Great Divide Hercules Double IPA

From a 22 oz bottle this poured an attractive dark orange almost tending toward copper with a nice white head and good lacing. Very attractive. Nose is a complex mixture of hops, with pine, citrus, and flowers. Miouthfeel is fairly full but the flavors are so overwhelming you hardly notice because your taste buds are dancing. This is a true hop bomb but manages it better than most .Great bitter finish. Fantastic beer. Rating number 1100. I get music.

650 mL bottle. Transparent copper-orange with a nice head. Lots of piney hops in the aroma. The hops bring grapefruit to the flavour, and a lovely bitterness begins about half way through and remains through the finish. The malt does not balance out the hops, but the hop flavour are so well done that you don’t want it to. Medium to full body. Very drinkable for a DIPA.

A lovely hoppy thing. Very strong citrus hoopy aroma but also enough malt in the taste to make this work on other levels than just being extreme. The sweetness is present both aroma and taste but it plays second fiddle well like a good guest musician.

It tickles me greatly to find such a good Imperial IPA so easily available. This beer has a great pine and citrus flavor, but with complexity and balance through some sweetness that reminds me of holiday treats such as nuts and pumpkin pie. I will certainly buy again to serve to friends.

Pours very dark orange, with a thin but lasting head that replenishes with every swirl, leaving some lacing. Great hop aroma mostly pine, and a little citrus, with some sourdough bread in there but very inviting but not too strong. Flavor comes out with a bang. Lots of pine hops and flan to start. Followed quickly by bitter citrus hops and dark caramel covered bread pudding and hazelnuts. Palate is thick without being sticky, almost slick. Finish is bitter hops and a little dry vanila.