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Great Divide Hades

Great Divide Hades - Belgian Ale

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 Percentile 
64
overall
Brewed by Great Divide Brewing Company
Style: Belgian Ale

Denver, Colorado USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
3363.19/5.03.18/5.07.3%63.2Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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Commercial Description:
Hades is brewed with a rare Belgian yeast strain that gives a complex spicy flavor and aroma. Noticeable hops and medium malt character make it an extremely well-balanced, crisp ale. Hades goes great with a bowl of fresh mussels, crusty bread, and virtually any artesian cheese.
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 TURDFERGUSON (1594), Carrboro, North Carolina, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Jan 23, 2009  
Bottle shared by emacgee. Thanks Ethan. Sweet, easy drinking belgian here. No major complaints fro me, I actually enjoyed this much more than the first time I had it when it first came out. Easy drinking and unoffensive.


 emacgee (1859), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/56/102/517/20
Jan 23, 2009  
Thanks hophead75 for the bonus. Pours a translucent clean pale gold with a thin fizzy white. The aroma was sweet, mild Belgian feel, lightly earthy, some spice and funk. The flavor is spicy, earthy, some candy, mild waxy bite, warming, Belgian yeasty character. Palate shows some astringency. Pretty decent.


 WabashMan (798), Noblesville, Indiana, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Jan 21, 2009  
Pours a medium gold with a nice but short lived white head and lots of visible carbonation. Nose is nice....a bit more like a White, to be honest, with a good yeasty, malt character. Flavor is full but short with nice notes from the yeast and spices.


 Aurelius (2643), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/55/102/512/20
Jan 20, 2009  
Lemony, sweaty, musty wheat aroma. Absolutely clear, bright yellow, fair label. Metallic, hoppy, lemon jello sweetness and tanginess. It’s obviously going for crispness, but it kind of slides out of the saddle. Long astringent finish. Medium light body. Obviously an American Belgian - not in the good Ommegang/Allagash way, but in the bad wannabe, pandering micro brew sort of way. Fair to sub-standard.


 mrant (330), New York, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/58/105/515/20
Jan 19, 2009  
Smells of bitter hops and pungent yeast. Taste is mild yeast with a nice almost cherry-like sweetness. Very tasty, unusual cherry flavor is very nice.


 leitrim65 (398), Seattle, Washington, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/103/513/20
Jan 17, 2009  
Pours a cloudy, golden color. The aroma is mild and disappointing, maybe a hint of sweet malt doughyness, along with a trace of spice, but it took a lot of work to reach that determination. This is a flavorful beer compared to the aroma, however its still fall short of most classic Belgian ales. Somewhat yeasty and sweet, with gentle carbonation, and spice, accented in the finish by a touch of hops in the finish. Overall a good quality beer.


 Tmoney99 (4656), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/103/512/20
Jan 15, 2009  
Bottle from Party Town. Poured a clear pale color with a large frothy white head that mostly lasted with good lacing. Moderate sour citrus, yeast and spice aroma. Medium body with lively carbonation. Medium biitersweet flavor with a medium bittersweet finish of moderate duration. Good drinkable brew.


 KAF (441), Coralville, Iowa, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/514/20
Jan 15, 2009  
Clear yellow pour with a small head. Spice on the nose (coriander). Light bodied. The flavor is about the same as the aroma. Mild spices in the flavor and a touch of sweetness.



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