jgb9348 (11997) reviewed Titan IPA from Great Divide Brewing Company 22 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
2004 Series v2.0
Hazy amber coloured body with orange highlights and a thinnish off-white head. Aroma of pure grapefruit and piney hops, some fruity sweetness and some slight nuttiness. Medium to Full-bodied; Spicey hop flavour up front with some sugars and a nice malt backbone. Piney & hop aftertaste with a long, drawn out bitterness that shows orange sweetness at the very end. Overall, a well crafted beer that deserves a lot of respect! Great to try & nice to have here as my first beer out on the shore this weekend. I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased at Whole Foods in Clarendon (Arlington), Virginia on 08-October-2004 on the Eastern Shore of Virginia with my good friend Jon[R888710]. Rating for this sample: 8,3,8,4,16 2003 Series v1.0
Orange/golden colour with a nice dense slightly yellow-white head. Piney hops in the aroma with a slight citrus twang, but still very nice! The taste is medium-bodied, full of hops, and present of citrus, such as grapefruit and lemon. The palate is filled with hop-bitterness and that’s about it! Overall a better than average IPA that should be tried if available! Evidently this is a limited run beer, so i’m glad I was out here and was available to try it! I bought this 22 ounce bottle from Total Beverage in Thornton (Denver), Colorado. Rating for this sample: 9,4,8,4,16
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottled. Near black with beige head. Roasty, dryish and clean. Soft mouthfeel making it nicely drinkable. Very balanced with medium bitterness.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Dark amber/brown with a very thick light tan head. Aroma is toasty and malty. Somewhat rich body, it started out strong with roasted malt and sticky sweet caramel and gradually phased into a more bitter hops and grapefuit presence. Good warmer to start but becomes almost too bitter by the end. Still the best from Great Divide I have tried so far.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 4
Black with a small tan head. Poor aroma with vanilla and fruit. Taste of oak and vanilla. Had a bite like soda. A little sweet. Would be much better without the vanilla aroma and flavor.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 5.5
Dark brown with frothy off white head.Roasted malt nose.Lightly roasted nutty smooth malt flavor with decent hops in the finish. Good body Re rate Oct 30/05 This bottle has a distinct metallic taste which ruins the beer.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Rerate 12/14/05: The bottled version of this beer agrees with me a litte more. Copper color with a thick and fluffy off-white head. Thick sheets of lacing too. Grassy, hoppy aroma. Medium-bodied and with a decent floral hops character, as well as a fair amount of malt. The finish is moderately hoppy. Straightforward and pretty enjoyable.
11/12/02 (2.4): Tasted at the Barrelhouse Brewing Company Microbrew Fest on November 9. Light amber color with minute head. Hops aroma that was difficult to detect. This seemed watered-down and nothing special to me. I like more hops in my APAs.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Really not bad for a fruit beer, but I don't think it is inherently possible to make a great fruit beer. Pours an appropriate color - dark amber/raspberry red. The raspberry aroma is killer, but doesn't really translate to the flavor. I can see having just one of these on the porch in the summer. Beyond that, it's pretty much a novelty drink.