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Hubbard's Cave Brewery

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From:
Hubbard's Cave Brewery
 
Illinois, United States
Style:
Imperial IPA
Ranked #1,529
ABV:
8.5%
Score:
88
Ranked #13,780
Avg:
3.97 | pDev: 7.3%
Reviews:
2
Ratings:
11
Status:
Active
Rated:
Aug 24, 2022
Added:
Apr 08, 2021
Wants:
  0
Gots:
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West-coast style Imperial IPA with Citra, Columbus, Mosaic, and Simcoe hops.
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Rated: 3.99 by jak from North Carolina

Aug 24, 2022
 
Rated: 3.74 by Daniellobo from District of Columbia

Apr 22, 2022
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Reviewed by buschbeer from Ohio

3.78/5  rDev -4.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
1 PINT can
Served in a stemless wine glass

This beer pours amber with golden highlights and a slight haze. It is topped with a couple inches of beige head that leaves spotty lacing.

Dank, earthy, and citrus aroma

Dank and earthy flavor. I get some citrus. Bitter but it doesn't linger.

Medium bodied with an effervescent mouthfeel

I like the bitterness. I am getting tired of sweet IPAs.
Mar 27, 2022
 
Rated: 4.5 by BeerLover99 from Illinois

Feb 28, 2022
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Rated by Hopheadjeffery from Illinois

3.82/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
Tasted in a snifter from draft at O'Toole's on June 24, 2021.
Jun 30, 2021
 
Rated: 4.24 by NappyB from Illinois

Jun 27, 2021
 
Rated: 3.62 by Abe_Froman from Massachusetts

May 30, 2021
 
Rated: 3.75 by Samnem from Pennsylvania

May 02, 2021
 
Rated: 4.25 by craigbelly from Iowa

Apr 25, 2021
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Reviewed by Roguer from Connecticut

3.66/5  rDev -7.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Very attractive beer: good head production and excellent retention, decent lacing. Body has just a slight touch of haze, and appears fairly still, but is a nice golden color.

The hops leap from the glass from the first moment of the pour. Up close, the aroma is a really nice blend of throwback notes: tons of resin and pine, lemon, grapefruit, orange, and moderate dankness. Some stone fruit, melon, pepper, grass, oregano, and mango round out the profile.

Sweeter, oilier, and more resinous on the palate. There's a slightly awkward "dirty" or milky quality to the profile, as well; I'm not sure of the origin of that aspect, but I wouldn't quite call it an off note. Malt base is thick, pale, and sweet. There's a buttery aspect to both the nose and the appearance, which only worsens as it warms.

Fairly smooth presentation on the palate, but matching the appearance, lacking in liveliness and sting. It borders on syrupy, a common failure with old school IIPAs, but an aspect I infrequently encounter nowadays.

Overall, this is a mixed bag. The aroma is mostly awesome; the presentation on the palate, a letdown. The taste isn't at all bad, and I think they met the mark to go after a WC-style IIPA, but it's far from the best expression of the style, and it's difficult to make it through an entire can before the dirty and buttery flavor starts to become simply too much.
Apr 24, 2021
 
Rated: 4.33 by cd34 from Illinois

Apr 12, 2021