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

Last updated

almost 5 years ago

 
4.0

about 4 years ago

 

Anthony McGlade

Beautiful color.

4.25

about 4 years ago

 

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.

4.25

about 4 years ago

 

Jonny G.

+0.5 for the setting. 🍻

4.0

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Stephen K.

Thanks for the brew Throckmorton T.

3.0

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4.5

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4.0

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Dana Orwig

First imperial IPA I've had from Founders. Not hazy so not so heavy as many, but sure is good on the ABV.

4.0

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Chris T.

Pretty good and I’m not much of a Founders fan. Not too boozy, I’d prefer a little more dankness

3.75

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5.0

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Tim Haber

Another of my favorites. An excellent balance of hops and malt (and a bit of caramel?).

4.75

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Chris Noyes

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

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Steve N

My Beer Advocate Rating - 4.09

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Dave

Hoppy grapefruit pith floral. Heavy on hops. West coast imperial

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Eric S

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

4.25

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Jason Robbins

Oh my. Smells wonderful! Hopssss, but tad sweet.

4.0

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Jim M

Pours a filtered tarnish golden. Nose of pine and grass, traces of lemon citrus. Boozy, yes, the alcohol clings to oily pine, hiding it only a little, sour citrus, lemons in the aftertaste, hop spicy in the alcoholic finish, a lingering warmth. Ok DIPA.

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Cory Jeffers

Not a bad beer at all, but to me it tastes just like almost every other Imperial IPA that I've ever had. With all of the hype that it gets I was expecting it to have some sort of unique character to set it apart from all of the others.

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George L.

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

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Scott Friend

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

4.25

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Jon Friend

Good piney and floral balance. Good citrus aftertaste.

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Karl Shelly

Thx Lucas S.! (again)

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Larry G J.

9.2% ABV, 80 IBUs - Canned: 03.15.21 - Plain and simple, Nectar of the IPA God's in my opinion!

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Alex L.

Another hype/legend type beer checked. Extremely balanced. Malty and hoppy and bitter, but smooth as the transition of hotness between Reese Witherspoon and her daughter. Seamless. Happy Easter 🐣🐰🐇

4.0

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4.5

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Alex K

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

4.25

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Mike Murray

So good!! Happy Easter everybody!

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3.5

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Derek Kaellner

St. Vincent Kaluuya

4.25

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Mark C

Floral, piney, resinous, malty, soapy. Not a huge fan

3.0

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4.5

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4.5

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Jim Verlinde

Had to check in again, because it's better than my original score. Actually, GOOD backbone. Really like this beer!

4.5

about 4 years ago