Two Brothers Cane and Ebel

Brewed by Two Brothers Brewing Company
Style: American Strong Ale
Warrenville, Illinois USA

Bottled at Oliver Twist, Stockholm. Clear dark ruby, small head. Strong hoppy black currant aroma with notes of rubbery smoke. Dry and clean with a slimmer body than expected. The resiny, almost inky bitterness sets in early. Together with saccharine sweetness it gets almost assaulting by the finish. The hop aromas are restrained in comparison with the extreme bitterness. Interesting, but off balance.

The aroma is nice, fairly sweet with citrusy hop aromas. The Beer looks just about as good as it could, it pours a cloudy copper color with about the biggest fluffiest head I’ve ever seen that sticks around and leaves a beautiful lace. The beer has a fantastic flavor with a great big hop bitterness with plenty of grapefruit like bitterness, without sacrificing a little nuttiness and some fruitiness.

Cask at BTAH, NYC. Pours clear dark red with almost no head, just a rim of slightly off-white. Aroma is spicy rye and resiny pine hops, a bit sweet and full. Taste matches the nose - full, spicy rye couples with the resiny, piny hops and a hint of fruity sweetness to create a fantastic beer. Mouthfeel is medium full bodied with very light carbonation, does an outstanding job of bringing out the beer’s flavor. Fantastic beer.

12oz Bottle. Hoppy spiced nose. Fruity. Tropical. Good mix of hop sugars and rye fruit/spice. Pours red/brown, clearish, rim in white. Flavor develops some estery fruitiness, shallow bitterness and a thin body. Inviting at first, but then disappointing. Rye spice clashes with dry, metallic hoppy bitterness. Not heinous, but shallow.

Red-brown pour with a thick fluffy tan head. Intense hoppy aroma with lots of chocolate, citrus and grapefruit. Very sweet smelling. Very sweet to start but quickly overpowered by bitterness. Not as hoppy as the aroma, and much of the fruitiness on the nose is not there in the flavor. Much of more of a piny hop flavor, with a touch of citrus. Bitter grainy finish with some malt. Not bad.

Bottle, thanks to akevitt for sharing. Nice aroma of floral and green hops with caramel hops and a hint of grapefruit. Pours a clear brown-amber body with red hue and light brown head. Flavor is not as hoppy as the nose - lots of caramel malts and rye balance out the grapefruit and floral hop flavors. Medium-bodied with smooth mouthfeel. Slight bitter hop finish.

22 oz bomber poured into a Belgian tulip glass. Cast in a dark, plummy hue, transparent, when held to the light, but otherwise significantly hazy. A plump and stable serving of creamy froth sits atop. Big, wicked sweetness jumps out from the start. Rye + Sugar = guess what? Deeply, darkly fruity, very similar to a barleywine. Cherries dunked in brandy. Sleek and supple once on the palate, fairly thick and clinging. Fills the mouth and spreads this tasty blend of grain, fruit, and a dry sweetness. Terribly unique. Despite it’s initial girth, Cane and Ebel finds itself a sophisticated, yet relaxing ale, with many mysteries inside. You can strain your mind to consider all the questions, or you can throw back your cares, like me, and indulge in the essential existential nothingness of it all.

Courtesy fantomas23. Pours a dark red color with a thin off-white head that leaves spotty lacing on the glass. The aroma is interesting and shows notes of piney and grassy hops to go with the palm. Caramel malt and vanilla make up the background. The flavor follows suit with the piney resinous hops up front with a little citrus fruit in ther as well. The hops are quickly overmatched by the big rye and caramel malt backbone that adds a good amount of sweetness. This one is medium bodied with good carbonation and a creamy mouthfeel from the vanilla. This one was easy to drink and went down smooth with a slight bitter finish. This was a nice rye beer and glad I got to try it.