Hercules Double IPA | Great Divide Brewing Company
Brewed by:
Great Divide Brewing Company
Colorado, United States
greatdivide.com
Style: American Imperial IPA
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 10.00%
Availability: Year-round
Notes / Commercial Description:
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. 85 IBUs.
Added by filabrazilia on 04-11-2004
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Ratings: 4,238 | Reviews: 1,598
3.4/5 rDev -17.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
4.28/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
From notes 1/22/12: Pours deep gold/pale amber with 2 fingers of frothy, beige, somewhat lasting head which leaves a heavy, pasty lacing behind as it recedes. Aroma is citrusy orange hops and sweet caramel malts. Taste is huge hoppiness! Oily with orange zest in a malt background of cane syrup and caramel. Big hop bite and bitterness from start into the aftertaste. Taste is complex, almost in an abbey ale sort of way. Alcohol is well hidden for a 10% ABV until the brew reaches room temperature where it blossoms.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
From notes 1/22/12: Pours deep gold/pale amber with 2 fingers of frothy, beige, somewhat lasting head which leaves a heavy, pasty lacing behind as it recedes. Aroma is citrusy orange hops and sweet caramel malts. Taste is huge hoppiness! Oily with orange zest in a malt background of cane syrup and caramel. Big hop bite and bitterness from start into the aftertaste. Taste is complex, almost in an abbey ale sort of way. Alcohol is well hidden for a 10% ABV until the brew reaches room temperature where it blossoms.
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4.29/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Found this at T0tal W!ne in Houston after missing it on the local shelves for several years.
Probably more than a bit overpriced i.e. you can find better brews for less money. But, it's an excellent beer, good taste but not overly hopped and little or no juniper or other cringe-worthy (for some people!) ingredients. Herc is a very worthwhile brew which has been around for quite a while. If you're looking to test drive an IPA, this is a great choice.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Found this at T0tal W!ne in Houston after missing it on the local shelves for several years.
Probably more than a bit overpriced i.e. you can find better brews for less money. But, it's an excellent beer, good taste but not overly hopped and little or no juniper or other cringe-worthy (for some people!) ingredients. Herc is a very worthwhile brew which has been around for quite a while. If you're looking to test drive an IPA, this is a great choice.
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3.87/5 rDev -6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev -6.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
4.46/5 rDev +8.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
3.5/5 rDev -15%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
4.75/5 rDev +15.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
3.86/5 rDev -6.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Can from Moscow Co-op. Medium amber with a small, clingy head. Aroma comes in with some sweet malts, and taste comes in bigger, malty and bitter. Hop bite lingers for a while. Tons of caramel and toffee.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Can from Moscow Co-op. Medium amber with a small, clingy head. Aroma comes in with some sweet malts, and taste comes in bigger, malty and bitter. Hop bite lingers for a while. Tons of caramel and toffee.
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4.01/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Very nice imperial IPA but I was expecting a little more hoppiness, and not quite so much malt sweetness. Nice lighter brown color with some mild head and spotty lingering lacing. Smells of some mellow fruit and piney hops. Tastes similarly, along with quite a bit of sweet malt, then also caramel and vanilla. Honestly the mild sweetness is very smooth but overpowers the very faint notes of nice hoppy bitterness. Smooth mild mouthfeel, good carbonation. Would have given this beer higher marks if only the strong hoppy presence had made itself known. The higher ABV was very well-hidden, however.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Very nice imperial IPA but I was expecting a little more hoppiness, and not quite so much malt sweetness. Nice lighter brown color with some mild head and spotty lingering lacing. Smells of some mellow fruit and piney hops. Tastes similarly, along with quite a bit of sweet malt, then also caramel and vanilla. Honestly the mild sweetness is very smooth but overpowers the very faint notes of nice hoppy bitterness. Smooth mild mouthfeel, good carbonation. Would have given this beer higher marks if only the strong hoppy presence had made itself known. The higher ABV was very well-hidden, however.
