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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Butters (1637), Virginia, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	7/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	13/20

Sep 20, 2008

2003 bottle. Extremely hoppy barlywine. I liked it, no one else did. I’ll rerate a fresh bottle.

killjoy966 (218), Washington, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	4/5	6/10	2/5	16/20

Sep 20, 2008

Wow. Smells and tastes strongly of alcohol. Also tastes of earthy spices, possibly pine-like. Fairly blunt on the palate, but I suppose that’s the norm for the style. I’m not sure why anyone would want to drink 22 ounces of the stuff in one sitting, but it certainly makes for an interesting beer.

Gary (352), Buckinghamshire, England

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

Sep 20, 2008

.Fresh to the UK : Its uncompromisingly hoppy. No shit. ;).Like drinking a liquid air freshner. Shitloads of chewey pine needles going the conga with resin and care free alcoholic caramell.

hughie (3048), Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3	7/10	4/5	5/10	3/5	11/20

Sep 20, 2008

Bright orange amber colour with a white head. Aroma, probably its best feature, began with a herby whiff of minty hop before caramel malts developed. The taste had a fruity melon sweetness in the background. Malts struggled to emerge from the overwhelming hoppiness, To be honest it was all a bit over the top for me.

danielcurtis81 (885), San Diego, California, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	7/10	3/5	8/10	3/5	17/20

Sep 18, 2008

Bottle. Copper color. A bit bitter. Good hop flavors maybe just a touch out of balance. Some good pineapple smells and flavors. Overall solid.

andersand (306), Malmö, Sweden

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

Sep 17, 2008

A nice, sweet, nutty caramell monster with a rather harsh bitterness. Has the typical Great Divide signature taste wich is a good thing. Malty, fairly well balanced double IPA. Not the best if you want a plain hop attack but really good as a slow sipper.

kosko20 (302), Bemidji, Minnesota, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	8/10	5/5	7/10	5/5	14/20

Sep 16, 2008

A pure golden ruby, with a beautiful thick, off white head. A nice hoppy aroma of citrus and floral essences balanced with a nutty malt. Flavor is the citrus and piney hops. Mouthfeel is warm and medium bodied, finishes pretty bitter (7 out of 10 on the bitterness scale that I just made up). Overall I like it a lot but something about the flavor holds it back from being a great one for me.

MtStateBeer (77), Hurricane, West Virginia, USA

4.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.1	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	17/20

Sep 15, 2008

22 oz. bottle. Pours a reddish-orange color with an average frothy off-white head, good lacing. Aroma is caramel malts, a touch of grains, and a buch of hops, pine, grapefruit, and a little fruity. Flavor is very nice, mainly hoppy. Very good malt/hop balance, but mainly a piney hop finish.

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