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Gubna
Oskar Blues Grill & Brew
- 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:
- 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:
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
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, 2014A: 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
More User Ratings:
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
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, 2024Aroma 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.
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
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, 2021Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
3.88/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
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
Gubna from Oskar Blues Grill & Brew
Beer rating:
86 out of
100 with
2981 ratings
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