Beer Review: Hercules Double IPA (Great Divide Brewing Company)
The Stats:
Brewery: Great Divide Brewing Company, Denver, CO
Style: India Pale Ale
abv: 9.1%
The Beer
Hercules Double IPA (India Pale Ale) is an exercise in excess. India Pale Ale, already a full bodied, hoppy and high-alcohol beer style, is taken to a whole new level in this rich, chewy brew. Golden in color, it pours cloudy with a nice medium head, and the beer clears nicely over time. The aroma is full of barley and you can almost taste the beer before ever taking a sip. And once you do take a sip, look out. The alcohol is always at the forefront, but so are all the flavors one would expect in an IPA —primarily, hoppy bitterness trumping malty sweetness—but it’s all turned up to eleven. More of everything, in equal proportions. The end result is a strong beer with strong flavors, an IPA to remember; the only flaw is that it’s so strong you can only drink so much in an evening! Highly recommended.
More Info
RateBeer.com Rating: 99(!)
Brewer’s Info Page: http://www.greatdivide.com/thebeers/hercules.htm
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3 comments
Do you know of anything comparable that I can find here in the east coast?
I think you can get this stuff in NJ. Ask around. Dogfish Head makes something similar—that you can get in NJ —but it’s not as good, in my opinion.
Had a couple of Taddy’s last night, Do you still like Heineken’s or St Pauli Girl’s? Once in a while I enjoy a good lager. How ‘bout you? I find it takes me back to my roots.
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