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Great Divide Fresh Hop Pale Ale 3.7 651

Great Divide Fresh Hop Pale Ale

Percentile
95
overall

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
6513.71/5.03.7/5.0Autumn6.1%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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 beerfest5 (200), Simsbury, Connecticut, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20

Nov 6, 2009  
Gift from Greg, thought this would be like sierra nevada’s harvest, but really nice use of the "wet" hops. kind of weak aftertaste, but a really nice APA.

cwsample (18), Texas, USA
1.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/52/102/55/20
Dec 27, 2009  
Bottle from Cavie. Smells like Christmas trees. I’m not a fan of a lot of Hops, and the hops are very prevalant. A slight musk smell is also noticed.


 harrisoni (6927), Ashford, Kent, England
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/515/20
Dec 27, 2009  
Bottle at The Rake. It has got hopo, but a little ash. Not huge hop though. Good


 rickgordon (3331), Göteborg, Sweden
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Dec 25, 2009  
Old rating, sample from bottle 2008. Clear deep golden colour. Rich hop-induced foam. Sweet malty aroma with rich floral notes from hops. Smooth mouthfeel with mild maltiness, whereas the hop flavour is grassy with traces of citrus. Pretty bitter for the APA style.


 ghawener (966), San Salvador, El Salvador
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Dec 22, 2009  
Bottle: Thanks to ramenen, drank with the ratebeerians from El Salvador for a X-mas dinner. Great brew! Food Pairing: Went very well with the delicious sushi.


 Hopper (336), San Antonio, Texas, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/516/20
Dec 21, 2009  
A golden brown beer with a nice head. The aroma is grassy hops(though most of it has faded at this point) with some slight citrus. The taste is very smooth & great sessionable drinking. Nice lacing. My only complaint is not with the beer (but the distributor) it took 2.5 months for this fresh hop beer to make it on the shelf in my town. So a beer meant to be drank as soon as possible in a 3 month period was at the end of its fresh hop prime when it was put on the shelf. This is a great beer when drank fresh, but still good when not fresh just not what it is supposed to be.


 rcasta (491), El Salvador
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
Dec 19, 2009  
Gracias ramenen el dia de la russian stout en cask que ha sido la mejor homebrew hata ahora


 Joakgust (337), Stockholm, Sweden
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/515/20
Dec 18, 2009  
Bottle, 65cl - Clear amber golden beer with a large head. Aroma is fruity with notes of pine, citrus, hops and some caramel. Flavor is fruity with notes of grass, citrus and hops. Hop juice in short. Insanely drinkable.


 jjuf1853 (480), Land O Lakes, Florida, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Dec 17, 2009  
Draft at International Beer Garden (Lutz, FL). Pours an orangish gold color with a huge white head. Looks delicious with tons of lacing running down the inside of the glass. Heavily hopped aroma and flavor. Very nice bitterness in the finish with a slightly dry aftertaste. Quite good.



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