Great Divide Hercules Double IPA

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

Pours chunky, almost. There are collections of dust-like particulate throughout the brownish-orange body. Regular head for an IIPA, sporadic lacing to the end. I smell toffee, caramel, resiny hops. Huge, sweet malty backbone on the palate with a crisp, bitter finish.

Pours a light copper orange with a thick white head. The aroma was citrusy, with a little carmel, and strong hops. The flavor was citrusy with a nutty hint to it. It was also very hoppy, a plus for me. The feel was very smooth with a bitter finish. A great IPA.

Fantastic double IPA. Very well balanced. The hops are certainly there in abundance, but there is some malt there as well. Sticky mouthfeel. The alcohol will sneak up on you!

Poured from a 22oz. bottle into a pint glass. The color is a hazy yellowish orange with a finger and a half of foamy white head with some nice lacing. The smell is very hoppy with some citrus flavor such as tangerine and grapefruit. The taste is huge with the hops just right out front like expected. A really heavy citrus flavor mixed with some tangerine, some slight lemon and grapefruit. The feel of this beer is quite smooth. A really great double IPA with some nice flavor and and really great body. Is pretty crispy and wonderful to drink.

Great IPA. Found two four packs sitting on the back of a shelf at my local packy, and bought them both, since I like the Titan IPA from these guys. Aroma is great, and it pours a nice dark copper color with about a finger width of head. Taste is awesome, very hoppy, with a great start and finish. Nose is much like the taste. I will buy more of these if I can find them.

pours a classic ipa-ish dark amber, little darker than usual, slightly yellow white head that lingers a good amount of time, sharp hoppy floral smell with malts detectable. this is one of the maltiest but still great ipa’s i’ve ever tasted, a malty bitterness with a hoppy bite, great ipa.

This is a great representative of the Double/Imperial IPAs. Its nose is packed with fragrant hops, caramelized orange peel, summer peach, and fresh pine. There are also some other pleasant floral components that find their way into this one. It pours a stunning heavy caramel orange color and is brilliantly clear. A hefty two finger head appears with a subtle rocky top and stays for just a short while. The head is an off-white yellowish color and is rather frothy. This one tastes just as you would hope, with tons of bold flavor and the immediate punch of fresh hops. It is then followed by a nice mouthful of foamy head and a creaminess that carries the flavors nicely down the throat. The only thing this one is missing is nice bit of brightness to make it feel fresher. Obviously there is bitterness here, but one that is enjoyable. It contains a nice creaminess that so many of the superior IPAs have and it sticks to the mouth nicely. This is good, because it should take you a while to drink this one. If you are in to the more potent and floral IPAs like Bell’s Hopslam, this will be a great addition to your fridge. It is also much easier to come by than the Hopslam and others. I am definitely drinking a lot of these going forward, and I am glad I have found something to drink when I want to let my dwindling stash of Hopslam hide out in the basement.