Great Divide Hercules Double IPA

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

Smells like a dry hop. Big malt presence as well on the nose. Malty as hell on the palette. Dry resiny hops don’t kick in full force until the finish. I’ll give it a few extra points for its unique maltiness. Don’ t see that often in an IPA. Pretty damn good.

Bottle. Pours a hazy copper, small off-white head that settles down rather quickly. Lots of sweet citrus notes and hops in the aroma. Sweet hops, citrus and malt dominate the flavor profile, with caramel showing it’s presence in a subtle way. The finish is a long and satisfying dry bitterness.

22oz bomber. Poured a orange/golden clear. My bottle said it was 10.1% and you couldn’t taste any alc% at all. Very damn tasty, and easy to drink. Very fucking solid beer.

golden pour, white head...hops, hops, hops, and more hops...did I mention it has a bit of hop bitterness, over the top fresh, crisp, grassy hops

It poured a clear dark golden liquid. Had a smell of grassy hops, grape and citrus. High bitterness, grassyu hops, smooth, some bite to it. Very nice!

Every time I have this I find it to be pretty solid. Aroma is balanced. Lost of hops with caramel and grain. Good body and juicy hop flavor. Some caramel malts and citrus flavor. Grapefruit and lemon zest. Balanced.

The beer pours a medium golden color with an almost orange tint in the lights. The white head is adequate and seems to build from below. The aroma of this beer is almost all crisp hops up front and heavy. There is a bit of fruit and sweetness mixed in, but you really have to look for it to find it among the hops. The flavor is more complex than many overhopped IPAs. While there is definitely a strong hop content, there are also strong overtones of malt, toffee, molasses and raisons. Considering the high alcohol and the huge flavor this beer is still pretty easy to drink and feel relatively crisp in the mouth. This been is probably a bit strong to be an everyday drinking beer it is definitely a nice treat from time to time.

Bottle (in NZ). Pours a dark copper with a very large foamy yellowish head. Woody and fruity on the nose, some sweet toffee and a touch of bubblegum. A well balanced aroma for a DIPA. Not surprisingly, a big mouthfeel with bready malt. Again, the flavours are well balanced, I’m surprised by the floralness over the fruitiness. Very different to the West Coast IPAs, and better for it.