Hibernation, Fresh Hop, and Oak Aged Yeti?
Hell yeah!
Great Divide Brewing Company out of Denver, Colorado is
one of the most revered breweries in the nation and am happy to announce that they have a
trio of highly anticipated goodness coming to your town! The release of
three gangster brews — the Hibernation Ale, Fresh Hop Pale Ale, and Oak Aged
Yeti Imperial Stout (one of my faves as you can see here) — will certainly rock the house this season from now through
December. Here is all the info straight from the brewery.
Happy sippin’!
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At Great Divide Brewing Company, October
signals the release of three of the brewery’s most anticipated and storied
seasonal beers: Hibernation Ale, Fresh Hop Pale Ale and Oak Aged Yeti Imperial
Stout. All three of these highly respected beers will be available through
December.
Hibernation Ale is Colorado’s original strong
ale and Great Divide’s celebrated winter tradition since 1995. This
robust, dry-hopped ale has a malty richness balanced with a complex hop profile
and hearty, warming character. At 8.7% ABV, Hibernation is available in 6-packs
and draft. Hibernation is a three-time Great American Beer Festival
medalist and boasts a Ratebeer.com score of 98.
Fresh Hop Pale Ale is a labor of love meant
to be enjoyed today. Brewed every fall since 2003 with wet, whole cone hops
from the Pacific Northwest, Fresh Hop is the epitome of seasonal
brewing. Great Divide tells drinkers, “Don’t age it. Keep it
cold. Drink it now. Savoring this delightful pale ale during harvest season
ensures that its unparalleled grassy, citrus hop brilliance will remain
uncompromised.” At 6.1% ABV with 55 IBUs, Fresh Hop is available in 22oz.
bombers and draft. The beer has garnered a score of 98 on Ratebeer.com.
Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout is Yeti Imperial
Stout’s sophisticated sibling. They may be from the same clan, but they have
entirely different personalities. Oak aging gives a subtle vanilla character,
rounding out Yeti’s intense roastiness and huge hoppy nature. Who says you
can’t tame a Yeti? At 9.5% ABV, it is available in 22oz. bottles, growlers
fills out of the Great Divide Tap Room and 5-gallon kegs. It
boasts a perfect Ratebeer.com score of 100 and was named one of BeerAdvocate’s
2010 “Top 100 Beers On Planet Earth.”
Additionally, all three beers are available at
the Great Divide Tap Room for onsite enjoyment and growler fills
to-go.
Great Divide brews some of the globe’s most
balanced yet assertive and flavorful beers. These beers have landed an
impressive amount of acclaim, earning 17 Great American Beer Festival
medals and 5 World Beer Cup awards. Named “Top Brewer In Colorado” by
Ratebeer.com (2013), 12th on their list of “Best Brewers In The
World” (2013) and 7th on BeerAdvocate’s “All-Time Top Breweries
On Planet Earth” (2010), Great Divide is one of America’s most
decorated breweries. But why take their word for it? Crack open a bottle and
decide for yourself.