Gubna
Oskar Blues Grill & Brew

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From:
Oskar Blues Grill & Brew
 
Colorado, United States
Style:
Imperial IPA
Ranked #1,999
ABV:
10%
Score:
86
Ranked #18,762
Avg:
3.83 | pDev: 13.84%
Reviews:
977
Ratings:
2,981
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 28, 2024
Added:
Jan 15, 2010
Wants:
  114
Gots:
  446
Gubna was bred from Oskar Blues Brewery’s hankering to confront 100+ IBUs by cranking up the complexity of hops by pouring Cascade on top of copious amounts of Summit, then balancing that with a backbone of German Dark Munich Malt and Rye Malt. GUBNA’s post-fermentation dry-hopping with both hops allows this monstrosity to gently coax the citrus rind and grapefruit aroma while providing a rye malt-induced, spicy-yet-round middle, and a brisk, clean bitter finish (10 percent ABV, 100+ IBUs).
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Ratings by Bouleboubier:
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Reviewed by Bouleboubier from New Jersey

4.23/5  rDev +10.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
(Brevard, NC 2014 can - poured into a balloon)

A: fantastic embery-amber colored, crystal-clear liquid... peculiarly cavernous, wide-open structured, pasta-protein spongy, off-white foam, rocky decay... the degree of degradation of the foam is particularly startling - little-to-no lace

S: lazy-mellow, perfumy booze... taffy, black pepper... juicy sort of blend of cantaloupe and grapefruit - quality of fruitiness that reminds me of the syrups used in snowcones... i can smell the Sorachi Ace, being well-familiar with that, however, the individual characters of the Chinook and Mosaic are escaping me

T: bold base of seemingly low-L crystal malts, coated in the slick, candy-juicy (Starburst?) resins of the hops, with compact jets of cocktail-y booze trailing behind... mellow buzz of lightly acidic, citrusy, ginger snap spice in the aftertaste... flavor of caramel-drenched fruit tart crust emerges and builds after a few sips - tack on a nuance of of wood ember caramelization... bitterness strong, but buried fairly deep below sugars... hint of almond nuttiness in the very end

M: big round malts, definite resiny-nectary slickness... not quite as much residual sugar coating the palate as one would expect - the fine leveling with the booze carries most of it away, medicinally dry

O: Sorachi Ace seems to turn any lump of shit into gold - just love that hop!... all-in-all, this is a fine recipe... body and character still in line with their other products... more or less a one-and-done thing
May 10, 2014
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by Lexluthor33 from New York

3.65/5  rDev -4.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Amber color with a decent head and lace.
Aroma of floral hops, malts, stinky hops and hints of fruit.
Taste was sweet, mild bitterness, malts and an odd taste I could not really describe to you.
Medium body and carbonation.
Feb 28, 2024
 
Rated: 3.79 by MDDMD from Pennsylvania

Oct 12, 2022
 
Rated: 3.75 by mpenske from California

Feb 26, 2022
 
Rated: 4.03 by eagles22 from Pennsylvania

Dec 26, 2021
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway

3.77/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
355 ml can, courtesy of Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 10.0%. Orange colour, moderate off-white head. Lovely aroma of piney hops, smells like a pine forest, also some fruity notes (oranges). The flavour is a massive attack of fruity and piney American hops, fairly light bodied and dry for its strength.
Apr 12, 2021
 
Rated: 4.06 by mikerieder from South Dakota

Feb 21, 2021
 
Rated: 3.77 by Keananmichael5 from California

Jan 03, 2021
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

3.88/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Wonderful aroma, thick clumpy lacing. Taste is oranges and other citrus, a hint of cough syrup sweetness, with a smidge of alcohol warmth. Be careful, this one will sneak up on you.
May 09, 2020
 
Rated: 3.56 by dt_gbpackersfan from Missouri

Aug 28, 2019
 
Rated: 3.3 by Oh_Dark_Star from Washington

Apr 18, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by dafla67 from Pennsylvania

Apr 12, 2019
 
Rated: 3.93 by hophead37 from Alabama

Jan 31, 2019
 
Rated: 3.75 by brittanylicious from Indiana

Jan 01, 2019
 
Rated: 3.92 by KMcGrath from Massachusetts

Nov 27, 2018
 
Rated: 3.5 by RickyBfromCT from Connecticut

Nov 22, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by StormAles from Canada (ON)

Sep 08, 2018
 
Rated: 4.18 by sweetbrew82 from California

Aug 06, 2018
 
Rated: 3.76 by mlatvakokko from Massachusetts

Jun 13, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by BrewSTL from Missouri

Jan 28, 2018
Gubna from Oskar Blues Grill & Brew
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 2981 ratings