Georgia, USA

4.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.3	9/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	18/20

Jul 20, 2009

pours a classic ipa-ish dark amber, little darker than usual, slightly yellow white head that lingers a good amount of time, sharp hoppy floral smell with malts detectable. this is one of the maltiest but still great ipa’s i’ve ever tasted, a malty bitterness with a hoppy bite, great ipa.

reverendj (38), Brunswick, Georgia, USA

4.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.1	10/10	5/5	9/10	5/5	12/20

Jul 19, 2009

Wow! Take away the chocolate and you have the aroma of a Heath bar backed up by glorious hops. Praise be to the glory of the hops here. Balanced, very drinkable, and creamy. The thin head belies the lacing left on the pint glass. Hercules is a homerun hitter.

kingalbertstl (3), Missouri, USA
does not count

4.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.1	8/10	4/5	9/10	4/5	16/20

Jul 18, 2009

big fan of IIPA...had a big sky IPA last night and it feel a little flat for me...today tried the great divide and found what i was looking for...smooth and creamy with tons of hops and malty goodness...grade A quality stuff..

direwolf9 (29), Dallas, Texas, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	8/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

Jul 16, 2009

I’m not the biggest fan of hoppy beers and this one definitely is very strong in the hops department. However, it manages to balace out some as it gets slightly warmer. Not a bad double IPA. If you are a fan of hops you will love this beer.

BeerGuyTWMore (48), USA

4.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.3	8/10	4/5	9/10	4/5	18/20

Jul 14, 2009

Pours copper orange with off white thick froathy head;laces fairly well. Aromas of floral-citrus hops some malt. This is probably the most balanced DIPA I’ve come across - lots of bitter hop, some then sugar up front, strong hop with malty backbone. Excellent!!

BellsFan (47), Michigan, USA

4.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.2	8/10	4/5	8/10	5/5	17/20

Jul 14, 2009

Orange/amber color with an off white head that fades leaving nice lacing. Big hop nose - pine, citrus, grapefruit. Fairly malty flavor gives way to the on rush of more hops. Long lingering bitter finish. Alcohol noticeable but not overly so. Excellent.

OleR (2033), Oslo, Norway

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	15/20

Jul 13, 2009

Bottle@Olympen, Oslo. A thick, stable offwhite head over a hazy, amber-brown colored body. Intense hop aroma, citrus, tropical and resin, supported by a sweeitish caramel scent. Full malt body, quite grainy and fairly sweet, with a generous amount of fruity and piny hops. Thick oily mouthfeel. Nearly full-bodied. Everlasting fruity bitter ending. Very potent, well balanced, and highly enjoyable.

mrhoppy (209), Santa Clara, California, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	12/20

Jul 11, 2009

This review is from a while back and from my declining memory. It was a run of the mill double. Not bad and not great. If no other doubles were available you would be very happy with this beer.

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