Great Divide Hibernation Ale

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Brewed by Great Divide Brewing Company
Style: Old Ale
Denver, Colorado USA

Serve in English pint, Snifter

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 1221 WEIGHTED AVG: 3.72 SEASONAL: Winter EST. CALORIES: 261 ABV: 8.7%

COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
English-style Old Ale. Hibernation Ale is Colorado’s original strong ale -- it has been Great Divide’s winter seasonal each year since 1995. Hibernation’s massive flavors are so intense that it requires over three months of aging each year. This lengthy aging process gives Hibernation its revered malty richness, complex hop profile and hearty warming character, which is perfect right out of the bottle or cellared for longer periods of time.

8.1% ABV through 2008
8.7% ABV in 2009

Most Recent Top Raters Highest Score Rated By

4.5

AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20

Itzjerm (199) - Taft, Tennessee, USA - FEB 8, 2012

Perfect aroma, chocolate is strong. Nice head... maintains well. Nice malty wonderfullness. Slight bitter, doesn’t seem sweet... seems perfect. Which makes it perfect on the palet. Overall this is one of the jewels i’ve found as of late! It does build in bitter overtime, which I wish it didn’t.

3.8

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20

jb (1537) - Rochester, New York, USA - FEB 4, 2012

Thanks Bob, for turning 10 years worth of MacGregors beer points into this beer for me. And it was a beauty, and a nice beer to enjoy for a while. Goblet, reddish, nice lasting head and retention, really attractive looking. Rich nose, much of which I could not put my finger on. Toffee, roasted malt, earth. Palate is a bit hot, caramel and malt, towards a barley wine but nuttier. Finishes nice.

3.7

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20

Zymurgeist2 (395) - San Francisco, California, USA - FEB 3, 2012

Out of a bottle. Beautiful chestnut with khaki head. Flavor is caramel and dark fruits. Medium-full chewy mouthfeel. Rustic complex flavor.

3.8

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20

arminjewell (2442) - Parker, Colorado, USA - JAN 30, 2012

Pour out of 12 oz bottle is deep reddish brown with thin off white head, aroma brings nice notes of raisins, dark fruits, some caramelized sugars, some slightly bitter grass and earthy type hops as well in there, hints of slight nuttiness as well. Taste is a blend of sweet vanilla, nuts, dark fruits and some grass and earth to round it out, finishing a bit sweet but the alcohol balances it out without being an overwhelming force. Nicely done, great sipper brew.

AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20

Thinker (21) - Littleton, Colorado, USA - JAN 29, 2012

Dark brown with a hint of red beer and has light brown head. Mild aroma that gives off a chocolate coffee smell. Taste mostly a caramel chocolate sweetness that finishes with a little hop.

3.9

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20

DasBierChef (683) - Lucan, Minnesota, USA - JAN 29, 2012

enjoyed this at The Dabbler yesterday. A great beer with solid mouthfeel and perfect for a chilly night.

4.2

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20

GODiSSOUTHERN (153) - Virginia, USA - JAN 24, 2012

Nice medium brown hue. Flavor of melon and caramel with a nice syrupy resin mouthfeel and tropical hoppy finish.

3.6

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20

stoneagerad (74) - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA - JAN 19, 2012

Draft. The appearance was a dark brown almost hazelnut, and the aroma was burnt hoppiness, a touch of resin. The palate was a little over medium bodied with a crisp biting texture, and the taste was fantastically hoppy, bitter, cutting alcohol aftertaste. Good stuff.

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Beer: Great Divide Hibernation Ale Rating Avg: 3.72 No. of Ratings: 1221

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