Hibernation Ale
(has 10 batches)
Great Divide Brewing Company in Denver, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Traditional Beer - Old Ale Winter|
Score
7.40
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8.1% ABV through 2008
8.7% ABV from 2009
8.7% ABV from 2009
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Not sure how I was missing this one... Tap @ Fermentoren, Aarhus, 8.7%. Very dark brown with medium beige head. Aroma is malt, caramel, toasted, chocolate, dark fruits and wood. Flavour is malt, caramel, toasted, chocolate, dark fruits, oak, medium sweet, hop, little plume, little dry, little vanilla, hop and medium bitter.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Jan 2015
at 10:42
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle, 13C. Deep brown with a fat coat of beige head. Rich nutty aroma with chocolate, toasty caramel, some dried fruit, oranges and herbs. Intriguing, fairly boozy. On the full side of medium bodied, lowish carbonation. Sweet and malty with more caramel than chocolate or nuts. Lacks a bit of bottom end rumble. Fairly firm bitterness slides through. Some bitter oranges, licorice and spices at the end. Smells great, lacks a bit of presence and character in the middle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jan 2015
at 06:22
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at brewdog Edinburgh. Pours deep ruby brown, nose is chocolate, coffee, spices, taste is rich caramel, fruity, sweet, dry roasted.
Tried
on 21 Jan 2015
at 10:11
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at Brewdog Shep’s Bush. Aroma is charred maple coated meat, brown sugar, roast. Opaque bit clear reddy brown coloured pour with a lasting cream coloured head. Flavour is charred meat, very sweet, unrefined sugars, maple sryup. Palate is sweet, velvety and moderate carbonation. Lingering brown malts and smoked meat.
Tried
on 17 Jan 2015
at 13:21
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught at Bishops Arms Gamla Stan, Stockholm.
Very dark copper body, with a big, stable, creamy, dark beige head.
Aroma of coffee, dark chocolate, nuts, wood, some ash, dark and dried fruits and subtle hops.
Taste with about the same aromas, but with much more fruity and piney hops and more nuts.
Full, creamy mouthfeel, with a lively carbonation.
Finishes roasty, dry, wooden.
Quaffable! Full, roasty, but also very hoppy and overall very smooth. Like a lighter, more drinkable and less complex Barley Wine. Enjoyed this a lot!
Very dark copper body, with a big, stable, creamy, dark beige head.
Aroma of coffee, dark chocolate, nuts, wood, some ash, dark and dried fruits and subtle hops.
Taste with about the same aromas, but with much more fruity and piney hops and more nuts.
Full, creamy mouthfeel, with a lively carbonation.
Finishes roasty, dry, wooden.
Quaffable! Full, roasty, but also very hoppy and overall very smooth. Like a lighter, more drinkable and less complex Barley Wine. Enjoyed this a lot!
Tried
on 25 Dec 2014
at 18:13
8/10
Tried
on 16 Apr 2014
at 14:25
8/10
Tried
on 16 Apr 2014
at 14:22
8/10
Tried
on 15 Apr 2014
at 14:03
7/10
Tried
on 09 Jan 2014
at 21:02
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 8/30/2013. Pours crystal clear deep ruby red color with a 2 finger dense light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass. Aromas of big caramel, toffee, cocoa, chocolate, coffee, brown sugar, roasted malt, nuttiness, toast, brown bread, herbal, wood, pepper, light pine, and roasted earthiness. Fantastic aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/roasted malt and hop notes; with great strength. Taste of caramel, toffee, chocolate, cocoa, coffee, roasted malt, nuttiness, brown sugar, toast, brown bread, herbal, floral, wood, light pepper, light pine, and roasted earthiness. Minimal bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of caramel, toffee, chocolate, cocoa, coffee, wood, brown sugar, roasted malt, nuttiness, and herbal earthiness on the finish for a while. Damn nice balance and complexity of dark malt and moderate hop flavors; with zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and medium-full bodied; with a moderately creamy and smooth mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is an excellent old ale! All around great balance and complexity of dark malt and moderate hop flavors; and very smooth to sip on for the ABV. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jan 2014
at 21:10