Hercules Double IPA
Great Divide Brewing Company in Denver, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Triple Regular|
Score
7.70
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Hercules Double IPA is not for the faint of heart. It is, however, fit for the gods. Hercules delivers a huge amount of hops from start to finish. Its hefty backbone of nutty, malty sweetness balances its aggressive hop profile.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
355ml bottle. Cloudy, darkest amber colour with average, thick, creamy, moderately lasting and lacing, off-white head. Piney, citrusy and minimally floral, hoppy aroma, hints of lemon, orange, a touch of chamomile, caramel malty background with an almond and toffee touch. Taste is sweet, caramel malty and bitter, citrusy and piney hoppy, hints of lemon, orange, floral overtones, some almond, a touch of toffee; full body, smooth, soft, silky palate, lingering bitter hoppy finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jan 2018
at 18:13
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Pours dark bronze from the bottle. Aroma is a citrus, pine, and caramel mix. Taste is bittersweet up front, full of white bread and toffee, but turns rapidly bitter. Bitter to acrid at the finish. Despite the bitterness the strong malty backbone is never quite overwhelmed and the sweet hints of caramel remain as a consistent undertone. Body is rich and full. The alcohol stays hidden. A potent and bitter brew. While I’m generally not much of a hops head, the malts just manage to keep this one in balance for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jan 2018
at 11:06
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Vom Fass im Stone Brewing Berlin 2018-01 getrunken. Für mich ein perfektes Imperial IPA denn dieses Ale ist sehr harmonisch gebraut. Hopfen und Citrusfrucht passen sich dem gut eingebunden hohen Alkoholgehalt gut an. Lecker!
Tried
on 14 Jan 2018
at 09:48
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
(tap 0,3l @ OP (Brno))
Aroma: Malty, dried fruits, sweet, hops, spicy.
Appearance: Clear dark golden color. Medium, white head.
Taste: Medium sweet, alcohol spicy, malty, medium bitter.
Palate: Full body. Spicy alcohol warm, bitter finish.
Overall: Very good. Strong, malty-bitter balanced.
Aroma: Malty, dried fruits, sweet, hops, spicy.
Appearance: Clear dark golden color. Medium, white head.
Taste: Medium sweet, alcohol spicy, malty, medium bitter.
Palate: Full body. Spicy alcohol warm, bitter finish.
Overall: Very good. Strong, malty-bitter balanced.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Dec 2017
at 14:08
8/10
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Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Nov 2017
at 21:02
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
12 oz. can. Hazy copper with a cream-colored head. Aroma and taste of caramel malt, citrus, pine, bread, floral notes. Moderately bitter finish. Good.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Nov 2017
at 22:21
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Muted Horn Berlin. Comes with a clear amber color and a nice white head. Very nice nose of resin and tropical fruits like mango and passionfruit. some herbal aroma. Taste is like für nose. Lots of resin, nice fruits auf slightly sweet. Strong and long lasting bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Aug 2017
at 12:14
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
10 oz. snifter Draft at Yard House, Fenway, Boston. Clear copper color, thin lasting head. Flavor and aroma is a complete match. Taste is backed by plenty of sweet caramel malts leading into floral notes with overly strong pine.
Medium to full bodied with a sticky texture over the tongue. Overly sticky... The alcohol presence is not hidden at all. Finishes with some warming. This is a sipper without question.
Medium to full bodied with a sticky texture over the tongue. Overly sticky... The alcohol presence is not hidden at all. Finishes with some warming. This is a sipper without question.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Aug 2017
at 17:09
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
0.355 l bottle from ’BierPost.com’, bottled in September 2016, eleven months old. Clear, very dark amber with a thin, foamy, stable, off-white head. Sweetish, malty, resiny and moderately fruity aroma of orange jam, pine, mango puree and candied apricot. Very sweet, malty, resiny and slightly fruity taste of candy sugar, orange jam, pine, candied apricot and hints of mango, followed by a medium long, quite bitter, resiny and a bit warming finish. Full body, thick and creamy, almost oily mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Heavy beer, very sweet but with a pleasantly bitter finish, probably not as fruity and hoppy as a fresh example.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Aug 2017
at 14:38
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Brutally massive hop monster, big on resinous, clingy bitterness, bigger on sweet, nutty caramel malts to offset all those powerful IBUs. Orange and apricot mix with deep veins of honey-biscuit and pine, with an earthy undertone leading to a lasting hop-fueled finish. Only grows more alluring as it warms, bringing out even greater malt complexity backed by extreme pinecone vitriol. Aroma seems a tiny bit lacking for such a giant hop-bomb, but the pour’s gorgeous, a glowing orange-red with ample head and endless lacing. Good texture as well, sparkly with a slight hint of boozy warmth. Classic DIPA.
Tried
on 19 Jul 2017
at 22:46