Great Divide Hades

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

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.

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.

Pale blond, moderate haze, sparse white head. Lemon aroma initially, then comes wood and dust in gentle doses. Intense initial punch of dry alder wood, bitter lemon peel and raw hop pellets. finishes sweet with the lemon and the raw hops lingering both on different sides of my mouth. Probably better with food.

12oz bottle from grape & gourmet. pours a very clear, very light, gold with a thin, white head and solid lacing. aroma is very nice but mild with notes of belgian spice, wheat, dry grass, banana, green apple, and a touch of soapy, floral hops. flavor is quite good with bright, fruit notes of banana, apple, pear skins, and a touch of lemon citrus, sweet yeasty notes, a touch of nutty malts, and a mild, spicy cloves on the back end with a dry, slightly sweet finish. palate is light bodied, crisp, and well carbonated. overall, a nice belgian ale.

Pours clear golden with a white head. Aroma of malt, yeast, honey, and spice. Flavor is grassy malts and spice with a bit of lemon. Clean and crisp. Decent.

12oz bottle into a pint glass. Pours clear yellow with a huge but loose white head. Aroma is musty champagne with a dash of sweet fruit esters. The flavor is sweet fruit esters all the way with a fresh grain finish and a touch of metal. Medium-high body and medium carbonation.

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.

Nov 8, 2008 Bottle. Pours clear, pale golden with a thin white head, some lacing. Smells of hay and fruit, perhaps fig. Sweet, malty, crisp and unassuming, well-balanced and drinkable. Velvety, medium body.