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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David Wharton

Founders never lets me down!

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Steve B.

4-4.25. It is fairly malty with a good amount of hops. It does have a nice tropical fruit note. 90 min is more my style as it’s more malty. This just has more hops and fruit notes. A good one and I’m not an ipa guy.

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Scott

Giant peachy pine with a deeper grapefruit citric core. Crisp. Softer floral backdrop with a dry malt foundation. Balanced one sided to the all mighty hop....and it’s awesome! Let’s Gooooooo Caaaaaaaaps!!!

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Gabi Abel

Another solid Founders brew. Hoping for some GIANT energy from the terps tonight!

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Scott McCall

The 2021 edition of the 9.2% imperial IPA is a mashup of four (4) Founders recipes and 7 American hop varieties. The pint can is a bit sweet, a bit bitter, and a bit malty.

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Brian Parker

Hoppy, piney, some grapefruit and bitter too. Back to traditional flavors. Very good brew from another amazing brewery.

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Eric

INSANELY bitter on the back end but the sweet notes make it more balanced than expected. Lighter on the mouthfeel...incredibly nuanced, I’m getting something different every sip. I like this beer a lot.

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Nathan Ander

Getting back to basics and I love it. Sean E. It's clear beer!

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Chris Rockwood

Not particularly distinctive in any way (because it's a "mashup" of recipes with seven hop varieties), but excellent in every way. A classic, old-school, bitter, West Coast DIPA with some piney hop flavors, which I miss in today's styles.

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Rich B

Thanks Sean!

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Kevin

9.2% ABV, you don’t say...

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Jayson Yother

Gigantic indeed. All the hop flavors rolled into one.

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shawn horn

Noms

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Robert Luna

Love this beer

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Josh

Solid, standard IPA.

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Walton G.

Excellent

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Louis Villafranca

After work beer on the balcony, in the fading sunshine.

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Surrenderedflow

Solid DIPA for when you want to get drunk on a Wednesday.

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Nate A.

Good mix of malt and hops

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Ben W.

Malty, boozy, tons of pine and old school DIPA bitterness and citrus. A nice callback to the days of my craft beer youth.

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Ben Roeske

This stuff is so excellent. Exactly what I love from a double.

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george m.

Very nice double ipa. Lots of hops and nice malt balance

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Stephanie C.

Beautiful color, wonderful taste. Love this one.

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Derek Kaellner

Damn, iKarli!

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Derek Kaellner

St. Vincent Kaluuya

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Alex K

putting this in tall boy cans was... a decision. 🥴

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Karl Shelly

Thx Lucas S.! (again)

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Scott Friend

Excellent imperial IPA. Tons of piney flavor. Another fantastic brew from Founders.

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George L.

Enjoyed this beer. Very mellow hops. Smooth and crisp.

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Eric S

Wow.... A tasty and smooth imperial IPA you'll never know it's 9.2% ABV!!

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Chris Noyes

A new Founders to me. Strong hop and malt taste.

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Alan Jenkins

A rail car of hops in every can. But it’s balanced. Good brew at a nice price. ($2.99/16oz at Siciliano’s) 80 ibu 9.2 abv.

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Anthony McGlade

Beautiful color.

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Mike Yoder

Rain delay

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Zachary Decker

National beer day

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Dave

No pic, no care. Hard day at work plus yard work until 9pm makes the beer go down fast

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Mary P.

So yummy

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Doug Godfrey

Very good

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Denton H.

Malty flavor overpowers the hops

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Troy P.

This is a good one! Most Founders are! Well done! I love Imperials

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Chris F.

Now if only i knew where to get a triple like this... 🤔

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