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Great Divide Hercules Double IPA

Great Divide Hercules Double IPA - Imperial/Double IPA

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 Percentile 
100
overall
Brewed by Great Divide Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA

Denver, Colorado USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
15214.02/5.04.02/5.09.1%97.8Snifter, Tulip
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Commercial Description:
Hoppier, maltier and with more alcohol than a standard IPA, Hercules Double IPA definitely is not for the faint of heart. Hercules Double IPA is, however, an elixir fit for the gods. A brash but creamy wonder, Hercules pours a deep orange-coppery color, forming substantial lace in the glass. Hercules Double IPA delivers a huge amount of piney, floral, and citrusy hop aroma and flavor from start to finish. A hefty backbone of nutty, toffee-like malt character balances Hercules' aggressive, punchy hop profile. 85 International Bittering Units (IBUs).
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 agillespie81 (190), Denver, Colorado, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/103/518/20
Apr 13, 2008  
Deep copper color......thick white head. Extremely floral aroma. Very complex hop flavor up front, with a good malt balance. Mouthfeel is smooth for an IPA, with only a hint of crispness. Finishes with a slight malt back, and a subtle hop bitterness.


 EithCubes (2140), Indiana, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/56/103/513/20
Apr 13, 2008  
Bottle. Huge piney-floral nose, heavy C-hop but grapefruit and citrus are not unrestrained. Caramel and toffee notes as well, earthier tones meshing well with floral pine. Just a gorgeous hoppy aroma. Deep amber-brown gradient, dark with a luscious creamy beige head - fine-bubbled and spoonably rocky. Strongly bitter and moderately sweet taste of hops, some alcohol burn and residual fumes, loads of hops and a bit of syrup, with an earthy caramel malt base and floral orange peel highlights. Aftertaste is a bit too boozy, and the aggressive taste, while robust, comes off as highly unbalanced. Medium body. Nice, soft water and a dry, slightly nutty finish. Taste of hop resin without the grit. Delicious hoppy burp. There’s great promise here - some tweaking towards more gentleness and this could be exemplary. As it is, somewhat over-the-top and unharmonious.


robbmotiwalla (50), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/510/105/518/20
Apr 13, 2008  
heavily hopped and malted like the description says. slightly syrupy. hops are piney and floral. lingering bitter wonderfulness


 chicagodri (1021), Chicago, Illinois, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/58/103/517/20
Apr 12, 2008  
Pours a orange/ruby color with a thin white head. As soon as you open the bottle you can smell the hops. Nice aroma of floral and pine hops. Very solid beer though, with just an overpowering amount of hops in it. Very good, almost a little too bitter. Great Divide really has some good stuff though.


 EricE (446), Fairfax, Virginia, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/514/20
Apr 12, 2008    Updated: Oct 23, 2008
Beautiful clear orange-red pour with a thick white head and lots of carbonation and bubbles. Piny hops with lots of flowers and hints of fruit. Very hoppy and bitter. A bit too much for me. Some cream and malt on the finish, but just too much overpowering bitterness.


 edden (927), cow- lumbus, Ohio, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/516/20
Apr 12, 2008  
4/11/08: On tap @ Smokehouse.
Orange-brown body with a nice almond colored head. Caramel & hop aroma. Malty flavor with a nice hop bitterness – alcohol nicely noticeable.


 rustychiles (1007), Mesa, Arizona, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/517/20
Apr 11, 2008  
Pours a reddish orangeish brown with a medium foamy white head. Arom a of hops and malt. Flavor is hoppy, malty and very balanced. I love big hoppy bitter yet sweet and balanced IPA’s like this one. Very nice.


 BMan1113VR (2757), Los Angeles (and Dallas), Texas, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/516/20
Apr 11, 2008    Updated: Mar 24, 2009
Pours with a large, creamy, off-white head, covering a hazed amber body with some particles in it. Great lace. Good retention. Aroma is ultra sweet, perfrume hops and some caramel or even chocolate malts. Honey and maybe some orange. Very malty tastes, then a bitter body. Spend a long time sipping this one. Has a bit of orange, more of an American barley wine than a DIPA. Orange and light vanilla with caramel and a hint of special B. Thick body, but a bit too fizzy carbonation.



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