Great Divide Fresh Hop Pale Ale 3.7 648

Great Divide Fresh Hop Pale Ale

	Percentile
	95
	overall

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

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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Ratings	Average	Score	Seasonal	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
648	3.71/5.0	3.7/5.0	Autumn	6.1%	99.5	Lager glass, Shaker

Commercial Description:
Brewing with fresh hops is a big endeavor, requiring four to five times the hop volume compared to using pelletized hops. Although the process is complex, it brings impressive results: Fresh Hop is an American-style pale ale with moderate hop bitterness marked by a unique and intensely grassy hop flavor and aroma. Fresh Hop is a superbly refreshing, medium bodied, light-copper colored pale ale weighing in at 55 IBUs and 6.1% ABV.

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dsm (109), Baltimore, Maryland, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	8/10	3/5	8/10	4/5	15/20

Feb 19, 2008

Bottle. Pours copper with a small head and good lacing. Aroma is hops. The taste is an excellent blend of hops and grapefruit. Almost like an IPA. I really enjoyed this one.

Goodgrief (1161), Middletown, Delaware, USA

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Feb 16, 2008

Jan. 2007 - Pour was an orangey yellow with a strong grapefruit aroma. Flavor was thick sweet malt and grapefruit hops. Extremely heavy for a pale ale, which limits its drinkability somewhat, but it’s sold in bombers for a reason, I guess. Enjoyable.

Brix (373), Denmark

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	15/20

Feb 16, 2008

Tasted 2008-02-16. Fresh bottle. Pours clear, orange with an off-white head. Aroma of grass, hops and pineapples. Ditto flavours. Good beer, but it’s a little one sided; Hops carry it alone - it needs a better malt profile IMHO.

blutt59 (2153), Dallas, Texas, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	6/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	16/20

Feb 15, 2008

22 0z. bottle, good hoppy nose on top of big cotton candy head, liked the flavor and finish to this one

carboloader (321), Houston, Texas, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	6/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	15/20

Feb 13, 2008

Pours cloudy orange with small white head. Nicely balanced malt and hops. More malt than I expected -- has a delicious bitter finish. A bit thin on the palate, but I would definitely buy again.

bager (2121), Copenhagen N, Denmark

3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3	6/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	12/20

Feb 13, 2008

Bottle @ Ølbaren. Hazy amber coloured with a medium sized off-white head. Kinda easy drinkable. Quite good balance but a little too anonymous.

HopBackDoc (395), Hatboro, Pennsylvania, USA

4.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.1	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	17/20

Feb 9, 2008

Copper color pour with a firm white head and good lacing. Aroma was fresh earthy, grassy hops. Flavor is grassy hops with a nice sweet malt to back it up. No bitterness in these hops, just the great sweetness of fresh hops. Very drinkable and very delicious. Another great brew from Great Divide.

smith4498 (919), Miami, Florida, USA

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	9/10	4/5	8/10	3/5	16/20

Feb 9, 2008

Poured a hazy copper color with an off white head about 2 fingers thick. Aroma is hops, citrus, grapefruit and pine. Nice slightly bitter flavor with a strong hop finish. Very smooth medium body, I could drink this all day.

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