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Great Divide Hercules Double IPA

Great Divide Hercules Double IPA - Imperial/Double IPA

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 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 
15214.02/5.04.02/5.09.1%97.8Snifter, Tulip
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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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 garretjax (103), Colorado, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/516/20
Mar 19, 2008  
Reddish copper color, soft off white head. Grapefruit hoppiness, but not too sharp aroma. Some malt tones. Full body and medium carbonation. Citrus and pine notes, mainly hops flavors. Good bitter bite in the dry finish, but not overly hopped.


 DSG (1501), Tel Aviv, Israel
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Mar 19, 2008  
Bottle. Dark orange to amber color with a stable medium beige head. Big hops aroma with pine, resin, some citrus and also some malt, caramel and hints of honey. Flavor has some malt sweetness and caramel, and of course a lot of hops, some citrus, a hint of spiciness and a bitter hoppy finish with a bit of alcohol. Medium to full-bodied. quite balanced. Nice.


 RomanW70 (297), Providence, Rhode Island, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Mar 18, 2008  
Pours deep amber with a frothy white head. HUGE hop aroma with some notes of flora, citrus and pine. Taste starts off with malt smoothness, slowly descending into a huge bitter finish through piney and floral hops finishing with some grapefruit sweet tartness. Impressive beer..


 robforbes (1083), Bremerton, Washington, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Mar 15, 2008    Updated: Apr 26, 2009
old rating: 8/4/8/4/17 - 4.1. new rating: pour is a clear amber-orange with a medium size egg-shell head, and excellent lacing. smell is grapefruit, touch of caramel, nuts, some citrus, and a touch of pine. taste is creamy, grapefruit hops, pine, some caramel, a roatiness, touch of citrus, some nuts, and a little sweetness comes through, ends very bitter.


 DaMenace123 (250), Houston, Texas, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Mar 14, 2008  
Draught at the brewery in Denver. Well you know what you are getting with a double IPA. Citrus hop aroma and flavor is very strong hops - piney and citrusy, sweet malt for balance.


BorksBabe (81), Tampa, Florida, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/54/104/512/20
Mar 8, 2008  
It’s not too bad for an IPA- most are too hoppy and this seems just right. A little bitter on the palate but the aroma is nice and fruity. Slightly thick white head. I like it.


 fiver29 (703), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/515/20
Mar 5, 2008  
Bottle pours a cloudy dark amber color. Head retention is good and aroma from the glass reminds me of a beautiful bouquet of flowers hand delivered on valentine’s day. Has wonderful taste and flavor with a strong malt character with some floral notes that make want to make beer love to hercules style. Very tasty.


 Bullit (1300), Glasgow, Scotland
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/518/20
Mar 4, 2008  
Orange colour, white head. Aroma has pine hops. Flavour is bitter and of pine hops, and very malty in the end. Very nice.



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