Hades - Great Divide Brewing Company, Denver
Style:
Strong Ale
Serving Type:
Bottle
Alcohol by Volume:
7.8%
Aroma:
Tart, sour lemon and faint apple aroma. Some spiciness but not terribly strong
Appearance:
Clear yellow body, thinnish white head with a fair amount of lacing
Flavor:
A little spicier than expected, but not as sour. Citrus hops and fruitiness are the dominant flavors
Mouthfeel:
Thin to medium body, moderate carbonation
Great Divide's Hades is a Belgian style Strong Ale that smells deceptively sour, less spicy than it should and generally just... swell. The Hades follows the long held Belgian tradition of naming beers after devils and the underworld. The flavor of this beer is a bit of a contradiction, being so light and fruity. There is less sour yeast flavor than I was expecting based on the name and style. Other Belgian Strong Ales tend to be a little... stronger all around. That's not to say the Hades is a bad beer, it's just a bit more mellow than you might be expecting.
The Hades has a pretty pleasant flavor, it's a little sour but sweeter than the aroma lets on. There is only a hint of tart citrus in this beer but it's enough to give a nice offset to spiciness. That spicy component is stronger when it hits your palate than it is when the aroma hits your nose. The sour and spice levels are flipped between the aroma and the flavor, it's odd but the combined flavor of this beer works well.
Great Divide's Hades is a pleasant but pedestrian version of a Belgian Strong Ale. I enjoyed drinking this beer but felt like something was missing in the end.
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