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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
6913.27/5.03.26/5.05.4%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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 gringo332 (238), Richardson, Texas, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/516/20
Oct 29, 2008  
Bottle pours a hazy copper orange color with a decent sized head. Nice lacing along the side of the glass. Citrus hop aroma with some malt. Decent flavor with some bitterness in the finish.


 cking (1023), North Canton, Ohio, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Oct 27, 2008  
The two bottles of DPA that I enjoyed really reaffirmed why I love American Pale Ales....easy, quenching, with plenty of malt and hops to be shared amongst the taste buds. Bright copper color, creamy eggshell colored head, and vast amounts of thick lacing. Sweet toffee aroma with bread and honey roasted nuts. Fresh, fruity/flowery hops permeate the scent. Filling with a nice malt body and a moderately light bitterness. Drinkable is an understatement. Near perfect balance between layers of fresh malt and floral hops. Bread, caramel, nuts, dry honey, flowers, citrus, and peppery spice are all to be discovered. Fantastic all around great beer that leaves you wanted to crack open another one.


 rederic (1811), montréal, Quebec, Canada
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Oct 23, 2008  
On tap at the brewery, bright gloden-amber honey color, with a white head, light fruity citrusy floral hop nose, with some mild toasty, caramel malt accents, with a faint cookie dough note, hint of grassiness in the aroma follows through on a medium-bodied palate with a grainy, pale malt character, with a mellow flowery hop citrusy flavor, hint of honey, leading towards a fruity, lingering hop bitterness finish.


 checkmatei1 (630), Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/511/20
Oct 23, 2008  
Bottle: Poured a hazy orange with a nice head. The aroma was floral citrus. The flavor was mild bitters, some hops, some citrus, and some floral. I nice combination. Very Smooth. Overall, a decent brew.


 Rciesla (3686), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/56/103/512/20
Oct 22, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a copper body. Light pils malt and a big floral nose with citrus notes and mild hop bitterness. Session-able brew.


 jjuf1853 (471), Land O Lakes, Florida, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Oct 18, 2008  
Bottle pours a hazy copper orange color with a decent sized head. Nice lacing along the side of the glass. Citrus hop aroma with some malt. Decent flavor with some bitterness in the finish.


 aracauna (2391), Georgia, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Oct 15, 2008  
There are some beers where drinking the beer is an experience. There are other beers that let you drink while paying attention to other things without being bland. Both are fully welcome in my beer fridge and this is one of the latter. There is a noticable hop presence in the aroma, comes across a little more fruity than expected. The flavor takes on a more malt driven focus with a taste somewhere between biscuit and cracker backed up by a bit of toasted nuts. This is one of those beers I’d be more than happy to keep in stock for college football Saturdays.


 wetherel (1628), Encinitas, California, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Oct 13, 2008  
On tap at the brewery. Mild to medium bitterness with a hint of roasted grains. Lighter amber off-white small bubble head. A small hint of sour.



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