Denver, Colorado
Fresh Hop Pale Ale
Style: American Pale Ale
Availability: Limited - Seasonal - October - November
Format: 22oz
ABV: 6.1%
IBU's: 55
Batch: "Bottled Sept. 29 2009"
Bottle text & Info:
Fresh Hop Pale ale is brewed with fresh, whole cone hops from the Pacific Northwest. We ship these “wet” hops to Denver overnight and brew shortly after harvest, imparting an intensely grassy hop aroma and citrus hop flavor in a medium-bodied ale.
Tasting Notes:
Pours right between golden and amber with quarter inch white head, leaving good lacing down the glass.
Smells earthy and plant like, small amounts of sweet malts in the back. Distinctively wet hopped, less citrus more grass/earth. Very leafy but very one dimensional, seems to be missing some complexities i'd like to see here. I usually think Great Divide does exceptional beers. I'm gonna chalk this experience up to trying a wet hop ale about four months out of bottling... prolly not a good idea....
pale ale, who knows could be anything! this beer takes G.D. down a notch.
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