Great Divide Hercules Double IPA

Amber golden with a dense off white head. Sticky but patchy lacing. Nose is carmelly hops. Mouth and body are dominated as expected by burly bitter and piney hops. Hops are slightly offset by a medium malty body. Sweet/caramel ping pongs off the even toned hops from start to finish.

Fantastica IPA che mi fa finalmente apprezzare del tutto Great Divide, uno spettacolo di luppoli organizzato dai luppoli e recitato dai luppoli, che però vogliono ammaliare, accarezzare. Devo studiare Cassio Dione ora però

Bottle. Pours cloudy amber, with a thin biege head, good lacing. Smells of pine resin, citrus, and a hint of fruit. Starts slow, lots of sweet candy malt, but gets deliciously bitter quickly. Lots of pine resin, and grapefruit. Medi um body, slightly dry. Became sweeter and more balanced as it warmed.

HOPS!!!!! An over-the-top extreme HOPPY beer with an aroma of HOPS. Big HOPPY flavor with a finish of....HOPS!!! You can try this beer, or can snort pure hops powder, your choice.

Pours a very hazy golden amber with a small bubbly head that doesn’t stick around very long and leaves only traces of lacing. The smell is dominated by citrus and grassy hops up front with a big bready malt presence as well. This may be an older bottle as the taste was dominated by the malts and sugary sweetness with the citrus hops more of a complementary aspect. There is also a little bit of booze heat int he finish as well. The mouthfeel is fairly full-bodied for the style and sticky with the mixture of sweetness and hop resin. I enjoyed this bottle though, as I said, it may be a bit old and I may try a fresher bottle next time to see if the hops are bigger in the taste. Still, it’s a very good DIPA.

August 27, 2008 vintage: Golden amber pours into a thick frothy off-white head with lingering lacing along the sides of the glass. Visible yeasty malt bits floating in the bottom of the glass. HEAVY hoppy aroma with orange-pineapple citrus. Initial flavor of hoppy bite and slight bitterness with hints of sweetness of dried fruit and malts. Hoppy finish lingers on the back of the tongue without being an over the top hop-bomb.

Draft @ Falling Rock, Denver. Pours copper with a small tight head with great lacing. Aroma is of sweet malt, grapefruit and strong hops. Flavor is filled with toffee and hop flavors. A little too much alcohol is present.

On Tap at Double Daughters. Poured coppery with a tannish head. Smelled floral and citrusy, very strong aroma of hops. Tasted hoppy with a slight punch. One of the better DIPA’s I’ve had.