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Titan IPA
Traditionally India Pale Ales, the hoppiest of all pales,
were brewed with more alcohol and large quantities of hops
in order to survive the lengthy ocean journey from the U.K.
to India. Unlike our brewing forefathers, Great Divide
enjoys the modern benefits of refrigeration and we don’t
have any plans to ship Titan IPA to India. Instead, we
brew Titan IPA for hop disciples – independent beer drinkers
seeking out robust, flavorful beers characterized by their
abundance of hops flavor, aroma and bitterness. As a
big, aggressively hopped India Pale Ale, Titan IPA fills this
bill – beginning with piney hop aromas and citrus hop
flavors, and finishing with a rich, malty sweetness that is
carefully balanced with crisp hop bitterness.
Titan IPA
weighs in at a considerable 65 International Bittering Units
(IBUs).
Alcohol by volume: 6.8% |
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Accolades and other buzz on Titan IPA:
- Silver Medal, Australian International Beer Awards, 2008 -- IPA
- Silver Medal, European Beer Star, Nuremberg 2007 -- IPA
- Silver Medal, Australian International Beer Awards, 2007 -- IPA
- Bronze Medal, Stockholm Beer Festival, 2006
- Best of the Rockies, United States Beer Tasting Championship, Summer 2007 – IPA
- Regional Champion, United
States Beer Tasting Championship, Summer 2005 – IPA
- Regional Champion, United States Beer Tasting Championship, Summer 2004 – IPA
- Regional Champion, United States Beer Tasting Championship, Summer 2003 – India Pale Ale
- Ranked 10th of the Top 10 Beers in
Colorado by Ratebeer.com – RateBeer
Best, Summer 2005
- Rated a “96” by Ratebeer.com – Winter
2004
- Rated a “90” by BeerAdvocate.com – Winter 2004
- The Palate Jack, of the Rocky Mountain Brewing News,
described Titan’s flavor as, “Ruby red grapefruit juice,
with touches of orange zest, backed by a bracing, minerally bitterness
and finishing with a caramel sweet malt zing.”
- Taster Pigfoot, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, reviewed
Titan on Ratebeer.com, exclaiming, “Taste:
AH!, big, brash, brilliantly bitter dance on the plate right off
the bat, MMMM!, really, the hops are still fresh, still vibrant,
doing a fandango around the senses, leaving sweet, tasty, juicy
hoppiness all around. Oh, this is fiercely delicious stuff, a hophead’s
delight...
everything you’d want in a super-hoppy brew!” (09/05/2004).
- Reviewer Gbontrag of Loveland, Colorado reviewed Titan
on BeerAdvocate.com, describing it as, “Very
sexy... It’s like the parting of the Red Sea, bittering
on one side, and malting on the other. So balanced, it might
give an accountant an orgasm.” (11/28/04).
Suggested food pairings:
- Big, bold, spicy flavors, like Thai curries (panang or red curry),
or pad thai
- Grilled salmon
- Our friends Kate and David at Denver’s finest artesian
cheese and exotic food shop, The Truffle, pair Titan IPA
with Humboldt Fog, an earthy, mold-ripened cow’s milk cheese
with a fine layer of ash through the center and around the outside
Availability:
Six-packs and draft, year-round
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