Great Divide Hercules Double IPA

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

22 oz bottle. Clear copper, tan-white head, thin lacy ring and veils. Fresh grapefruit and orange Jell-O. Grass and brown sugar. Candied orange peel anchors the taste leading the way to a long, bitter hop presentation. Ends mostly with pith and dripping hop oil. I found it a bit harsh and uni-dimensional but still a solid double.

Slightly hazy rustic amber with a thick, fluffy white head that leaves awesome lacing and comes from really cool tight bubbles. Sweet, hoppy aroma with grapefruit, lemon zest, pine resin, sticky toffee and whole grains. A lovely, soft body with elegant carbonation and a creamy mouthfeel. The flavor is tremendous. An initial crazy bitterness that shocks the tongue. Eventually, when the taste buds adjust, some chewy caramel, coarse grains, doughy bread and sweet citrus and pine come in to couterbalance the bitterness. The finish shows more hop glory and leaves the tongue yearning for more. Extremely hoppy and absolutely luscious. I don’t consider myself a hophead and normally this would be too much, but this was just spectacularly tasty and full. I’d love to get a beer engine and a firkin of this. I think that would make this heavenly.

Bomber. Pours redish copper with large foamy white head. Great lacing. Good floral hopps in the nose. Taste is malty and hoppy. Very refreshing and tasty. light caramel and citrus come through in the end.

Every time I have this I find it to be pretty solid. Aroma is balanced. Lost of hops with caramel and grain. Good body and juicy hop flavor. Some caramel malts and citrus flavor. Grapefruit and lemon zest. Balanced.

Pours an almost orange tinted honey color with a full creamy froth with record breaking hangtime. Let me tell you, the froth could be compared to heavy whipping cream. I could have drank a full glass of this froth and been just as happy =). Aroma is of sweet citrus rind. Flavors of crisp pine, citrus, and vanilla bean w/ a mellowing caramel creaminess on the way down. Well ballanced and the alcohol is dangerously imperceptible. This is on my list of all time favorite brews, overall. I highly recommend.

a good iipa, very well balanced, but a little too balanced for me. a golden bronze poor with a white head. aromas of sweet malt and piney hops a sweet finish. the malt is stronger and the hops are weaker than most IIPAs but it is very drinkable and enjoyable.

Moon River Brew Tap, Savannah. Pours a dark copper color. Wow, aroma is just a huge snout full of hops, grapefruit, and pine. Some nice malt in the flavor to balance things out. This is just a wonderful over the top beer that I would totally have again.

Dark rouge pour. Woody hops on the nose with earthy elements. Very creamy mouthfeel. Taste is soil hops. Has a clay feeling with hops that came from the ground. Has also a small amount of fruit, but not citrus. Dark fruits, but only in the slightest. A heavily aged double. But flavorful.