Great Divide Hercules Double IPA

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

A- Pours a reddish orange hue with a huge, thick, 2.5 finger head that seems to stay for quite a while leaving lacing galore. S- Smells sweet, piney hops dominate followed by citrusy notes. T- Thick earthy with hints of grapefruit and some pine. Bitter with the alcohol a bit to apparent. M- Thick and clings a bit to the mouth. Very carbonated. D- Not anywhere near the most drinkable dipa i’ve ever had. The alcohol is a bit too apparent and the bitterness is a bit intense in that it isnt balanced as well as i would have hoped. Aside from the criticism, I really enjoyed this brew.

Clear deep golden with medium off white head. Sweet and hoppy aroma with caramel and grapfruit notes. Hoppy flavor with caramel and grapefruit notes. Lovely.

Pours hazy honey colored with a medium head. Lacing apears after first sip. Nose is full of fruit and very impressive. Nice hop bitterness but lacks the sweetness I typically associate with double IPA’s. Needs more malt backbone but still a tasty brew.

This beer is a wonderful, slightly red, copper color. You can smell everything that went into making this fine brew. (Although I haven’t learned to identify everything yet.) A little bitter, but still one of the tastiest beers I’ve ever had.

22 fl oz bottle. Pours deep golden orange with a lacing off-white head. Pineapple and caramel malt aroma, light citrusy note. Flavour is fruity with light peach and pineapple notes, dry wooden touch and a breadish malt base. Dry bitter and yet light sweet fruity finish. Goes really dry in the far finish.

Poured into a pint glass. Translucent amber color with a bubbly beige one-finger head. Tons of lacing and decent retention. Aroma is of fresh-cut pineapple and rich caramel. Flavor is initially sweet with caramel, but then hops trample the palate, citrusy and grassy with a lingering bitterness. Mouthfeel is just about all you can ask for in a double IPA: rich but not too sticky, no alcohol taste. Pretty drinkable for 9.1%

pours nice brassy clear color, small head that left quickly. aroma is orange and malty. every bit of the alcohol is tasted, but it works for this beer.

Off white medium lasting head. Dark amber-copper colour. Aroma is malty, fruity (peaches and apricots) with strong floral notes and light wooden accent. Flavor is malty with fruity and light caramel and nutty tones, ending in a dry wooden finish. Medium bodied.