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.
8/10
Barleywine feeling stout, got that extra sweet flavor, sticky and boozy but smooth. Bit thin, tried my hardest to get a good head, it pours legit like syrup.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jun 2018
at 23:45
8/10
Juicy, smooth, hazy. These guys are good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jun 2018
at 16:22
7/10
A juicy pine tree. Interesting and very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jun 2018
at 15:44
2/10
Tried
on 30 May 2018
at 01:52
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared at Zack's Epic Tasting. Pours a deep brown to black with a small ring of beige head around the edge of the glass. Dark roasted coffee aromas with pancake syrup aromas. Smooth on the palate, but still very beer-like. Medium carbonation with roasty espresso notes, dark chocolate and pancake syrup. Lingering syrup on the palate. ABV is hidden super well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 May 2018
at 04:48
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Big bottle at home watching Celtics lose game 6 but in not embarrassing way bought from Half Barrel Beer Project. Fine looking cloudy yellow orange with one finger head. Nose is lovely lime citrus berry and dank weed. Tastes similar mango (just learned not citrus), pine, sticky icky, pineapple, strawberry and some spice was. Burns the tongue. Some slight sweet fruit in finish. Quite liked.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 May 2018
at 03:09
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Ridiculously pitch black, fully opaque black coloured body with an oily glow and slick on top with a perfect, four to five centimetre tall rich deep brown head - very nice on top that leaves a decent lace on the side of the glass. Aroma of chocolate, light coffee, robust bitter malts and a little dose of lactose and full cream with the faintest hint of raspberries and a touch of lingering sugars and alcohol on the finish. Medium to Full-bodied; Robust malty flavour at first with a large hit of roasted malt, coffee, oatmeal, grain, alcohol, bitter nuts and earth and a good sweetness, but very deep and showing a lot of caramelised sugars throughout the finish. Aftertaste is deep and robust with the slightest note of raspberries to couple the cream, oatmeal, lactose, alcohol and roasted malts/oats, but the finish is quite nice, easy-to-drink and complex at the same time - not easy! I sampled this 75 cL bottle purchased from West LakeView Liqours in Chicago, Illinois on 11-May-2016 for US$10,99 sampled at home in Washington just over two years later on 18-May-2018. This one seemed to age just perfectly - a robust smooth flavour of the alcohol, but some complexities and a great body/look on pour. I'm curious if this would have gotten even better in 4/5 years or if it would have lost body, character and effervescence; Great to sample now!
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 May 2018
at 07:31
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draft at Crystal Beer Parlor, Savannah. Pours black with brown head. Aromas of roasted malt, vanilla, chocolate. Similar flavors with the vanilla really coming through. Full body with minimal carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Mar 2018
at 14:47
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pours a hazy cran-blueberry juice color from a bottle. Funky fruity aroma. Flavor is a tart cranberry and currant, a hint of lingonberry. Tart, effervescent in the mouth but not in the glass. Good beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Dec 2017
at 22:14
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
Sampled from the tap at GTMW 2017. Pours a hazy purple with a white head that dissipates to the edges quickly. Aroma has a strong pinot note with some dark tart fruits and a bit of yogurt. Flavor is quite sour bordering on acidic with some pinot and yogurt supporting.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Nov 2017
at 17:05