Great Divide Hercules Double IPA

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

Bottle, not only my 900th rating, but my frst double IPA: Poured a rusty copper reddish brown with an off white creamy head. The aroma hopped out of the bottle as I poured it, which made me excited to try. As I took my normal sniffs there was that continued hoppiness, but also a nice sweet malt aroma. The taste literally slaps my tongue awake. At first it has that bitter kick that slightly subsides to give you a glimpse of sweet toffee malt. The finish is dry with that nice hoppy residual alcohol taste. I’m glad I grabbed this for my 900th!

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

A big tenacious tan head with tons of sticky lace starts it off. Same old clear copper/light amber hue. Same old freakin big ass, piney, fruity, little bit of pencil shavings,hoppy nose with definate malty notes backing them up. Same old full bodied hop monster. Usual overdone PNW hop flavors, piney, citrusy, resiny, oily, lip smacking, sticky, hop sweetness with the obligitory hop drenched malt underpinnings that round out this unoriginal, overhopped excuse of a frankinstinian IPA. Same old dry hop overload of a finish. Well balanced, to the hoppy side of course, YUP! Alcohol is buried by hops but still noticeable after it warms a bit. Just fargin incredible. God i love it! Step aside Dreadnaught theres a new hop monster in town! A BIG thanks to snowtiger for this one, thanks bro!

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

Freeing my inner Prometheus... Wish List beer. Fresh too: Bottled Date Nov 1 2013. Perfect copper pour, medium to short creamy white head, copious amounts of lacing. Pine, grapefruit, caramel, pineapple all in the nose and palate, nice linger and noticeable alcohol bite, especially after it warms a touch. The malts presence is huge as are the hops. Massive IPA - worthy. Hercules! Hercules!

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

Hazy amber colour pour. Would have liked the thick off-white head to stick around a little longer but it does leave a nice lacing. Yum malty, citrusy, aroma with a hint of spice and earthy notes. Taste of sweet caramel, orange peel, grapefruit, pineapple. Also a touch floral. Finishes with strong pine resin. Dry long lasting bitter aftertaste. Slick and smooth full body body. Great stuff.

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

This beer was advertised as being brand new to my area last week so I picked up a bomber. Shame on me for not checking the bottle date first (Oct 2012)--the hop aroma and taste had all but faded away, leaving a big boozy malt bomb. Very disappointing that my local would accept and sell an old DIPA like this. I would be willing to revisit but only if the bottle is very fresh.

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

Damn good beer if I say so myself. Had this on tap at Bailey's. Pours a deep copper colour with a modest white head. Nose is huge, hoppy and sweet. Taste is really rich and complex. Big caramel notes, ripe fruit and a giant hop punch to the brain.

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

A really clear and clean looking burnt gold with a nice rocky head. Smells are mostly caramel and almost barleywine like. Big rich mouthfeel with a nice low burn. Flavor is top of the line, sweet, hot, choppy citrus and resin.

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

A nice dark rusty pour with a nice thick head. Lacing was thick and lasted. Smell of citrus, especially grapefruit and floral. Flavor is lightly bitter with citrus flavor. A good brew.

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

12oz bottle
9.1% ABV
I don't know if I didn't 'get' this or what. I was far from impressed (bottle was dated August 2010). It was good, but not great. My first true disappointment. I tried this beer on December 22, 2010 at "Bar Volo" in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer poured a hazy golden orange in a tulip glass with a half inch tan head and quite a bit of effervescence. The aroma was pine, citrus hops, and some sweet malt hints. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was weak malt, heavy grapefruity hops, but not very well balanced

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 7

I laughed when I read that this beer was 'fit for the Gods'. Universally ranked low on DIPA night, which was a disappointment as it was the hardest to get. Nice color, hoppy aroma with balance, but the taste was too malty for it to be competitive on DIPA night.