Hubbard's Cave

Microbrewery in Niles, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Owned by Une Année Brewery
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 2015

Contact
6343 W Gross Point Rd, Niles, IL, 60714, United States
Description
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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6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7

Bottle shared by Adam, thanks! Pours black with a grayish brown head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a raspberry and earthy dark grain notes with a bit of chocolate and roasted malts. Flavor has bitter dark grains and roasted malts with some tart raspberry and a bit of bitter chocolate.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Apr 2016 at 22:45


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Pours black wit ha chocolate brown head that dissipates quickly to the edges. Aroma has some bitter coffee, dark chocolate, dark grains and a bit of dry roasted malts. Flavor has lots of bitter coffee with dark grains, some roasted malts and a bit of bitter chocolate.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Apr 2016 at 21:56


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle. Pours black with a brown head that starts and remains at the edges. Aroma has a good amount of vanilla with dark grains, roasted malts and a bit of bitter chocolate plus some vanilla. Flavor has musty dark grains, dark chocolate and roasted malts with a decent amount of vanilla supporting.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Apr 2016 at 21:33


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle - pours black tan head - nose and taste of raspberry, chocolate, Cyrene brûlée, vanilla bean and sweet chocolate milk - med body

Tried from Bottle on 26 Mar 2016 at 19:53


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Tap at Sidedoor. Sweet malts, can’t tell if the belgo yeast is there, maybe a mix? Foamy white head on top of an orange-tan body. Has some earthy caramel-toffee tones. Enjoyable, but I’d prefer it a little more crisp. Sweet malt. Earthy Hops. OK.

Tried from Draft on 13 Dec 2015 at 21:08


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

375ml bottle I picked up in Madison pours a hazy gold with lots of frothy, foamy white head. Nose has lemon, straw, white grape, lime, some candy, some stale malt. Flavor has a big white grape juice thing, lemon juice, some white pepper, straw, some light chardonnay barrel, hints of corn. Slick finish with a touch of booze.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Dec 2015 at 19:02


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

"American Wild Ale." 7 oz sample at Standard Market. Slightly cloudy copper body under a slightly stiff layer of foam. Nose of fresh berry nice with just a bit of tartness. Taste immediately has me thinking of a nice Belgian spot or even lambic. Sourness is merely pleasant, not puckery. A fine, moderate sour that I am happy to say was blended from the many talks of a local brewer.

Tried from Can on 26 Oct 2015 at 19:54


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle shared by Adam, thanks! Pours a cloudy light yellow gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has notes of earthy grains and bread with some musty Belgian yeast and a touch of plum. Flavor has a bit more plum with grains and bread with a touch of Belgian yeast.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Sep 2015 at 13:46


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draft. From notes. Chocolate and cocoa. Smoked malts. Pretty good, a little thin for my personal preference.

Tried from Draft on 04 May 2015 at 23:24


7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Pours a very cloudy yellow-gold, with thick, white head. Strong citrus/grapefruit aroma, with other notes, too. Some soap, some vanilla. Flavor is citrus, with bitter hops, some soap, vanilla. Finish is quite bitter, with lingering citrus. Quite good.

Tried on 02 Apr 2015 at 16:29