Great Divide Fresh Hop Pale Ale

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

Clear amber pour, not much head but surprisingly leaves quite a bit of lacing. Mild pine aroma. Fruity, floral, pine and grassy flavour. Helped along with a slight breaded malt background. Light bodied with medium carbonation. More like a fresh hopped ipa than an apa.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 8

from my notes: Wish I knew the hop. Really nice, dark gold colour, nice aroma, really well hopped. Aroma tickles the nose like a pollenated flower. "There is nothing wrong with this beer." Well above average APA. Finish is rich, flavourful, crisp and lovely. ##2nd review: This one tastes like peanut butter. I swear it. Still, hoppy, smooth, regal even. BUt peanut butter on the finish...

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

Really lemony I thought, well really citrus, leaning to a lemon angle. slight lime too, some honey. Darker than the average IPA I thought. Sweet smelling in general. Bitter and sweet smelling hops. Medium to thin body, really quaffable.

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

This was a fantastic beer, something I've come to expect from all Great Divide products. Hazy orange pour with a nice head. Great lacing on the glass, aroma of fruity hops, some pine. Creamy grapefruit flavor and a bitter finish. Great Divide continues to impress!

Aroma: 10 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 8

A bright orange colored beer with a big frothy textured, white head rising above. Good hang time on this one. And the lacing of film all over the sides of the glass and thin ringlet are impressive enough. The nose is all about hops, pine and citrus. But surprisingly the tasting is not as strong. The malt balances everything out very well. Well carbonated and light medium in body. Comes as near to perfection as cn be had.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 8

i was hoping for great, and got very good. no complaints, my expectations for GD have become so high it's hard to measure up. this has a nice zesty, spicy, grassy and citrus hop bitterness which is very nice in the flavor and nose. a little light bodied, but fitting for the style. not a ton of malt presence. slightly darker than usual for the style. nice beer. one of the better pales i've had.

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

Pours a clear reddish amber, bordering on coppery, with a fine-bubbled, barely off white head. Richly hoppy aroma has grapefruit and spicy hints. Flavor is quite hoppy but not at all bitter, with hints of evergreen and sour orange. Smooth yet lively and fizzy texture leaves behind a nice tingle.

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

Abundant citrus hop aromas with a good pine quality, the bread and caramel malts can be picked up as well. Dark copper color with a big fluffy head and thick lacing. Fresh and nicely bitter, it was a quenching hoppy ale. Good flavor the hops provide a nice soapy taste to compliment the citrus and evergreen. Biscuits, caramel and a touch of nutty malts make their way through the aggressive hop flavors.

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

Sampled on 4/26/2009. This American Pale Ale pours a slightly cloudy orange gold color from a 22oz bottle. Small to medium sized white foamy head, with nice lacing and decent retention. The aroma is fruity, citrusy and piney hops, and caramel malts. A medium bodied American Pale Ale. The malts are caramel, fruity and sweet. The hops are juicy with lots of pine and citrus. A bunch of orange and orange peel flavors as well. Nice balance. Good carbonation. The big juicy hops shine is this beer, from the big up front bitterness to the long lasting bitter finish. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is bitter.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 9

The aroma was my favorite aspect of this beer, it was a nice grassy, citrus mix that was noticeable upon opening. The body was a clear mid copper color with plenty of carbonation that left good lace. Mouthfeel was crisp but a touch watery. Flavor was pretty much pine, with very little malt presence. Overall this seemed more IPA than APA, but when somethings this good who cares?