Great Divide Denver Pale Ale

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

Pours an orange color. Medium off-white head. Hoppy taste with some malty flavor in there as well. Decent Pale ale.

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...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

On tap at the brewery. Clear copper color with a small white head. Aroma is mainly malty with notes of caramel and maybe a little floral hops. Flavor is rather one-dimensional, with bready and caramel malt and just a little bit of earthy, floral hops. Not much to it really. Palate is medium-light and crisp with medium carbonation. Overall this beer is average.