Great Divide Hercules Double IPA

bottle. Flat clear copper color, with a decent off-white head that clears quick, leaving a nice rim and plenty of lacing. Smells dominated by piney, resinous hops with some background booze. Flavor starts with very heavy, sharp bitterness. Lots of earthy pine qualities to the hop profile. Some dry toasted biscuit malt action going on as well with a fair amount of booze heat. Somewhat oily and heavy on the palate, not the cleanest finish.

Poured a very hazy copper/straw color. Large white head with some lasting power. Nice lacing too. Aroma is citrus but no huge hop note. Taste is more of the same. Some citrus notes and bitterness but no hop flavor. Malt backbone is really lacking. I think I may have gotten a really old bottle. I’ll rate again sometime.

Pours orange with thick off white head. Nice floral hop aroma. Taste has huge hop bite with nice balance. Thick mouthfeel. Good beer.

Very good double IPA. I enjoy the taste and the palate. Very smooth and enjoyable IPA. I would recommend it to the IPA lover. Aroma is as well great let it warm and give it a little swirl. Great Double IPA.

bottle. reddish orange color with a medium creamy off-white head and a ton of lacing. aroma of hops, pine, grapefruit and some honey. burnt caramel, floral hops and toffee in the flavor. sweet bitter aftertaste that lingers. a good beer I’m sure -- but a little too syrupy for my imp ipa tastes.

Bottle, poured almost a reddish caramel with a quickly dissipating frothy head. The aroma is just incredible, dominated by hops but then you catch a sweet whiff of the malt and it just blends together to creat a magnificent sensation. The taste is at first hoppy and then you catch a hint of pine and then some malt and then the aftertaste is straight floral hops. To be honest I was a bit let down after the smell, not that the beer is by any means bad it just isn’t as good as it smelled. Still an incredible IPA. Would buy again

Bottle, Utobeer, London. Poured amber orange with a good size off-white head. Aroma was citrusy, floral hop and a dash of pine. Smooth mouthfeel. Flavour is very hoppy, toffee, grapefruit, then balanced with a decent malty finish. Hop bitterness lingers very well. A pleasure to drink this. Darn good brew.

Pours chunky, almost. There are collections of dust-like particulate throughout the brownish-orange body. Regular head for an IIPA, sporadic lacing to the end. I smell toffee, caramel, resiny hops. Huge, sweet malty backbone on the palate with a crisp, bitter finish.