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Hey everyone,

So, life is getting pretty busy all of a sudden. Lots of things going on for both C and I...but, you know that isn't stopping me from still posting an awesome Bi-Weekly Beer Blog!

This week's featured beer is from Longmont, CO (the same city as Left Hand Brewery). The brewery is called Oskar Blues, and the beer is called Gubna Imperial IPA. I have seen Oskar Blues name around a bit more recently, but have never tried any of their beer. It is sort of a novelty that they sell all their beers only in cans. I'm not sure how I feel about that or if I am able to fully support it, but I figured what the heck.

After our awesome dinner on Friday night, C and I went to this little bar near our apartment. The bar had a relatively decent beer list, but the descriptions were pretty minimal. I saw "Oskar Blues Gubna - an imperial IPA" and figured I would give it a try. Now, I understand that an imperial tends to be higher alcohol content and somewhat bitter, but Gubna was crazy in both these respects. When the can came, I noticed it was 10% abv! That is approaching dangerous territory. But you know me, and I pushed through...haha.

I will say that this beer certainly does a good job of disguising its high alcohol content. Gubna goes down really smooth. It also has some really distinct hoppy smells and a real hoppy flavor, as to be expected from an IPA. One of the surprising things about this IPA though is the large amount of bitterness. Most IPAs are not known for their bitterness, but Gubna really has a good combination of hops and bitter. It worked surprisingly well for me. Oskar Blues' website claims that the beer has a "citrus blast." I'm not sure I would call it a "blast" but citrus is definitely one of the flavors that is present. If I had one complaint, it would be the lack of any real floral or citrus. The hops and bitterness kind of overwhelms all the other flavors.

Gubna definitely has me interested in trying some of Oskar Blues' other brews. If I find them, I will make a note of it on the blog. Have any readers seen or tasted this or other Oskar Blues' beers before? I'd be interested to get a second opinion. Overall, I would give Gubna 8 pint glasses out of 10. I'm not sure I could drink more than one/two, but it's definitely a beer I would have again. I was really happy with my purchase. (I should also note that I paid $6 for a can. So certainly not cheap, but worth the price in my book.)

Well, I believe that's all for now! I did want to mention that C and I ate dinner at Bacchus on Friday, and it was phenomenal! I would recommend it to anybody.

Thanks for reading folks. As always, I welcome both related and unrelated comments...haha.

Until next blog, be good and do good.

Jon