Great Divide Hercules Double IPA

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

Pours reddish clear amber a lovely creamy off-white froth on top. Quality double IPA aroma of fresh hops, piney, pineapple, sweet citrus and sweet malt. First taste is slightly salty and pretty bitter. 85 IBU’s and I believe it. A little bit nutty and woody, not terribly sweet either. The bitter floral hop flavor is much more dominant than citrus. Some alcohol and pineapple in the finish, hot. Fluffy body, not sticky, actually somewhat light. A great double IPA... but no dreadnought =)

From Skjold Burne, Aarhus Bottled Very aggressive but also tasty hop profile

Strong lemon citrus hop aroma. Pours a cloudy orange with a nice white/tan head. Lots of good hop flavor. Strong hop bitterness and citrus on the front end. Plays in your mouth a bit but then smooths out a bit. Still fairly heavy on the hops towards the back though. Not the most balanced beer, but a good IPA all around though.

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.

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.

heavily hopped and malted like the description says. slightly syrupy. hops are piney and floral. lingering bitter wonderfulness

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.

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.