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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This Devil Drinks Beer

Not my favorite Founders IPA but still a depth offering.

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Jon Anderson

Little piney.. floral hints.. good brew

4.25

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Shea W.

(1) smooth blend, the hops are partnered perfectly with a sweet but pale orange-like finish that ties it all together. Enjoy any time

3.75

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Thomas Welter II

Little more bitter but good

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Jonathan Lones

Like it.

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rody

fighting gold

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Brian Y

BTBF

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Joey Rezabek

Somehow this manages to land dead-center on the citrus/pine/floral spectrum of hop flavors while still delivering the intensity of a IIPA. I'm not sure I love it but damn is it fascinating to drink.

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Chris M

Beast malty west coast pine IPA. Dammit this is good

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Scott M

A serious imperial...loads of hops.

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Marty Welsh

Pretty smooth for an imperial.

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Sean Alcorn

Wowee! That's one tasty, dank ass, hoppy bitch! Glad I got it before it was gone... Happy Birthday to me!

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Phil Finley

Thanks Nick!

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Jon Anderson

Decent brew.. strong but.. not boozy.. well done

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chris c.

thanks dave s.

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Chris Ehrman

Stiff hopps. Piny, piney, pineeeeeeeeeeeee…

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Paul Deyo

Solid and delicious. But after the Snake Handler, a little thin.

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Dylan Williams

bitter boi

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CJ Leso

Hmm. Nice hoppy depth. Barely citrusy, barely “juicy”, lovely bitterness. Strong on overall flavor. I’m sold, it’s not asking to be recognized as anything other than Imperial IPA. And it is done well

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jim i.

Pretty good. A little more boozy than it should be...

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Alex F.

Hoppy, pine, malt, savory

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