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In 2015, Hubbard’s Cave was developed as an alternative to our Belgian Style Ales. Producing American Style ales, primarily imperial stouts and Hubbard’s Cave signature Fresh IIPAs, Hubbard’s Cave is a refreshing addition to the Une Anneé Family. Named after the Chicago Hubbard Street traffic tunnel on Interstate 90/94, next to where the brewery was born, Hubbard’s Cave has quickly grown to produce some of our most popular offerings.
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8.3/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can to snifter.
Appearance: dark brown close to black in the glass with a swiftly dissipating off white foamy head, no lace
Aroma: milk chocolate up front with sweet to tart raspberry whiffs, light vanilla/sweet cream character backing that up, subtle roasty coffee quality further back
Flavor: combines all the prior noted aromas semi-sweet, tart, roasty and a light touch of bitter; super light aftertaste of the raspberry and chocolate
Texture: medium bodied, good sipper; fairly clean on the smoothness on my tongue; finishes briskly with the raspberries and chocolate
Overall: I'd say a very nicely done imperial pastry stout I'd be willing to have again.
Tried from Can on 29 Jan 2026 at 16:34

8.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can to snifter.
Appearance: dark brown close to black in the pour but more leaning towards black in the glass; a quickly dispersing little eggshell white foamy head died off and didn't leave any lace
Aroma: milk chocolate up front then the chili peppers provide some heat with a light earthy to woody tone to it; light vanilla beans and coffee tones enter in for balance
Flavor: sweet and roasty with some spicy peppery heat entering in more with balance as I sipped the beer more; mild aftertaste of spicy heat, roasty coffee tones and sweet milk chocolate
Texture: medium bodied, great sipper; the spicy heat hits my tongue but doesn't slay it as much as I thought it would have; finishes with the spicy head, milk chocolate sweetness and coffee roastiness
Overall: I like this imperial pastry stout and would welcome it again as a nice dessert beer for an ender to a night.
Tried from Can on 29 Jan 2026 at 16:28

8.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can to snifter.
Appearance: jet black in the pour and also in my glass with a finger's worth of khaki foamy head which slid off delicately to leave some light lace
Aroma: dark chocolate, milk chocolate, sweet cream, some maple in there for the balance then some coffee earthy to semi-sweet contours
Flavor: generates a nice blend of the prior noted aromas, mild aftertaste of the dark chocolate and maple
Texture: medium bodied, good as a sipper, very smooth along my tongue; finishes very smooth with the maple, chocolate and coffee notes
Overall: a very nicely done pastry imperial stout I believe I would come back to.
Tried from Can on 29 Jan 2026 at 16:11

7.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Can to snifter.
Appearance: black in color with quickly dissipating head which didn't give any lace
Aroma: vanilla sweetness up front, then the milk chocolate and dark chocolate tones; subtle sweet to earthy coffee qualities
Flavor: starts sweet through the vanilla and chocolates then seems to develop a light blend with the earthy to sweet and semi-bitter qualities of the coffee; mild aftertaste of the vanilla, chocolates and earthy qualities
Texture: medium bodied, great sipper; very smooth along my tongue, almost cloying, finishes fairly sweet
Overall: mostly good imperial pastry stout for being almost overly done, I think I could possibly come back to this.
Tried from Can on 29 Jan 2026 at 16:06

8/10 — Appearance 9 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 8
Can to snifter.
Appearance: jet black in the pour with a finger's worth of tan foamy head which dissipated to leave barely any lace.
Aroma: dark chocolate, coffee roastiness, light caramel/toffee malts, some toast and light nuttiness
Flavor: moderately sweet flanked by some light bitterness and roasty tones; mild aftertaste of coffee and dark chocolate
Texture: medium bodied; great sipper, semi-smooth along the tongue with some roasty abrasion but not really aggressive - just noticeable; finishes fairly medium to long with some coffee roasty tones
Overall: nicely done imperial stout very worthy of coming back to.
Tried from Can on 29 Jan 2026 at 15:40

3.3/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 3 Flavor 1 Texture 1 Overall 5
Funky taste. Gold pour. Very medicinal. Light bodied and light carbonation
Tried from Can from Wine Warehouse - Charlottesville on 08 Jan 2026 at 01:01

3.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 1 Flavor 3 Texture 6 Overall 2.5
Chloroseptic nose, Shimmering amber, huge head. Very medicinal, white grape, lilly. Medium body, easy carbonation, waxy.
Tried from Can from Wine Warehouse - Charlottesville on 07 Jan 2026 at 23:36

7.3/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 8
Can @ Clark Street Ale House, Chicago IL (Dec 2025). Pours extremely hazy dark yellow-orange with a very small frothy off-white head, citrus-mango aroma, adequate carbonation, mildly bitter mango-citrus peel taste lavender flavor, alcohol undertones, somewhat thick body, long finish. Tasteful NEDIPA.
Tried from Can at Clark Street Ale House on 13 Dec 2025 at 01:21

7.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Dark brown. No head. That is just a lot of vanilla on the nose. On the palate, very desserty vanilla. It's fairly simple, but it's got that big vanilla richness that's nice.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Dec 2025 at 04:43

7.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
750mL bottle, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma is full of deep vanilla beans, gentle barrels, and deep malts. Flavour is full of vanilla ice cream, vanilla beans, some cake frosting, and hot bourbon barrels. Though it does have that vanilla ice cream, the vanilla depth is pretty impressive, and the barrels round this out nicely. Great stuff.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Dec 2025 at 04:35