Great Divide Hibernation Ale 3.73 916

Great Divide Hibernation Ale

	Percentile
	96
	overall

Brewed by Great Divide Brewing Company
Style: Old Ale
Denver, Colorado USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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Ratings	Average	Score	Seasonal	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
916	3.74/5.0	3.73/5.0	Winter	8.7%	93.6	English pint, Snifter

Commercial Description:
English-style Old Ale. Hibernation Ale is Colorado’s original strong ale -- it has been Great Divide’s winter seasonal each year since 1995. Hibernation’s massive flavors are so intense that it requires over three months of aging each year. This lengthy aging process gives Hibernation its revered malty richness, complex hop profile and hearty warming character, which is perfect right out of the bottle or cellared for longer periods of time.

8.1% ABV through 2008
8.7% ABV in 2009

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PattyBoy (302), North Liberty, Iowa, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

May 6, 2008

Pours reddish brown, beige head. Caramel aroma. Flavor is roasts, sweet, rich. Some fruitiness and slight hint of alcohol.

mugabe (219), Sweden

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	6/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	14/20

Apr 29, 2008

Bottle. Dark ruby, thin head. Malty caramel aroma with a hint of spicy fruits. Sweet flavour, burnt sugar, roasted malts, some spice. Rather alcohol:y finish with some coffee and a hint of hop bitterness.

The Etruscan (307), Tuscany, Italy

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	7/10	4/5	9/10	4/5	16/20

Apr 25, 2008

Beige thick medium lasting head. Brown colour with reddish shines. Aroma is malty with caramel and light spicy notes. Flavor is malty too with strong coffee and roasty tones, developing in fruity accents and ending in a moderately roasty finish. Medium bodied.

georgekappus (296), Brookfield, Connecticut, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	6/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	14/20

Apr 19, 2008

Bottle. Pours a dark red almost brown with a thin fizzy head. Roasted maltiness and some coffee aroma. Thick and rich flavor that’s a bit sweet, caramel and roastedness. Thick on the palate.

mike1977ok (648), Netherlands

4.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.1	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	17/20

Apr 17, 2008

Deep red-brown colour with thick creamy head. Aroma is very sweet. Malt comes through strongly. Full, rich taste with some typical winter warmer flavours. Dry hoppy finish.

Ingevara (527), Hindås, Sweden

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	16/20

Apr 14, 2008

Big fat head, slowly diminishing. Heavy aroma, malty and sweet and a robust bitterness. A bit too strong in alcohol, but just a it. Definetly soething I could bring for an hibernation exercise.

beachbum25 (797), Powellville, Maryland, USA

2.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.3	6/10	3/5	4/10	2/5	8/20

Apr 12, 2008

12 oz bottle-cloudy, dark amber color w/a moderate white head. Roasted malt aroma, burnt malt flavor. Not roasted, burnt. hoppy w/a bitter finish. This one didn’t do much for me, the longer I drank it the less I liked it.

cstuartj (325), Washington, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

Apr 11, 2008

Bottle. Pours a wonderful deep dark ambur with reddish hough. A small tightly bubbled off-white head. Dense lacing. Nose is hops with a background of wet earth and dark fruits. Taste is strong hops and bitter earthiness, finishing with dark fruit esters and a hint of coffee. very nice strong ale.

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