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16th Anniversary Wood Aged
Great Divide Brewing Company
- From:
- Great Divide Brewing Company
- Colorado, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 10%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.86 | pDev: 12.95%
- Reviews:
- 208
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 03, 2020
- Added:
- Jun 13, 2010
- Wants:
- 5
- Gots:
- 15
Same as 15th Anniversary Wood Aged.
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Ratings by Mora2000:
Reviewed by Mora2000 from Texas
4/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
The beer pours a clear reddish-orange color with a white head. The aroma is a mix of caramel malt, oak and citrus hops. The flavor is very heavy on the oak, with some caramel malt, citrus hops and pine hops. There is also some spiciness in the flavor. I had this beer last year and I don't remember it being near as oaky as this version. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation. Good, but I wish the oak was toned down a little bit so that the other aspects of the beer could come through better.
Oct 03, 2010More User Ratings:
Rated by spinrsx from Canada (ON)
3.51/5 rDev -9.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.51/5 rDev -9.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
If you have one, drink it now - it is not getting any better..
Dec 21, 2015Reviewed by bmwats from Louisiana
4.26/5 rDev +10.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
4.26/5 rDev +10.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
I was sure this was well past it's prime, as it had been pushed back into a corner, so I figured what the hell... However, once again I have proven to be very very wrong....
Poured from a 650 ml bottle into a footed tulip.
A: Dark amber hue. Pours a 1 finger, foamy, whitish head. Settles pretty slowly leaving some residue behind as it does. Tons o' cascading, dry, sticky lacing. Head renews fully with each pour.
S: Pine resin, honey, a little grapefruit, butterscotch, and orange citrus.
T: Full of pine resin, with a little raisin. Sweet dark chocolate and butterscotch. Soft, distinct wood character is very notable.
M: Thick, hearty, malty, and syrupy. Pungent aftertaste. A little dry in the finish. Woody, citrus notes hang on the palate. It is slightly harsh. High alcohol content is apparent.
D: Sip and enjoy.
Atmosphere is excellent. Great head, and some impressive lacing. Nose is full of character with prominent characteristic notes of resin, grapefruit, citrus, and sweet. Flavor is a very finely balanced combination of syrupy pine, bittersweet raisin, with candied chocolate and butterscotch, all with a pungent woody base. Thick, hearty, and malty. Overall, this is a great quaff.
Jun 29, 2013Poured from a 650 ml bottle into a footed tulip.
A: Dark amber hue. Pours a 1 finger, foamy, whitish head. Settles pretty slowly leaving some residue behind as it does. Tons o' cascading, dry, sticky lacing. Head renews fully with each pour.
S: Pine resin, honey, a little grapefruit, butterscotch, and orange citrus.
T: Full of pine resin, with a little raisin. Sweet dark chocolate and butterscotch. Soft, distinct wood character is very notable.
M: Thick, hearty, malty, and syrupy. Pungent aftertaste. A little dry in the finish. Woody, citrus notes hang on the palate. It is slightly harsh. High alcohol content is apparent.
D: Sip and enjoy.
Atmosphere is excellent. Great head, and some impressive lacing. Nose is full of character with prominent characteristic notes of resin, grapefruit, citrus, and sweet. Flavor is a very finely balanced combination of syrupy pine, bittersweet raisin, with candied chocolate and butterscotch, all with a pungent woody base. Thick, hearty, and malty. Overall, this is a great quaff.
16th Anniversary Wood Aged from Great Divide Brewing Company
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
297 ratings
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