Great Divide’s Fresh Hop Pale Ale
Posted by SmallTimeDrinker in Beer Reviews on November 27, 2010 2:08 pm / no comments
We only see fresh hop or wet hop beers twice a year during the fall in the northern and southern hemisphere harvests. To be a wet hopped beer the whole hop cones are used instead of the processed pellets in making the beer. Unfortunately, hops are highly perishable. In order to successfully make a wet hop beer the hops are picked, overnighted and used within hours. This requires a bit of timing on behalf of the brewery in order to make sure they have a tank ready to go.
Great Divide’s Fresh Hop gives off a grassy, citrus pine aroma. Not as pungent as I expected, but not lacking. The beer is amber in color with a thick white head that resulted in lacing as time went on. There were hops up front and at the finish, with a resiny feel. The malt balanced the beer out nicely. Fresh Hop is very light on the tongue to the point the beer was almost gulp-able. Bud Light could learn about “drinkability” from this beer. I do regret only buying one, but hey, there is always next year.
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