Great Bones
Great Divide Brewing Co.

Look: Medium orange in the glass and the pour, which generates a formidable head to swell up and retain as a pillow, slowly settling to reveal a ring of lacing left behind
Aroma: Mango, strawberries, Cara cara orange, pineapple, papaya, light peach, passionfruit, wafts of fir needles, and some dank
Taste: Kicks off with an orange-pineapple blend that is quickly followed by mango and peaches that seamlessly work into the fold. Strawberries and tropical fruit take hold in the middle and fir and dank make cameos throughout until orange, pineapple, peach, and mango return to close it out
Mouthfeel: Full, lightly slick, medium-high carbonation, and felt but light dryness on the finish
Overall: This is some tasty stuff. I love both of these breweries and their hoppy offerings so this one was a no-brainer to buy and is very delicious. A nice hop interplay throughout and the dry-hopping comes through nicely as well. Worth trying if you like IPAs and I plan to score a 4pk myself here very soon

16oz can

Pours two fingers of pillowy white head into my Willi. Retention is pretty good, and after a few minutes there is still a solid half-finger of head. Lacing is quite nice. Body is a dark shade of gold. While not hazy, there are some microparticles in suspension, and the visibility isn’t very high. Looks good.

Nose is bursting with citrus rind and lime. Abrasive at first, but some softer tropical notes and even some slightly sweet bready malts come out within a few minutes. Smells pretty clean and refreshing. Nice aroma.

Flavor starts out with zesty citrus and a hoppy spice backbone. Lime and bread are present as well. Complex and flavorful, this is really nice.

Carbonation is medium-high. Body is about medium, and it’s less crisp than the nose seemed. Bitterness is moderate. Slight touch of sweetness, pretty balanced. Overall the mouthfeel does a good job of supporting the flavor.

Drinkability is pretty good, this is tasty and not at all cloying.

Overall just super complex and flavorful, with an adequate malt foundation.

16oz canned on March 23rd 2023

On the pour 3 fingers of white frothy head formed with very good retention on top of a moderately hazy yellow body.

Aroma is piney and fruity with a bit of darkness, but I definitely wouldn't call this juicy. Very bright and happy.

Flavor follows the Aroma at first, but the hops quickly mellow out showing a bread full malt backbone. Not all that bitter.

Feel is definitely very full and verging on a bit heavy. Full malty body with a long finish.

Overall this is a decent IPA with a good balancing malt presence, but it comes off as a bit heavy leaving things not quite crisp enough.

Decent but not overpowering with tropical fruit aroma (mango) and taste, along with oranges and white grapes. Pours hazy gold with white head, good lacing. Easy to drink, balanced.

16-ounce can purchased at Uptown Beer Co. Date stamp reads "CANNED ON 3/23/23 16:18". Poured in a nonic half-pint glass.

Look:
The first pour shows a bright gold and slightly hazy body. The second pour is full of floaters. Bleh. The head is eggshell white and dense. It doesn't stick around long, but leaves nice lacing behind.

Smell:
Quite sweet and hugely fruity: warm orange juice, grapefruit, peaches, overripe mango, passionfruit. A few floral and piney notes find a way to punch through, along with a good twang of alcohol.

Taste:
The flavors closely follow the nose, though I'm happy to find out that it isn't as sweet as the nose implied. Heavy tropical flavors lead the pack, mostly ripe and overripe mango with a splash of papaya nectar adding some funk to the background. Tangy orange and ruby red grapefruit cut through and lighten the load. Some piney and floral bitterness emerges near the end, but it's distant. Kind of like a car alarm going off one level above you in a parking garage. The lengthy finish is fruity and moderately sweet, with an undertone of alcohol.

Feel:
Medium-light bodied with zippy carbonation and some alcohol warmth.

Overall:
This one didn't quite work for me, though it did grow on me as I worked my way through the pint. I prefer my IPAs drier, with the balance leaning more towards citrus and pine than tropical and stone fruits. But if you like the clear, semi-sweet, heavily fruit-forward modern IPA style, give this one a try.

Collaboration with Boneyard.
Pint at the Westside Taphouse in West Salem Oregon.
$7.00
Pours a comparatively lighter gold color. Nice frothy off white head. Great lace.
Aromas of floral and lighter citrus hops. Nice really not overdone.
Taste is similar..very much light orange peel with some white grape aspect. Tasty on a warm Oregon evening.
Mouth feel is fine but perhaps a bit sticky in the end
A nice easy beer.