4 Giants IPA

IPA - Imperial / Double

We’ve made a lot of imperial IPAs over the years and, in turn, have had a lot of arguments over which one is the absolute best. So, to settle this once and for all, our brewers mashed up four of our favorite recipes into the ultimate imperial IPA. 4 Giants boasts aggressive bitterness balanced by a malty, sweet backbone while huge aromatics come courtesy of the seven American hop varieties.

ABV

9.2

Rating

3.95074

Rating count

13,080

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Doug R.

Dry hoppy, not in your face. Nice balance.

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Dwight H

LCI... thanks Chris. West Coast 👌

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Greg D

This is very good.

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dan_i _am

Telling my wife about Machuchu Day on Untappd where you post a photo wearing underwear on your head. She told me to put Spanx on my head because—wait for it—I’m a fathead! So, I took this picture! (Took it from Google.) Beer is very bitter and good!

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Brian P.

Yumm

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Samantha M.

Yummy.

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Chris V

Nice and bitter and piney. A little more heady and boozey than I typically look for.

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Jeff Z

Mondays….

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Chad Ridoutt

Nice smooth and tasty.....

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Sam Seebach

Intense flavor. A heavy beer, with great flavor. Bitter finish.

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Michael Vogel

Big malty. Honestly, even if it’s a little out of fashion I love this classic style of 2xIPA. The citrus bombs and milkshakes are tasty, but sometimes I like a double with some heft to it

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Will D.

Leggo Niners!

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Matt A.

Intensely bitter and resinous. It's right on the verge of needing a bit more malt for balance. Obviously that doesn't bother me.

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Scotty S.

Appropriate beer for the last 4 teams standing. Slightly sweet from the nice malt.

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Jessica P.

A little too drinkable :)

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Eli G

Does Founder's brew anything that isn't excellent? Not that I've had so far.

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Ian T.

Love the crisp bite aftertertones.

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Pete

Well balanced DIPA, a tiny bit more bitter than I would like, but complex in the hop flavors for sure.

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Mark R Williams

Bright, bitter, hopped up and still kinda sweet. Thanks Kenneth H.

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Street

Let's go Green!

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Mark Hauxwell

Citrusy. Resinous. Some caramel. Starts sweet. Finishes with a hanging bitterness. Solid brew. Definitely great for the style. Thanks Heskett!

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