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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4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
Big 22 oz bomber bottle into a big beer glass. Fresh hoppy floral aroma, not pine. Hazy brew with a lighter than iced tea color. Plenty of carbonation within, tho not much on the palate. Not exceptionally acrid hoppy but certainly plenty of hops. Bitter medicine feel about it. Yep, borders on IPA territory. Weirdly fruity at times. Long lingering nasty finish. Too much for this lager lover. You can tell this is 6% fer sure. A stronger flavored APA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Dec 2008
at 15:57
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
2007 Bottle. Pours with a largish, slightly yellow, rocky white head that leaves lots of lacing. Ever so slightly hazed amber body. Tangy orange-citrus hops on the nose with a touch of cannabis. Taste is m alty with some light, but dank, chewy hops rounding out the finish (but bitterness is very moderate). Full, slightly syrupy mouthfeel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2008
at 13:05
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Draught at Pikkulintu, Helsinki, on 2009-03-03) Amber and lightly hazy. Medium sized and quite quickly disappearing white head. Fruitiness and grass in aroma with some malty notes. Full bodied, bit soft and dry palate with quite high carbonation. Malts, hops, bitterness, fruitiness, grass, bread and hint of sweetness in taste. Malty and bitter aftertaste. Old rating, bottled version: 7-4-6-3-12=3.2
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jun 2008
at 12:22
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled. Golden colour with particles floatingt around, mediumsized white head. Aroma is sweet fruity hops along with some nectary hints. Flavour is quite much the same, but does get some mild glueish sweetness as it warms up.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 May 2008
at 00:57
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled 10/2007
Copper-golden color, good creamy off-white head, some lace. Malty, juicy hops and some freshier clover-like hops too. Dry hoppy, bready and of course very bitter. Some grassyness, which comes with odd rubbery flavors.
Copper-golden color, good creamy off-white head, some lace. Malty, juicy hops and some freshier clover-like hops too. Dry hoppy, bready and of course very bitter. Some grassyness, which comes with odd rubbery flavors.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 May 2008
at 07:11
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
22 fl oz bottle. Pours clear and golden orange with a one finger thick light orange and creamy head. Fresh peachy hops aroma with a light wood note. Mild woody flavour with a mild peach hops note on top. Vague malt base which doesn’t show any sweetness that can be sensed as such, a rather dry and hoppy brew. Ends quite dry and with a light persisting pinewood note.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Apr 2008
at 11:25