Great Divide Hades

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

Pours light golden, thick white head. Aroma is yeasty with citrus nose. Taste is yeasty, fruty (apricot), malty, some sweet caramel. Light hop bitterness with spices in the finish. An average ale, alcohol is well present.

bottle. had this on tap the other night too. pour is yellow gold that has a small white head, but very effervescent. the aroma is sweet pepper old bread, parmigan,and banana esters and a touch of corn. tangy yeast flavor hits me first. fruity banana and some more pepper in there too. spicy note lingers and helps to dry this out. mint note of some kind in this one. light lemon flavor comes out in this later on. the herbal note that i can’t really nail down is a bit of a dertractor here, but this is still an easy enough beer to drink. lavender, thats the thing i couldn’t name.

12 oz bottle. Crystal clear pale gold with a fizzy white head that disappears quickly. Looks pretty well carbonated. Nose is mildly grainy, lightly yeasty, touches of fruit. Flavor is spicy and dry, bready and just a tad alcoholic. Drinkable but weak attempt.

This reminds me of a lager with a slight hoppiness to it. This is a great summer beer as it pours transparend gold. Not lots but plenty of carbination. The one finger head disapates to a light film as the bubbles rise to the surface. at 6.99 its a little pricey either way im enjoingit!

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.

Bottle sampled. Pours a golden color with a small white head. Aroma of citrus, yeast, malts, and grassy hops. Flavor is pale malts, grains, light fruit, and some spices with a mild finish

Bottle sampled. I expected more since i love the Belgian styles, more so than anything else. Pours golden with a small white sparse head. Aroma of citrus, yeast, light fruit, and sweetness. The flavor is citrus, spicey hops, yeast, and some sweetness. Very few breweries in the USA have mastered the art of Belgian style brewing, this is not one of the few who have.

22oz bottled the first week of June, 2007, per the notches. Clear pale golden--not quite to the point of straw though--and a minimal white head. A small fizzy head does rouse, though not for long. Belgian yeast, light pepper, hints of orange and fainter orange rinds, and light bready malts. There is also a light soapy smell. Where the aroma only hinted at some bitterness, it shows up front in the flavor somewhat strong, if only for a moment, and then turns to some herbal notes and spicy pepper and alcohol. Some Belgian yeast and citrus is still evident. Dry finish. Low carbonation with a thin medium body. Of their two new beers (I’m not sure if they’ve released any more), I’m unimpressed so far. It is nice to see them taking a stab at a different style, though.