Great Divide Hades

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

12oz bottle. Pours a crystal clear, yellow-golden body with a thin, white, fizzy head that dissipates quickly and leaves a very light lacing. Aroma is spicy and fruity Belgian yeast, white pepper, clove, sour citrus, and a sharper grassy hop. Flavor is spicy, grapes, sharper pepper, yeast, clove, sour citrus, banana, and a moderate rough bitterness. Finishes dry with a light alcohol burn. Distinct Belgian yeast, spice, medicinal, grassy bitterness in the aftertaste that lingers for a moderate duration. Palate is medium bodied, crisp, and medium to heavily carbonated. Overall, a little rough around the edges, but I kinda liked that aspect. Remained well balanced. Not bad.

[Bottle] Pours a golden color with lots of white head. A sweet and syrupy nose, with yeast and sweet malt notes. Taste is a little more subdued. Citrus, yeast and light fruity notes as well. Still a little heavy/cloying despite the rather high carbonation levels. Overall, not a bad beer though.

(draft). Clear gold color. Small white head. Sweet wheat aroma, with a wheaty flavor. Avg duration. Finish is smooth with a very light bitterness. Fizzy texture. Heavy carbonation. Fair lacing.

12oz bottle from holdenn. pours clear golden with white head. nose is a touch yeasty, some spice and pale malts. flavors are slgihtly sweet and balanced by a touch of pepper and yeast. this is very straight forward but makes great lawnmower beer if found much cheaper.

Sweet citrus aroma comes through in this bright golden ale with a big thick white head that lingers. Taste is smooth and sweet with some banana, and the tartness one expects in a Belgian. Some pleasant sourness in the finish. Alcohol does not present itself, but there is a little warmth after the swallow. Good stuff.

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)

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.

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.