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Great Divide Hercules Double IPA

Great Divide Hercules Double IPA

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99
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An Imperial/Double IPA brewed by
Great Divide Brewing Company

Denver, Colorado USA

bottled
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on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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13134.04/5.04.03/5.09.1%95.8Snifter, Tulip P  Stats

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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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 k4df4l (148), DTown, Pennsylvania, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/59/103/518/20

Aug 3, 2007  
Bottle - Pours a dirty copper with a thin head that dissipates to just enough to skim the surface quickly. Lots of yeasty chunky sediment in the bottle. Aroma is hops, sweet malts and heat. Flavor is similar, initially sweet malts and hops, citrusy and resinous that yeilds to a light alcohol flavor and creamy finish with just enough hop spice lingering on your tongue to invite that next sampling.

 coldbrewky (525), Saugerties, New York, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Nov 30, 2008  
Amber golden with a dense off white head. Sticky but patchy lacing. Nose is carmelly hops. Mouth and body are dominated as expected by burly bitter and piney hops. Hops are slightly offset by a medium malty body. Sweet/caramel ping pongs off the even toned hops from start to finish.


 LordCorkscrew (671), Ronco Scrivia (GE), Italy
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/105/513/20
Nov 29, 2008  
Fantastica IPA che mi fa finalmente apprezzare del tutto Great Divide, uno spettacolo di luppoli organizzato dai luppoli e recitato dai luppoli, che perņ vogliono ammaliare, accarezzare. Devo studiare Cassio Dione ora perņ


scoth (44), Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/58/103/517/20
Nov 29, 2008  
Bottle. Pours cloudy amber, with a thin biege head, good lacing. Smells of pine resin, citrus, and a hint of fruit. Starts slow, lots of sweet candy malt, but gets deliciously bitter quickly. Lots of pine resin, and grapefruit. Medi um body, slightly dry. Became sweeter and more balanced as it warmed.


 Travlr (115), Washington, Washington DC, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/105/512/20
Nov 28, 2008  
HOPS!!!!! An over-the-top extreme HOPPY beer with an aroma of HOPS. Big HOPPY flavor with a finish of....HOPS!!! You can try this beer, or can snort pure hops powder, your choice.


 GAManiac (446), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/104/515/20
Nov 28, 2008  
Pours a very hazy golden amber with a small bubbly head that doesn’t stick around very long and leaves only traces of lacing. The smell is dominated by citrus and grassy hops up front with a big bready malt presence as well. This may be an older bottle as the taste was dominated by the malts and sugary sweetness with the citrus hops more of a complementary aspect. There is also a little bit of booze heat int he finish as well. The mouthfeel is fairly full-bodied for the style and sticky with the mixture of sweetness and hop resin. I enjoyed this bottle though, as I said, it may be a bit old and I may try a fresher bottle next time to see if the hops are bigger in the taste. Still, it’s a very good DIPA.



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