Great Divide Hercules Double IPA

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!!

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.

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.

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.

Pours a beautiful deep orange color with a huge, fluffy off white head. Great looking pour. The nose is sweet citrus and strong pine with definite floral notes lingering around. Then, it gets too big for me. Huge burst of piney hops and big bitterness. Does have enough malt to balance but too much hop for me. Beautifully done beer but not my style.

The aroma is fantastic. It´s very fresh and of citrus, toffe and caramel. The appearance is wonderful with a red colour. The taste is heavy and bitter, fruity and dry. This is a very, very good beer.

On tap, this is a tasty beer! American barleywine-esque. Dark amber color, sweet candy sugar aroma with citrus hops. Taste, I enjoy thick sweet malt notes with the hop bite. The hops seem subtler than was anticipated, but definitely there. I did not notice the alcohol.

Poured from bottle into pint at La Cave du Vin. Hard to judge the color of this since this place is so fucking dark but from the one votive candle I have it looks like a medium amber with minimal 1/4 in. head. Lots of large floating yeasty bits. Belgian candi sugar/malt aroma and not as hoppy as I expected. Taste is the same with dry palate and warming finish.