Great Divide Hercules Double IPA

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

On tap. Wow. Rich rich rich in fresh hops. Aroma of pine and resin. It is hard to find the words to describe this hoppy flavor. Some hops have different characteristics, and there seems to be a few varieties in this brew, but how do you describe them? I tasted a bit of soy sauce, some herbal bitterness, esters, and just loads of delicious hops. Excellent IPA, up there with Ruination and Dreadnaught as the best I have had.

i love IPAs but i think sometimes they develop a salty musky flavor that does not appeal to me. this IPA was definitely one of those. Despite my complaints, however, it was a decent IPA with fair hopping and a good body. I just wish the hop boquet was brighter and filled up more of the aroma and the "salty" characteristic was less strong.

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Pour from a 22 oz. bomber revealed a clear golden copper hue on top of a nice white topper. Fragrant citrus of orange, tangerine, and malt. Medium to full body. Flavor of out there hop bitterness with a perfect balance of malty sweet goodness. Finish is pretty hoppy and dry. Great beer for sure.

22oz bottle. nice sweet malt hoppiness. consumed a month after brew date. great hop aroma and flava.

Bottle. Orange appearance and pourued with a big head. Hops are present but not so many as I had expected. Smooth and easy to drink with more bitterness that this class of beer usually displays. Excellent.

12oz in bordeaux glass. Pours copper with lasting off-white head. Lots of chunky hop bits, otherwise merely foggy. Warm, malty nose, barely any hops per style, more AAA than IIPA. Appreciable malt structure with plenty of toasty character and some caramel. Late-hop character is virtually lost. SO NOT a IIPA, but a good beer.

22oz bottle. Pours an extremely clear burnt orange body with a finger-width, very creamy and frothy, beige head. Dissipates slowly and remains nicely laced and swirly. Straightforward aroma of medium floral hops, sweet malts, and a light amount of toasted caramel. More melony than citrus and not very piney. Flavor is sweet and has a quick bite in the beginning. The middle is toasted caramel before ending with a piney and floral bitterness. The piney hops are much more evident in the taste. Some dried fruit tastes. Grows more and more bitter as the flavor develops. Medium bodied, slightly oily, little bit of carbonation, dry and toasty finish. Warming in the finish as well. Overall, a very solid, straightforward beer. Not the aggressive DIPA that I was expecting, but a nicely balanced beer. I enjoy the toasted caramel a lot.