Great Divide Hercules Double IPA

Brewed by Great Divide Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Denver, Colorado USA

Sample, Mondial de la bière, savoured on June 4 2009; eye: copper with an orangey hue, clear, no effervescence, tiny ring of beige head, light lacing; nose: caramel malt, resinous hops, grapefruit, alcohol; mouth: caramel malt, resinous hops, grapefruit, alcohol, pepper, alcohol warmth, finale in alcohol with presence of resinous hops, full body, not much carbonation, quite bitter, lightly sweet, alcoholic texture; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Échantillon, Mondial de la bière, 4 juin 2009; oeil : cuivrée avec une teinte orangée, claire, pas d’effervescence, petit anneau de mousse beige, légère dentelle; nez : malt caramel, houblon résineux, pamplemousse, alcool; bouche : malt caramel, houblon résineux, pamplemousse, alcool, poivre, chaleur d’alcool, finale en alcool avec présence de houblon résineux, corsée, peu carbonatée, très amère, légèrement sucrée, texture alcoolique; en résumé : bien

The aroma carries coffee and hops. It is a golden orange color. Sweet with a medium hop finish.

Bottle. Lightly burnished bronze with a fine cream collar. Neat lychee, toffee, Turkish Delight and cheesecake base aroma with some woodsy high alcohol heat behind it. Alcohol warm from the off; orange liqueur silkiness, soap, caramel, digestive biscuits and pistachio chipping in. Like DFH 90min this has got a luxurious malt slickness that carries the hops and alcohol with finesse. Mellow, rounded, glowy IPA . Even the missus liked it.

31/10 A 0.355 l bottle courtesy of ogivlado, great thanks for sharing! First double IPA for me. It poured orange body with small head. Cascade hops aroma along with some caramel malt. Bitter citrus and sweet malty, flavor. Malt showed roasted sugar, vanilla, plums jam, toffee, slight chocolate and some wood. Full in body with longer bittersweet finish. Expected much more hops, but it was very pleasant like this for sure.

This thing is epic. Poured a dark, deep golden/orange color. Good amount of a white head that lingers. The nose is huge on hops, citrus, and pines. Taste is light caramel, citrus fruits, and a bit of malty sweetness. The aftertaste is a little bitter and it definitely warms you up with the alcohol. Great beer, and my favorite Double IPA.

Bottle that ogivlado shared with me and heavy
Poured a lovely ambery-red body, small off white head that went away relatively fast. Woody maltiness in the nose, a bit sticky, very light hopiness actually, a bit jammy. Light caramelly, fruity, somewhat grainy malty taste with some herbal bitter hoppiness, not as strong as I expected by any means. Ok, bitter aftertaste, a bit understated. Nice but expected more, far more.

On tap at Flying Saucer Fort Worth. Definite hop aroma, but with rye and dark fruit. Well balanced flavor. A little fruity. Very hoppy. A little malts. Well done.

Dark rouge pour. Woody hops on the nose with earthy elements. Very creamy mouthfeel. Taste is soil hops. Has a clay feeling with hops that came from the ground. Has also a small amount of fruit, but not citrus. Dark fruits, but only in the slightest. A heavily aged double. But flavorful.