Great Divide Hades

22 oz. bottle. Pours a hazy straw yellow with a moderate white head that lasted until mid-glass but left no lace. Pleasant aroma of sweetgrass, yeast and malt. The flavor is yeasty with some spice and malt with a bit of sugary sweetness. Slightly funky as well. Lightly bitter at the finish.

Pale straw body with some haze. The head is bright white. The aroma is sweet with pears, cinnamon and some Super Glue. The taste is more of that glue character with some cinnamon spice. The finish is old sweat socks and aluminum. There is also an odd note of wax. While, the start of each drink begins promising with some pears, it fades to those other off flavors very quickly. Strangely made, I am not sure what Great Divide hoped to accomplish with this one. A sweet Belgian ale with some spicing, maybe a super pumped Belgian Wit? I am not sure as it is mostly a confusing mess with hints of sweetness and funk. It’s like you mixed a bad Belgian Golden style ale with a poorly made wit. It’s not terrible, but it seems like they didn’t know what they wanted.

28 Feb 08 22oz bottle
Hazy gold, w/ small white head, 3
Estery- bubblegum, spice, raisin, pepper. Not much hopiness or maltiness, 7
Spicy, peppery, w/ malt in the start, and a bit of bitterness in the middle, and a prickly spice on the tongue at the end, 7
Lively carbonation, med/light body otherwise, slightly acidic, 3
A pretty tasty belgian golden strong. Flavor profiles not very deep, but very tasty nonetheless. I’d have more ...17

purchased at 99 bottles in federal way, washington. pours a clear golden yellow with no head. smell of pear, apple, spice. taste is fruity, a little sweet, bit on the bitter side, some yeast, ends tangy and slightly dry.

Bottled. Thx ekstedt. Slightly hazy, pale yellow. Dusty, yeasty aroma. Grayss and pretty dry flavour with some fruitiness.

It has a beautiful sunny blond color, with a generous head and a persistent perlage. The aroma is lightly malty, Belgian. It has a medium sweet body, with malt and some spices (coriander), and the touch of a Belgian yeast; a dry malt line leads to the final, that is well bitter, bitterness being on the top edge for such beer. No thrills, ok, but it’s a very good and straightforward Belgian Ale. Purist.

Bottle (65 cl) shared with gnoff, marsiblursi & larsniclas. Shady golden, medium white head. Yeasty, spicy, peppery, slightly sourish. Medium bodied and smooth. Nicely balanced with a dry finish.

(Bottle - Bomber, thanks ekstedt!) Sampled on February 16 - 2008. Shady yellow color, white small head. Spicy, yesty, sweet scent. Yeasty, spicy and sweet taste. Herbal, grassy and mint aftertaste. Spritzy mouthfeel. Medium bitterness. Some esters.