Anniversary Wood Aged Double IPA
Great Divide Brewing Company in Denver, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Triple Special Out of Production|
Score
7.52
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Based on our most award-winning beer, Denver Pale Ale, this copper-hued treat is a celebration of everything Great Divide does best. Plenty of malty sweetness provides a backdrop for earthy, floral English and American hops, while French and American oak round off the edges and provide a touch of vanilla. Thanks to everyone who’s supported us for the last 15 years - here’s to 15 more!
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7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
660 ml bottle. Amber body with a nice, dense white head. Aroma of caramel, sweet malt and citric fruit. Flavor has a nice maltbase with some caramel, lots of citric fruit, some pine and smooth bitter. Fine and balanced with a deeper flavor than just hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Apr 2010
at 07:52
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared by footbalm, thanks
Appearance: Clear dark copper with a small off-white head, some lacing
Aroma: Sweet malts, oak and citrus
Taste: Bourbon, oak and sweet malts
A good beer, but doesn’t taste like a DIPA.
Appearance: Clear dark copper with a small off-white head, some lacing
Aroma: Sweet malts, oak and citrus
Taste: Bourbon, oak and sweet malts
A good beer, but doesn’t taste like a DIPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Mar 2010
at 11:40
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
i dunno, this one kind of through me for a loop. good DIPA, but i couldnt get the flavor of cherries out of my mind when i had it. great color, etc. but it was that cherry undertone that made this one tough to finish by the end.
Tried
on 03 Jan 2010
at 08:43
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle at the Relentless Thirst Tasting on 08/29/2009. Clear light copper body with a small frothy off-white head. Big wood and caramel aroma with a good hoppy background. Big hop flavor with wood, caramel, vanilla and floral background. Medium body with moderate carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2009
at 09:59
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Poured a clear amber with an off-white head. Aroma was full of pine hops as well as a strong wooden notes. Flavor began with a nice pine hop bite with a bit of wood towards the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2009
at 13:53
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Poured a dark copper color with a medium sized white fluffy head. First look was slightly carbonated. Aroma strengthens as it warms (less alcohol warm taste, more vanilla and oak). Alcohol is well hidden for 10%. Flavor is wonderful. Lots of vanilla, notes of hops, nice malt balance. Biscuit, pine also notable.
Tried
on 04 Dec 2009
at 12:01
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle: Poured a deep amber orangey color ale with a large foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of vanilla is more dominant then expected with some notes floral hops with light citrus notes as well. Taste is a nice mix between some vanilla from the oak with some notes of floral hops with more bitter hops also noticeable and a deep rich caramel malt backbone. The vanilla brings this one closer to a barleywine territory but renders the whole thing interesting. Body is quite full with great carbonation and no signs of alcohol. Interesting take on the style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Nov 2009
at 19:28
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared with Michael & Jane, and Darrell at Pizzeria Paradiso. Clear deep orange amber with a small white head, some lacing. Aroma of orange peel and malt. Tastes of bourbon, and very strongly so. Lots of oak, very dry, and a nice bitter finish. Needs to tone down the bourbon, and it would be a great beer. 3.5 Second rating, bottle courtesy of Dave at Max’s - thank you sir! Aroma more closely resembles unfiltered apple cider, and the whiskey was much more subtle in the taste, which also featured sour apple pie, cinnamon and birch. 4.0
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Oct 2009
at 08:01
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
pours dark orange, thick off-white head. Aroma, light notes of wood, caramel, some vanilla, light fruit/wood, fresh sweet hops. Flavor, nice citrus hops, light wood/oak, palate is sweet, hints of vanilla, caramel in the background with definite hints of fruits; citrus and grapefruit, though with an emphasis on the sweeter side.. Overall finish, is very sweet, added with the vanilla and oak. Hops are in the right balance, not making this one too bitter.
Tried
on 26 Oct 2009
at 21:56
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Hazy dark copper with a tall, lasting off-white head. Big juicy malt, fresh citrus fruit hop aroma. A bit out of balance as it first hits the tongue. Hop juice on the front and overly sweet on the finish. A bit thin.
Tried
on 26 Oct 2009
at 06:51