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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