The Great One
Four Sons Brewing
- From:
- Four Sons Brewing
- California, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
Ranked #2,523 - ABV:
- 9.9%
- Score:
- 88
Ranked #19,412 - Avg:
- 3.93 | pDev: 12.72%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 10
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 02, 2023
- Added:
- Jul 03, 2014
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 15
SCORE
88
Very Good
88
Very Good
Absolutely loaded with hops, this Imperial IPA can seem quite intimidating, but take one sip and you’ll see how it earned its name.
- Named after Wayne Gretzky, aka “The Great One”
- The ABV and IBU are in honor of Wayne Gretzky’s now retired jersey number, 99.
- Hops: Chinook, El Dorado, Cascade, Fuggle, Nugget, Saaz
- Malty and full bodied to balance out the strong hop presence for an easy drinking beer
- Sweet caramel notes and a slight roasted quality due to the strong malt presence
- Dry finish
- Named after Wayne Gretzky, aka “The Great One”
- The ABV and IBU are in honor of Wayne Gretzky’s now retired jersey number, 99.
- Hops: Chinook, El Dorado, Cascade, Fuggle, Nugget, Saaz
- Malty and full bodied to balance out the strong hop presence for an easy drinking beer
- Sweet caramel notes and a slight roasted quality due to the strong malt presence
- Dry finish
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
3.84/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.84/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Bottle from Green Mountain Liquor. A bit of a gusher, but settled down to a hazy amber body with small,, creamy head. Aroma is a pleasant blend of malt and hops, taste comes in favoring the malts by a tad. Hops remain in the background, or behind the net in this case, but finish it off with a bit of bite. Cheers to Wayne!
Dec 02, 2023
Reviewed by Bpenprase from California
4.17/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.17/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
This beer is a solid and hoppy strong American IPA. I had it at a hamburger place on a bike ride and it was the ideal fuel to take me home. The 9,9% abv works very well with the hoppy and clean flavor for a great afternoon refuel.
Dec 19, 2020
Rated by MJSFS from Florida
3.33/5 rDev -15.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.33/5 rDev -15.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Diacetyl Bomb! Beer is dark amber. It smells and taste like butter. Mouthfeel is stinging. Nothing “great” about this one.
Mar 08, 2020
Rated by iguanodon from Utah
2.63/5 rDev -33.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
2.63/5 rDev -33.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
Rated 2018-09-16, don't have notes on this one. 12 oz. can.
Oct 26, 2018
Reviewed by beergoot from Colorado
3.77/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.77/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Deep amber colored body; very dense, rocky, spongy head. Cross between toasted and roasted grain base; caramel. Estery fruitiness to the flavor, sitting atop a mild caramel malt base; alcohol presence but not too intrusive. Medium-heavy body; a bit slick and smooth; boozy warmth.
A respectable DIPA, a tad sweet and fruity with a slight boozy edge.
Jun 11, 2018A respectable DIPA, a tad sweet and fruity with a slight boozy edge.
Reviewed by Wasatch from Colorado
4.25/5 rDev +8.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +8.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Thanks goes out to Buck89 for this brew.
12 oz. Can
My first from this brewery.
Poured into a tulip a pretty nice hazy amber color, pretty nice carbonation, with a pretty nice thick/creamy one-finger plus off-white head, which also leaves some pretty nice sticky lacing behind. The nose is hoppy, malty, with a pretty nice citrus complex (orange, tangerine, grapefruit, mango, peach), nice pineyness. The taste is hoppy, malty, with a pretty nice citrus complex (orange, tangerine, grapefruit, mango, peach), nice sweetness, nice chewyness, pretty nice pine note. Full Body, ABV is hidden pretty nice with this one, with a nice dry/bitter finish. Overall, a very nice brew. Thanks John!
Feb 20, 201812 oz. Can
My first from this brewery.
Poured into a tulip a pretty nice hazy amber color, pretty nice carbonation, with a pretty nice thick/creamy one-finger plus off-white head, which also leaves some pretty nice sticky lacing behind. The nose is hoppy, malty, with a pretty nice citrus complex (orange, tangerine, grapefruit, mango, peach), nice pineyness. The taste is hoppy, malty, with a pretty nice citrus complex (orange, tangerine, grapefruit, mango, peach), nice sweetness, nice chewyness, pretty nice pine note. Full Body, ABV is hidden pretty nice with this one, with a nice dry/bitter finish. Overall, a very nice brew. Thanks John!
Reviewed by Buck89 from Tennessee
4.03/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.03/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
On tap into a pint glass. Moderately hazy amber color with a modest off white head. Aroma was mainly pine and orange, somewhat nondescript. The taste followed with bitter grapefruit pith balanced nicely with pine and resin. Crisp for such a big beer. A bit hot on the finish but again nice for one this size. Overall a very good DIPA but not a standout.
Jan 23, 2018
Reviewed by Kabong from California
2.64/5 rDev -32.8%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
2.64/5 rDev -32.8%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
I love the 4 sons red and several of their other offerings.
But:
This beer's only redeeming quality is that if you can choke it down, it brings a 9.9% clobber.
Rotting fruity esters, and rank floral arrangements are present, with a smattering of stale pez and acrid "county fair" vomit.
I should add: this was the canned version.
Jan 22, 2017But:
This beer's only redeeming quality is that if you can choke it down, it brings a 9.9% clobber.
Rotting fruity esters, and rank floral arrangements are present, with a smattering of stale pez and acrid "county fair" vomit.
I should add: this was the canned version.
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