Hop Grail
Hitchhiker Effect (Cans)
- Double / Imperial IPA
- 8.8% ABV
- Label approved Nov 4
Had it? My score
90 seek it out · 80 would buy again · 70 fine, wouldn't seek it · 60 disappointing · 40 flawed or drain pour
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Finback's Double / Imperial IPA. Label approved 4 November 2026; not spotted yet.
Stronger than 71% of the 1,382 Double IPA labels we've read.
How to serve it
- Serve at
- 48–54°F (9–12°C)
- Glass
- Tulip: the narrow top holds the aroma in and the head up
About 245–285 calories and 19–28 g carbs
About 175 of those calories come from the alcohol.
General guidance for Double / Imperial IPA. Calories and carbs are estimates from the ABV and how the style usually finishes; numbers the brewery prints beat ours. More beer tools
Where to find it
We track beers, we don't sell them, so no stock promises. These are the searches we'd run for this one.
Readers' scores
Also naming Citra and Idaho 7
About this beer
This is the 125th of 125 labels we have from Finback. It is one of 27 double / imperial ipa labels approved in November 2026. Its label was approved 1 day after it was submitted. The label names 4 hops — Citra, Cashmere, Idaho 7 and Lotus.
Brew it
The label names its hops (Citra, Cashmere, Idaho 7…), which is enough for a real starting point.
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