Belgica
Great Divide Brewing Company in Denver, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Blonde / Pale / Amber Regular Out of Production|
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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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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
12 fl oz bottle. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is distinct hops fruity, peach and grapefruit. Fruity flavorued, light pinewood hops mixed with peach and grapefruit. Lingering fruity and bitter flavoured finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Sep 2009
at 10:57
3.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
Very yeasty baby food and clove aroma. Milky yellow with a medium white head. A bit of DMS with apricot and tangerine notes. Harsh parsley finish. Probably a poor sample of a mediochre beer.Belgian styles do not appear to be Great Divide’s strength. This beer isn’t even in the same area code as the Yetis.
Tried
on 11 Sep 2009
at 16:22
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle @ RBESG Grand Tasting 2009... light yellow ... big yeasty hop ... lemon front .. light pine ... little hoppy ..
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Aug 2009
at 15:19
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottled @The Rake. Yellow color decent white head. Sticky fruity yeasty aroma with peach and mango. Finish is a bit dry yeasty. Mango, peach belgi-yeast flavors. Stylish Belgian - actually closer to "Belgian Belgians" than "American Belgians".
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Aug 2009
at 04:04
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Short-lived small white head; clear yellow-golden beer. Potato peel, starch (??), strange yeast notes. Again potato peel in the taste ( I hope they’re at least Bintjes, with that name ), fresh hopsacks, weird malt notes, like chewing fresh dry malt in a brewery, and again lots of yeasty esters. Sticky (hopoils?), medium bodied, dry. Unbalanced, American hops fighting the Wyeast that is supposed to be Belgian. Many thanks to Glenn & Davy for offering me free, what the barman @ Delirium Café refused to sell.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Aug 2009
at 06:06
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Pour is a clear gold with an average white head. Aroma is lots of fruity esters from the yeast with a nice pleasant pine hop. Flavor is also fruity wth lots of pepper and spice. Hops are there but they take a backseat to the fruity yeast notes. Still this is something different but very good.
Tried
on 12 Aug 2009
at 23:09
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled@The Rake. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is fruits, yeast, some pleasant hoppyness as well as mild wooden notes. Also some slight herbal notes. Flavour is much the same. Quite good belgian blonde or tripel, if it would have some slight more spicy yeastiness to it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Aug 2009
at 05:18
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from MaltDawg on 07/18/2009. Clear golden body with a medium frothy white head. Sweet floral hop aroma with some grassy notes and some pilsener malt. Sweet floral and grassy hop flavor with more pilsener malt. Medium light body with moderately high carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Aug 2009
at 11:54
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Location: 12 oz bottle, I don't know where it was purchased, 7/31/09
Aroma: Tons of yeast on the nose, a bit of citrus hops, some spice
Appearance: Mildly cloudy yellow/golden color, thin white head, spotty lacing
Flavor: Interesting flavor, more spice malts and bitter hops then in the nose, little less yeasty then I have expected from my first whiff
Palate: Nice mouthfeel, decent amount of body while still drinking pretty lightly, dry, a touch tingly
Overall Impression: I thought this one was pretty decent. An interesting attempt, if not a perfectly crafted beer. I liked the way this one drinks, its not a bad beer at all, just a better meshing of flavors that could have made it much better.
Aroma: Tons of yeast on the nose, a bit of citrus hops, some spice
Appearance: Mildly cloudy yellow/golden color, thin white head, spotty lacing
Flavor: Interesting flavor, more spice malts and bitter hops then in the nose, little less yeasty then I have expected from my first whiff
Palate: Nice mouthfeel, decent amount of body while still drinking pretty lightly, dry, a touch tingly
Overall Impression: I thought this one was pretty decent. An interesting attempt, if not a perfectly crafted beer. I liked the way this one drinks, its not a bad beer at all, just a better meshing of flavors that could have made it much better.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jul 2009
at 21:24
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle @ RBESG Grand Tasting 2009. Blonde. Citrus, wheat and traubenzucker in the aroma. Malty citric vanilla flavor. Some tartness in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2009
at 04:18