Hades Ale / Great Divide Brewing Co.

Appearance: This is a very effervescent golden yellow brew with an airy lacy white small-beaded head. 

Aroma: Sweet almost bubblegum aroma with undercurrents of frankincense.

Mouth feel: This is a medium bodied ale, and the carbonation adds a creamy feel.

Flavor: This ale starts out very sweet with almost bubblegum flavor to it.  Then the bubblegum slowly falls away to reveal an acidic hop undertone that loses after a counterattack by the bubblegum flavors.

Finish: There is actually very little finish to this brew, although there is a slight viscosity.

Comments: After reading the label on this beer and seeing what looked like a mountaintop named Hades, I was not quite too sure what to make of this product.  With alcohol by volume at 7.3%  I was expecting a little bit more malt flavor.  The interesting nose and the bubblegum flavors are slightly confusing.  It has a very slick finish, though.  And I can imagine that this would be a comfortable high octane fuel for many an interesting hot summer night.

Brewery Site: http://www.greatdivide.com/

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