suzquaffs (12), Surrey, England Jan 26, 2008 Bottle from stock (Quaffs). Cloudy, dk amber with a good head. Aromas of hops, hops, hops and alcohol. Bitter taste with warm alcohol finish. Sparkling in the mouth then warming. Bit too heavy on the alcohol for this hophead. hiddenvariable (194), pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Jan 25, 2008 bottle. deep hazy copper with a bunch of floaters and a decently sized off-white head that takes its time going away. huge citrusy hop nose with pineapple, orange, and grapefruit dominating, followed by bready malts, a bit of spicy hop, and some earthy and sprucey resin hops. more huge citrus hops in the taste, with a solid floral note, backed up by a solid malt backbone. big pleasant bitter finish, with a great malty sweetness to balance, medium-full thick chewy body, and a great coating bubbly mouthfeel. certainly one of the better 2ipas i’ve had, and one i like to indulge in regularly. great stuff! Cybercat (778), Georgia, USA Jan 24, 2008 Aroma is richly hoppy and promising. Color is a beautiful dark amber with a nice thick head. Flavor is seriously hoppy and has a piney tone and some bitterness. I highly recommend this beer to all hops fanatics. Slayer85 (582), Firenze, Italy Jan 24, 2008 Bottled. A nice unclear red beer, with a medium sized but collapsing beige head. Good aroma, plesant, even if standardized, fruity with mainly notes of grapefruit and some light malt touches of caramel and bread. The flavour is well hopped, but with enough balance and has notes of citric and tropical fruits (grapefruit, pineapple, light orange), Medium to full body, soft/average carbonation, long aftertaste with medium to heavy bitterness. Good mouthfeel something between oily and creamy and the alcohol is well hidden. Less filling and tedious than other beers of the same style, good but not really well balanced and sometimes too "heavy". Interesting and well done. Rakluba (33), Cary, North Carolina, USA Jan 23, 2008 Great beer.... Poures a great amber color with a tall tan head. Hops are the first taste then a complex kind of honey taste comes. This is a great Double IPA. I will buy this beer again. 45thstbrewer (94), Conowingo, Maryland, USA Jan 22, 2008 Great Divide Hercules Double IPA is an excellent brew. Well worth the money spent BigMilly8 (374), Holiday, Florida, USA Jan 21, 2008 From bottle : Pours a clear dark amber color, with a very frothy white head, not very big, but nice lacing and ring. Serious citrus and floral hops nose, a really nice mix between the two. Taste i would say leans toward the floral side of the hops, but still a very big hop presents in the taste. Not much bitterness on the end, but leaves a hoppy aftertaste, this thing is all hops. Medium body with a pretty smooth palate and finish. Very nice. ReademNwheat (174), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Jan 21, 2008 Pours a deep amber color with long lasting white head that leaves some nice lacing as you make your way through this beer. Smell is very citrus and floral ...but mostly grapefruit. Same floral and citrus in the taste along with a some malt coming through. Finishes with a bitter bite.
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