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Great Divide Denver Pale Ale

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72
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bottled
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
6883.27/5.03.26/5.05.4%92.6English pint, Shaker
Commercial Description:
DPA has risen to become one of the most award-winning English-style pale ales in the world. Sporting a brilliant copper hue and an assertive floral hop aroma, DPA is known for its smooth, malty middle, which is expertly complemented with hearty and complex hop flavor. DPA's extraordinary hop finish is marked by crisp yet moderate hop bitterness.
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 Bullit (1346), Glasgow, Scotland
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Nov 25, 2009  
Bottle from Tiffany’s, Kalamazoo. Clear copper colour, white head. Aroma of biscuit malts and flowery hops. Flavour is biscuit malts, good amount of sweet hops. Fairly bitter and dry finish. Well drinkable.


Lawsonciv (27), Norman, Oklahoma, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/104/513/20
Nov 16, 2009  
Pours an orange color. Medium off-white head. Hoppy taste with some malty flavor in there as well. Decent Pale ale.


 Dacrza (252), Great Meadows, New Jersey, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/103/517/20
Nov 13, 2009  
Situation: release after a Kisatsky family movie night (thanks again to Brad for bringing this one up to Warren County!)... Glassware: Howard’s Raw Bar pint... Appearance: Creamy, thick, frothy foam; orange-bro, almost tea-like in color; little or no effervescence... Aroma: soft pale malts and light but representative hops balance rather well--GD’s goal realized in scent, where the style is stated but not ridiculously overpowering, like many West Coast spruce trees... Palate: medium-bodied, with some hops kick that fills out the glass on a rather full note; little bubble or fanfare, but finishes with a lingering aftertaste... Taste: rounded, robust hops with a malt base that makes this an easily drinkable pale ale... Overall: Smooth drinking, lip-licking beer that perhaps is stronger overall than its idividual aspects.... the taste is clean, clear, and pleasant--as versatile a paleas I’ve had ina while, besting the Stoudt’s offering...


 douglas88 (1590), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/515/20
Nov 2, 2009  
12 ounce bottle from College Liquors. Pours a clear golden color with a medium white head and lots of lacing. A sweet biscuit nose, light hops. A nice flavor of fruity citrus hops, biscuit/bready malts. Easygoing and flavorful.


 JAF737300 (792), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/514/20
Oct 29, 2009  
POurs dark gold with nice hop notes on the nose. The hops shows in a muted sense throughout but it drinks very pure. I like the fact that you taste the complexity without getting barreled over.


 DeadGirl (226), West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Oct 27, 2009  
Pours a clear, rich golden hue from the 12oz. bottle: Bitter thoughout and into the finish. Tastes a little fishy? Like, literally, cod or something. I’m left unimpressed. Drinkability: Mediocore pale ale. Rebuy: Don’t know. It’s a little better than I expected, I’ll give it that. #167 on 27102009, DG.


 MmmcKay (276), Brentwood, Tennessee, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/513/20
Oct 13, 2009  
Simple and plain. Just enough hops to keep me happy. Nothing I’ll purchase a great amount of though. Great Divide’s other pale and IPAs are much better.


 41cubs (137), , New Jersey, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/54/103/511/20
Oct 7, 2009  
An simple session with little to offer but plain average beer goodness. The smell is the best attribute here with a bready apricot aroma dominating. The taste leaves a lot to the imagination coming off more like a pale lager with weak dirty hop flavor and an ashtray finish. Watery consistency but with a really even carbonation. Thanks Great Divide. 2009 12oz.



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