Fresh Hop Pale Ale
Great Divide Brewing Company in Denver, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular|
Score
7.23
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Brewing with fresh hops is a big endeavor, requiring four to five times the hop volume compared to using pelletized hops. Although the process is complex, it brings impressive results: Fresh Hop is an American-style pale ale with moderate hop bitterness marked by a unique and intensely grassy hop flavor and aroma. Fresh Hop is a superbly refreshing, medium bodied, light-copper colored pale ale weighing in at 55 IBUs and 6.1% ABV.
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6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 7
22 oz. bottle. Pours a dark, murky orange with a thin to medium beige head. The aroma is apricots, grass, and slight earth and spices. The flavor is sweet and citrusy and the finish is sharply bitter and lingers. The palate is medium to heavy, sticky and astringent. Overall, a great example of hops done well. Not subtle or balanced, but tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Feb 2011
at 16:07
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
650 ml bottle from bierzwerg.de. Light amber/golden, a bit hazy apperance and medium off-white head. Smells of pine, citrus, grass, grapefruit, caramel/toffee and hops in general. Very nice smelling. Flavour is dry with appropriate bitterness. Light to medium bodied and good carbonation. Good APA, one of the better.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Feb 2011
at 14:27
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
75cl bottle shared with friends. Slightly hazy blond colour. Decent head. Lovely APA
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Feb 2011
at 07:01
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
bottle from Bierzwerg. clear golden yellow, large white head. Lovely hoppy nose, grassy and citrussy. Medium-bodied, solid malty base with loadas and loads of green hops, resiny, grassy and citrussy. Not bitter but still immensely hoppy. A delicious beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Feb 2011
at 10:28
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
On tap @ Beer Temple. Orange to amber colored. Strong aroma’s of fresh, grassy, juicy hops, some resin & citrus notes. Flavor is relatively mild, a bit malty and fruity with a mild bitterness that lingers for long time. Very tasty.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Dec 2010
at 01:00
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Light copper color. Very very freshly cut hops exude from the nose. Strong heady, hemp like smell. Awesome. A touch of caramel shows up. Mouth is hop accented, but balanced. Moderate bitter finish. Amzaing pale ale.
Tried
on 01 Dec 2010
at 03:20
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
22 oz. bottle, pours dark copper with a small white head. Grassy hops, pine and citrus on the nose, more reminiscent of an IPA. Flavour of smooth, resiny, piney hops, grass and citrus. Certainly one of the best pale ales I've tried yet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Nov 2010
at 19:32
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Sample at the From The Vine beer tasting on 11/12/2010: Pours an amber-gold color with a medium off-white head that recedes steadily. Spotty lacing. Floral hops and citrus aroma. Medium body with flavors of grapefruit, floral hops and malt. The finish is earthy hops with a citrus aftertaste. Above average overall.
Tried
on 15 Nov 2010
at 19:50
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
bottle - Pours deep copper with a big, well lacing head and an assertive citrus hop aroma. The flavor is of crisp hops with notes of citrus and a good backing of caramel malt. This medium bodied brew is exceptionally well balanced and finishes with clean, crisp, hops bitterness. Very enjoyable. What a great session brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Sep 2010
at 16:59
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Poured a clear amber orange with a frothy tan head that dissipated to the edges. Aroma was mainly citrus with a hint of pine, grass and hay. Flavor began with citrus, but grass hops grew and a bit of pine and grains in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Aug 2010
at 15:32