Belgica
Great Divide Brewing Company in Denver, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Blonde / Pale / Amber Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.67
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The Roman name for the Low Countries–is a marriage of the best in American and Belgian brewing traditions. Belgian pilsner malt, a generous amount of American and European hops and a unique Belgian yeast strain combine to give Belgica big notes of citrus and spice, creating a lively concoction perfect for spring in the Rockies–or the Ardennes. 7.2% ABV.
First released as Belgian IPA:
Just for fun, the brewers took our Titan, a hop forward American IPA and introduced a Belgian yeast strain to it. The result is unique Belgian-style ale with lots of fruity esters, a citrus hop flavor and nice hop bitterness that’s surprisingly smooth. 7.5% alcohol by volume.
First released as Belgian IPA:
Just for fun, the brewers took our Titan, a hop forward American IPA and introduced a Belgian yeast strain to it. The result is unique Belgian-style ale with lots of fruity esters, a citrus hop flavor and nice hop bitterness that’s surprisingly smooth. 7.5% alcohol by volume.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Golden colour with a white head. Aroma is citrus, lime, alcohol, fruit, floral. Flavour is citrus, pine, alcohol, hop, coriander, floral. Medium body. OK beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Oct 2011
at 21:39
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
355ml Bottle - Gold/amber with a slight haze and white head. Yeast, banana, peach and tea in the aroma. The aroma is very Belgian and extremely enticing. Hoppy, fruity and slightly spicy taste with notes of banana, peach, passion fruit, tea and spice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Sep 2011
at 14:31
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle @ home. Yellow / golden color, small white head. Average smell and taste, yeast and hops. Kind of weird, not really like other IPAs I’ve tasted. Pretty flat and a little dull. Carbo good, body medium.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Sep 2011
at 05:36
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ Blackfriars. Slightly hazy golden colour, off-white head. Nose is spicy, hoppy, little yeast and candy sugar. Flavour is yeasty, spicy, candy sugar and some bitterness. Nice stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jul 2011
at 07:03
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 ounce bottle into tulip, bottled 12-20-2010. Pours slightly cloudy amber color with a fairly dense 2 finger white head with good retention that reduces to a fairly thick lacing cap that lasts. A small amount of lacing is left on the glass. Aromas of orange, pine, spices, and lemon. Nice balanced aromas with good strength. Taste of bread, with lots of spices on the front. A bit of citrus and pine in the back with some spices and a decent amount of bitterness that lingers on the finish with spice and citrus notes. Medium body and medium-high carbonation. Nice and smooth drinking, with no alcohol in the taste and a small warming on the finish. Overall I definitely enjoyed this one, very nice Belgian IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 May 2011
at 17:29
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle towards its BB date, need to sample a fresher version. Golden, low head, suspended sediments. Belgian golden ale fruity yeast aroma with a light sulphur note. Starts on a rough leafy note, mellows out onto a fruity and aromatic hoppy base. Light sparkly and creamy body, with a slight hole on the tip of the tounge, lacks chewyness in the finish..
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 May 2011
at 13:03
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Voldby. Huge head with good duration. Color is Golden. Aroma and taste are yeast, fruits, grass, malt and hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Apr 2011
at 09:47
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Amber beer with a cream colored head. Pine and yeast aroma with spice. Yeast and pine flavor with citrus, spice, and malt. Medium bodied. Yeast and malt linger with pine, light fruit, and spice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Mar 2011
at 13:25
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
355ml bottle. Blonde appearance with a good head. The nose is of goat’s cheese and oatcakes. The taste has yoghurt on a green herby background. The palate is rich but not quite as balanced as I would have preferred. Interesting beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Mar 2011
at 04:13
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
On tap. Pours with a lightly hazed golden body and a white head. Aromas are estery, banana, orange, citrus and vanilla. Flavors are bready, with a noticeable grain based astringency. Hoppy, bitter and estery. Lively and dry.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Mar 2011
at 10:58