Two Brothers Heavy Handed India Pale Ale

Brewed by Two Brothers Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Warrenville, Illinois USA

12oz bottle, 2007 Harvest, Lot 2547--Willamette hops. Clear orange copper with a small light beige head, fades to a thick ring before long. Aroma of earthy piney hops and some caramel malts in equal amounts. Not very IPAish at all--I’d go more with an APA thus far. Flavor is much the same, though I suppose the bitterness is high enough for an IPA--a good 5 (of 10). There were some lightly sweet caramel notes, but the bitterness prevails. It should be noted that there is not this beer is not terribly flavorful or aromatic. Light creamy carbonation with a light to medium body. I wanted the hops to be much more lively and assertive due to the freshness of this beer, but it just didn’t happen.

#300 Thanks Drewbeerme for this fresh treat. 12oz bottle lot 2547 (Willamette hop variety). Pretty clear red copper color with large, creamy, long lasting beige head 4. Aroma is big piney hops with nice caramel malt 7. Flavor is resiny pine hops through and through with nice malt backbone and dough 7. Medium to full body with nice creaminess 4. Pretty awesome beer, I hope everyone can try this one fresh 16. <b></b> -- ’08 rerate bottle at fresh/wet hop blind tasting with drewbeerme, pantanap and holdenn. Unfortunately we did not take down the batch/lot number. Cloudy dark red, wih small tan head. Aroma smells of homebrew with light citrus hops but malty and faint. Flavor is certainly infected with dirty, green hops and big malt. Medium to light body with light carbonation. Maybe young, possibly infected. Not very good. Big drop in score.

This is the first wet hopped beer I’ve tried. It says 2007 harvest. Considering the 2007 started a few weeks ago and is still ongoing, this sucker is *fresh*. I’m surprised by how little aroma it has. I had to stick my nose right in there and all I got was a slightly grassy aroma. Not great, but not horrible either. Its a pretty beer though - crystal clear, light copper, small off-white head. The flavor is interesting. Fruity, bitter. Its a little grassy, which I understand is what happens when undried hops are used, but its a really light flavor and not to bad at all. The mouthfeel is full, light carbonation, smooth finish. Its an interesting beer, worth trying. My only gripe: if your IPA is 5.7%, its not an IPA. One point deduction for mislabelling.

Red-copper with decent creamy tan head / Hop, burnt sugar & citrus nose / Medium, syrupy body with good finish / Big flavors of pine and burnt sugar with undertones of grapefruit and lemon / Very good in a more forward flavor and fuller-bodied style.

12oz bottle 2007 vintage, reportedly bottled 2 days ago!! pours beautiful clear copper with off white creamy-semi soapy head. although the nose is very fresh it’s more malty than hoppy. sotra fruity hop profile with toasted biscuit malts. flavor is pretty sweet caramel and toasted biscuit with some precieved sweet hop flavor. lots of hop flavor in this but imo, it’s just unbalanced, too sweet and not enough bitterness to balance it.

Date: 01/12/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Roadtrip

cloudy orange, over abundant frothy white head, creamy body, bitter floral hop aroma, balanced flavor with dry caramel malt and lots of hop bitterness, a bit of sweetness slowly grows but the bitterness rules to the end,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

Hazy orange and golden in colour with a medium sized tan head. Malty with notes of caramel, pines, flowers and citrus.

12 oz bottle from Julios. Light amber, hazy orange in color. Some citrus and pine in the aroma, with alot of caramel/crystal malt. Seems like this one may have a few months of age on it. Taste is caramel with a nice citrus and pine hop flavor to balance. Light to moderately bitter, which lingers nicely. I’d like to try a fresher bottle.