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4.25/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.04/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Probably an unfair rating because it's over three months old.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Probably an unfair rating because it's over three months old.
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3.75/5 rDev -9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
3.79/5 rDev -8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.69/5 rDev -10.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Cloudy amber with a nice frothy creamy head, lacey. Apparently not filtered - lots of little bits floating around in there; The aroma is mild and good, not strongly hoppy; Flavor is quite tangy with a strong hint of alcohol; Feels crisp, zesty, reasonably smooth with moderate to high carbonation; Leaves a bit of a sour/bitter feeling in the back of the mouth; Not bad, but not a favorite.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Cloudy amber with a nice frothy creamy head, lacey. Apparently not filtered - lots of little bits floating around in there; The aroma is mild and good, not strongly hoppy; Flavor is quite tangy with a strong hint of alcohol; Feels crisp, zesty, reasonably smooth with moderate to high carbonation; Leaves a bit of a sour/bitter feeling in the back of the mouth; Not bad, but not a favorite.
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3.79/5 rDev -8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Almost a red IPA. Malt finish overpowers the hops and leaves a dry pallate.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Almost a red IPA. Malt finish overpowers the hops and leaves a dry pallate.
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4.04/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Old double IPA malty style covers high alcohol but not hop forward at all. I was hoping for the hop accents to stand out. My personal preference are some of the newer style doubles not heavy malts. It comes down to preference.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Old double IPA malty style covers high alcohol but not hop forward at all. I was hoping for the hop accents to stand out. My personal preference are some of the newer style doubles not heavy malts. It comes down to preference.
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4.14/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.06/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12oz bottle poured heavily into a standard pint glass. bottled on AUG 10 2017.
Appearance- a hazy copper color with a frothy off white tannish colored head. leaves decent lacing.
Aroma- a heavy caramel malt smell with some pine. nice.
Taste- like the smell but with some light citrus. abv is mellow for how high it is. bitterness is there but nothing crazy. has a light melon hop taste hidden in the background. like a cantaloupe or a watermelon. weird but not bad.
Mouthfeel- medium/ heavy body. good carbonation.
Drinkability- gonna drink this one and will gladly purchase more down the road.
Overall- for this brew being 10 months old i feel like it's warped more into a hoppy barleywine instead of a hop forward imperial ipa. the caramel malt is really the base of this brew. the pine and citrus is there but is mostly just on the fringe. wouldn't mind trying one fresh but even if you aged some slightly i like the barleywine aspect instead of turning into just an old expired rough imperial ipa. kinda reminds me of a seirra nevada bigfoot at this point.
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look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12oz bottle poured heavily into a standard pint glass. bottled on AUG 10 2017.
Appearance- a hazy copper color with a frothy off white tannish colored head. leaves decent lacing.
Aroma- a heavy caramel malt smell with some pine. nice.
Taste- like the smell but with some light citrus. abv is mellow for how high it is. bitterness is there but nothing crazy. has a light melon hop taste hidden in the background. like a cantaloupe or a watermelon. weird but not bad.
Mouthfeel- medium/ heavy body. good carbonation.
Drinkability- gonna drink this one and will gladly purchase more down the road.
Overall- for this brew being 10 months old i feel like it's warped more into a hoppy barleywine instead of a hop forward imperial ipa. the caramel malt is really the base of this brew. the pine and citrus is there but is mostly just on the fringe. wouldn't mind trying one fresh but even if you aged some slightly i like the barleywine aspect instead of turning into just an old expired rough imperial ipa. kinda reminds me of a seirra nevada bigfoot at this point.
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4.59/5 rDev +11.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Hoppy from start to finish. Love the malt. Delicious!
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Hoppy from start to finish. Love the malt. Delicious!
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Hercules Double IPA from Great Divide Brewing Company
Beer rating:
4.12 out of
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4,238 ratings
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