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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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 Braudog (3732), Dayton, Ohio, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Aug 2, 2009  
Bottle. Bright golden and clear. Little head. The aroma is vaguely banana-laced. Drinks with a exceptionally smooth mouthfeel. Very drinkable, easy-going Belgian-style. (#3628, 8/2/2009)


 holdenn (1424), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/512/20
Aug 2, 2009  
12oz bottle pours clear golden color with a thin white head. Belgian yeasts in the aroma touch of dough, pepper, spice, banana and pale malts. Similar flavors: fruity with peppery spices and mildly sweet doughy malt finish. Middle of the road, nothing glaringly wrong, nothing that special either. Throw some more hops in here and this would be better fo sho.


 Airlifter (116), Shawnee, Kansas, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/514/20
Aug 1, 2009  
Pours a clear golden yellow with nice amount of almost white head. Aroma is sweet and malty with a hint of banana. Flavor is sweet and just a little spicy. Some earthiness in the finish but overall a bit watery. Not bad.


crajun (89), , Texas, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Jul 28, 2009  
strawish color; white head The finish is what makes this beer very crisp hoppy finish; clean light sweet malt in beginning. will drink more


 jredmond (1015), New Jersey, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Jul 24, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a bright orange body with one or two fingers of white head. The aroma is belgian spices and yeast as well as hops. The flavor contains the same components.


 jmm635 (249), Havertown, Pennsylvania, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/104/513/20
Jul 23, 2009  
Crystal clear straw colored pour with a frothy white head. Really strong yeasty aroma with a touch of lemons and spice. Pale malt, yeasty taste up front followed by a sweeter malt finish.


 dkachur (2313), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Jul 22, 2009  
12 ounce bottle from Grape & Gourmet in Virginia Beach, VA. Pours a clear golden color with a thin head. Decent head retention and lacing. Fruity aroma with notes of bubblegum, ripe and unripe banana, spice, apple, caramel and bread. Taste is caramel and pepper along with other spices, light herbal notes and light apple/pear like fruit notes. Medium bodied and a bit sticky in texture. Fairly strong carbonation.


 punkrkr27 (606), Berkley, Michigan, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Jul 21, 2009  
Pale gold pour with a loose, 2-finger, white head that fades to a thin ring. Spicy and peppery phenol aroma with notes of lemon bread, clove, yeast, candi sugar, and bubblegum. Citrus and biscuit hit your tongue first followed by some banana and clove esters and finishing with some peppery phenols. Dry, slightly sticky body with a crisp finish but a bit on the thin side. Pretty middle of the road Belgian golden but makes for a pretty nice summer beer to go with lighter grilled chicken. I had it with some Hawaiian chicken kabobs and it paired pretty nicely.



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