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Great Divide Fresh Hop Pale Ale

Percentile
95
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
6373.71/5.03.7/5.0Autumn6.1%99.5Lager 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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 nuplastikk (1196), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/59/105/518/20
Jan 10, 2008  
22oz bottle. Golden-orange-amber color. Filtered. What a wonderfully complex beer. Delicate hoppy herbal aroma. Creamy and refreshing, with a mellow, earthy hop profile. Subtle perfection.


 johndavidj99 (123), Township, Maine, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Jan 10, 2008    Updated: Mar 3, 2008
Dark amber pour with a nice beige...somewhat creamy head. Dry with a nice body. Very grassy/hoppy with a kind of sweet grapefruit taste. I love it! Another quality brew from Great Divide!


 djd07 (740), Houston, Texas, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/517/20
Jan 10, 2008  
On tap at Flying Saucer. Has a hazy golden orange color with a medium frothy off white head. The aroma is a strong hop and grass. Good lacing on the glass. The tase is fruity hops and citrus with a smooth finish. A great American pale ale from Great Divide.


 BlackForestCO (827), Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/513/20
Jan 7, 2008    Updated: Mar 6, 2009
Poured from a bomber. Poured a clear, golden color with a pillowy white head that left some of the best lacing I have ever seen. Aroma of hops and some pine. Entry is a nice malt with a hint of citrus, that leads into a piney, resiny hop hit. I would have liked more citrus flavor to accompany the hops on the end, but it was still nice.


 PilsnerPeter (2617), Flushing, New York, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jan 6, 2008  
Bottle: Lucid orange with a creamy white head. The aroma has some orangey hops a buttery malt hint, as well as an obscure yeast hint. The body is slightly over carbonated. I like hoppy ales to be creamier in texture. The flavor has a sweet/spicy malt character, giving off some caramel and peppery notes. The hops are present, sticky and resiny with a orange-spice-citrus component. The finish is spicy and bitter. A decent, APA with a traditional profile.


 natejgood (189), Denver, Colorado, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/514/20
Jan 3, 2008  
Pours a clear golden amber with a substantial white head. It smells of crisp hops with floral tones in the background. The beer has a mellow sweet flavor right off the bat followed quickly by bitter hops, but the flavor disappears quickly leaving your mouth feeling clean. Not a bad beer, but the flavors seem to be somewhere in between a sweet beer and an overhopped beer.


nwilder (40), Denmark
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/517/20
Jan 3, 2008  
It pours orange with amber streaks and a coarse off-white foam. The aroma is grainy and bisquit sweet with a deep grassy, pine and grapefruit side. A truly warm and inviting aroma. In the mouth it starts with the same big bisquit sweetness, transitioning into an intense piney note that carries a firm stroke of bitterness that stands in stark contrast to the initial sweet impression. The sweetness and firm hop presense linger and play together in the mouth like chocolate and coffee.


 Cobra (1065), In a van, down by the river, Maryland, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Jan 2, 2008  
22 oz. brown, bomber bottle. No freshness date anywhere. Poured out a hazy orange color, with a sticky tan colored head. Aromas are of hops, naturally, with some malty aromas in the background. Flavors are of hops, but not over the top hops. Medium mouthfeel, needs some more alcohol to balance it out better.



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