Great Divide Hercules Double IPA

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

Poured into a pure copper color and slightly off white head. There is a sharp citrus aroma with a bit of malt. The first taste is all hops. Starts off with a strong hop flavor followed up by a hoppy bite. Initially there seems to be a little spice flavor that leads to a almost tin sensation. As the beer warmed this faded. Now I sense the a little malt behind the large hop flavor and bite. A good mix.

Very hoppy brew for all those hop lovers. Pours a orange/amber color with almost no head. Taste was balanced by the malt, very hoppy without an overwhelming bitterness.

Sweet caramel malt aroma with some hop funk aroma as well. Red/Orange in color with a small bubbly white head and nice lacing as I drink. Its got some pine, but it isnt that long lasting. I do get alot of that nutty toffee malt flavor that hangs around for a while. The pine hops come back finally for the finish along with quite a bit of alcohol punch. This actually reminds me of some barley wines I have had before. Good, but personally, I do not feel that this is 99th percentile IIPA.

Verre de dégustation, provenant d’une bouteille de 22 oz, dégusté au Mondial de la Bière 2006 (Montréal, QC). Arôme: Odeur d’agrumes et d’houblons. Apparence: La couleur est ambrée. Présence d’un moyen col mousseux beige et d’une large dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût d’agrumes et d’houblons. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture huileuse. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Présence d’amertume en arrière goût. (Rating #508)

Cloudy amber with a rocky, lasting head and intricate lace patterns. Hoppy, inviting nose. Weighty, but very drinkable texture. Thick, cookie dough malts provided a nice malt backbone, which really seemed to tame the 85 IBUs. Juicy hops with stellar hop flavors and aromas (big notes of PNW pine and woodsy tree bark; earthy and wholesome) ... rich and satiating. Bitterness is surprisingly mild, relatively speaking, but complements the malts nicely. A rather complex Double IPA. Awesome! Really happy to see the explosion of big beers in Colorado, this being one of them. I predict that this beer will win a medal at the next GABF (as long as they enter it).

Creamy white head on a cloudy amber color. Strong citrus hops aroma. Grapefruit bitter flavor

Bottle. Lightly burnished bronze with a fine cream collar. Neat lychee, toffee, Turkish Delight and cheesecake base aroma with some woodsy high alcohol heat behind it. Alcohol warm from the off; orange liqueur silkiness, soap, caramel, digestive biscuits and pistachio chipping in. Like DFH 90min this has got a luxurious malt slickness that carries the hops and alcohol with finesse. Mellow, rounded, glowy IPA . Even the missus liked it.

Bottle: Smells of caramel and malts, with a little spice. Pours deep brown with a reddish hue. Hazy. Medium light brown head. No lacing. Tastes of malts, caramel, and some type of fruit, peach perhaps. Not as biiter as I would prefer. Easy to drink, though taste of alcohol is clearly present. One of my least fav. I2PAs, but not bad overall. Lacking bitterness and dryness of a really hoppy brew.