Great Divide Hades

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

Pours out light golden color with fluffy white head. Fruity wheat aroma. Wheat taste with hints of fruit and yeast. Goes down very smooth with a dry crisp aftertaste.

22 oz bomber purchased in KC, MO. Pours almost clear yellow like a macro lager. Heavy carbonation from the bottom. Small head that seems to sustain. Nose is minimal, but I’m dealing with a head cold...aarrgg. Initial flavoring is mild with a yeasty and mild hop flavor. The alcohol is well hidden and this beer is very smooth-not an "in your face" typical GD beer. I was expecting more of an over-the-top style Belgium style beer. This is a decent "single"-nothing more-nothing less. I will re-rate after I get rid of this cold and wish for better. This is not a Mars Volta beer....

Bottle. Medium head with good duration. Color is clear yellow. Aroma is fruits, yeast, malt and hops. Taste is fruity, yeasty and malty. Pleasant sweetness.

Golden color. Spice in nose and very phenolic. The malt flavor is pretty mellow and the spicyness dominates.

Bottled. Clear pale golden with a fluffy white foam. Clean and sweet aroma of corn, pale malts, bread, mild lemon and alcohol. Sweet flavour of banana, yeast, canned corn, canned oranges and alcohol. Hot finish of banana and boiled vegetables.

Reminds me most of Victory Golden Monkey (3.2/5). Crisp, bubbly and light for a Belgian-style ale. Enjoyed somewhat with an "artesian" cheese (Australian cheddar) that the label promised this would be best enjoyed with. I think I’m getting more from the cheese. Alcohol pronounced; quite a fuming-warming sensation with this one. Head-fading to zero halfway through the first glass is a bit too much. I tried to rate this higher, I really did. but it kept letting me down. It should be noticeably above the 3.0 level but it hardly has anything going on with the first two components.
Playing: Mozart’s 39th

Clear pale yellow/gold. Small white head. Looks like a macro pale lager. Definitely doesn’t smell like one- floral perfume, light lemony citrus, crisp grains, grassy hops, just a bit of candy sweetness. Same flavors with a dry, yeasty finish. Medium body, balanced carbonation, easy to drink. Overall better than the sum of its parts. Great session beer.

Very clear, very palte golden. Large lasting white head. Clean, soft banana, yeasty nose. A close to exaggerated sweetness immediately reminds of bubblegum. Moderately high carbonation. Notes of cloves and nutmeg. Pretty well done. Light, clearly filtered body.