Great Divide Hercules Double IPA

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

22 oz bottle..clear deep amber pour.huge white head ,excellent lacing. fruity sweet aroma with some perfumey hops.sweet bready and caramel malt flavors with a very strong piney bittering.good full mouthfeel,well balanced. finishes dry with a lingering bitterness. good but not outstanding

on tap at Great Divide. I’ve had this brew a lot before but not in the past few years. pours hazy golden with white head. nose is extremely perfumy with pine and citrus notes. flavor is again, very very perfumy and astringent. sweet caramel malt notes balance it out. alcohol is well hidden. I don’t recall the hops being so perfumy which really bothered me in a double ipa.

650 Ml bottle. From the deep shelves of Decicco. Nice pour with a fluffy head that hangs out with you for a while. Deep cloudy amber color. Sweet at first with a bitter finish. Fantastic!

On tap at Zeke’s (Miami Beach/SoBe, FL): Pours a bright copper hue, aroma screams DIPA...but the flavors stand out big time. Caramel takes over the palatte, and there’s other notes of sweet malts and pine hops, and citrus peel. Drinkability: yeah. Rebuying: sure.

I have had this befoe a while back but just recently had again the a beer festival near Loveland, CO. The overall flavor and mouthfeel is just about second to none. Between this, Boulder Beer’s Mojo and Odells IPA, this, I think, is the best in Colorado. The others may have a little smoother drinkability but when I want an overpowering, highly flavored IPA, I go with this one everytime. Cheers.

Aroma: Floral Hops, little bit of pine, sweet malts. Appearance: Reddish copper clear body, medium thick head with good retention. Also leaves good lacing. Flavor: Sweet malts, caramel, pine hops. Palate: medium body, sticky, lively, bitter, long finish. Overall impression: Very good beer with a nice harsh bitterness, sweet caramel malt. The bitterness is overpowering, but then again it is a DIPA.

Serving: 22 oz. bottle. Appearance: Amber with a huge, creamy, light tan head. Great head retention and great lacing all the way down the glass. Aroma: Big hop nose with notes of pine and citrus. Caramel and honey notes from the malt side. Great nose! Taste: Lots of citrus and pine hops gnawing on my enamel. Good malt balance with caramel and honey coming through. Some floral notes emerge as the beer warms. Palate: Medium-low carbonation with a medium-rich mouthfeel. Long bitter finish. Overall: One of the top DIPAs out there and a must try for anyone who is a fan of the style. Rebuy: Absolutely!

Caramel malt, pine needle, and wood bouquet, with traces of rose hips. Orange to rust colored, opaque, medium yellow head, great lacing. Full resinous mouthfeel, fiercely hopped, acidic. Gives the belly a good burn. Flavors are pretty nondescript but approach that of pine needle and caramel, quite bitter. Rotten apples and cinnamon are also discernible. Anise and bark finish. Strong and tremendously complex. Tastes stronger than the 85 IBUs advertised. Fans of the style will really enjoy it.