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Great Divide 19th Anniversary Ale

Great Divide 19th Anniversary Ale

Rated 3.145 by BeerPals
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Brewed by Great Divide Brewing Company

Denver, CO, United States

Style:  Strong Ale

10.2% Alcohol by Volume

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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION To celebrate the brewery’s 19th Anniversary, Great Divide’s brewers deviated from previous years’ anniversary ales and developed an entirely new recipe. The label reads, 19th Anniversary Ale isn’t just a wood-aged ale. It’s a compass – a reminder of where we’ve been and where we’re going. Brewed with pure birch syrup and aged on birch wood, this beer embraces reverential tradition and revolutionary innovation. As we celebrate our 19th year, we hope you’ll join us for the road ahead.

ID: 53034 Last updated 2 weeks ago Added to database 11 years ago

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Statistics

Overall Rank30452
Overall Percentile45.2
Style Rank658 of 811
Style Percentile18.9
Lowest Score2.5
Highest Score3.7
Average Score3.217
Weighted Score3.145
Standard Deviation0.402

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  • RJA 2975 reviews
    rated 3.3 10 years ago

    Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 6

    A bright amber colored beer with a small three fingered frothy textured white head rising above. I get the birch as advertised on the label. Makes for an interesting slick bodied beer

  • STOUTLOVER72 2327 reviews
    rated 2.5 10 years ago

    Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 4

    22oz bottle -

    I keep an open mind when it comes to American Strong Ale's, because there's such a huge variance between what's good and what's...well, not good. This falls into the "not good" catergory simply due to the strange woody aroma and taste that can only be attributed to the use of birch. The taste is very rooty...earthy, woody, wet dirt. Like squeezing the wood planks of someones root cellar that was built in the 1800's. Strange. Unique, but strange.

  • BRETT 1304 reviews
    rated 3.1 11 years ago

    Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 6

    Sampled on draft at Choc. Pours copper gold with a thin head. Subtle breast honey vanilla aroma. Full-bodied and gently carbonated. Sweet finish and malt-wood dominant. Dark fruit and some phenolics present too.

  • JERRYMORRISON 2130 reviews
    rated 3.3 11 years ago

    Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

    Aromas are faint, a touch of wood, and syrup. Clear golden body thin, soapy head that leaves a few random spots of lace. Flavor is much like the aroma, there is a bit of bitterness on the back and the alcohol is noticeable. Overall i am not digging it much, drinkable, thats about it.

  • HANNAH 1021 reviews
    rated 3.4 11 years ago

    Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7

    Pours clear gold with very minimal head. About all I detect in the aroma is alcohol, maybe rum, with some subtle vanilla topnotes. By contrast, I really liked the flavor, sweet and woody, with hops lending a clean-bitterness. Medium bodied and smooth, not as heavy as expected. Oddly drinkable at 10+%.

  • SLOWRUNNER77 5682 reviews
    rated 3.7 11 years ago

    Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7

    After a few years of a very similar wood aged iipa this is definitely unexpected. Birch syrup and birch chips means, you guessed it, birch is the main player. Very pleasant aroma and flavor...but while I liked it, it seemed boozier (like it was spirit barreled) and the hops were pretty much just along for the ride. Worth a shot for a Life & Limb meets iPa type strong ale.

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