Great Divide Brewing Company's Denver Pale Ale

Although I like this beer, it's just not even close to some of my favorite Great Divide Beers. It's a damn sight better than most pales, but it's not even close to their own Yeti, Fresh Hop, or a few others.

Pours an almost amber yellow, with an enormous tan head. The head actually gets in the way, kind of like pouring a Duvel too fast. It gets pillowy and develops large cells, but takes forever to recede and allow you to finish pouring, even in an imperial pint glass.

Slightly grassy bitterness hits you right off the bat, backed by a sweetness from the malt that seems to indicate it will have a bit of body.

Unfortunately, after such aggressive carbonation, it seems like the body suffered a bit, like it gave up too much as a result of the over-carbonation. That's the only real weakness in this beer though, as it has a solid bitterness that seems well balances by the grassy hops and although the body feels weaker than it should it still has a decent malt backbone to even everything out.

Good beer, I'll have to judge it a second time and see if other bottles are so heavily carbonated. If that slowed down, this would be one that I'd keep handy at all times.