Two Brothers Hop Juice

Brewed by Two Brothers Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Warrenville, Illinois USA

Pours copper tinted amber with a 1 finger creamy beige head that has good retention and leaves some decent lacing. Aroma is caramel, grass, citrus, toffee, a little pine, dry biscuit, weak (though tasty) nose for an IIPA, it gets a little better as it warms as the citrus, pine and some floral hops realy opened up within minutes of it being poured. Flavor is sweet caramel, toffee, straw, citrus, crusty white bread, toasty grain, some pine, some herbal and woody notes come out as it wars. Finishes with moderately bitter hops, blood orange, pine and some nice sweet fruitiness. Palate is medium bodied with an oily entry and a dry finish, moderate carbonation in between along with a pretty neutral, almost creamy feel. Really nice suff, pretty sweet, but the hops keep it from getting too overboard.

This is a pretty average double IPA. There’s really nothing special or outstanding about it. It pours an amber color with a minimal off-white head. The head does leave some nice looking and sticky lacing around the glass, though. The aroma is ordinary with notes of hops, grass, earth, pepper and bread. The flavors are bitter, hoppy and spicy, with some tones of hop resin, grass, lemon zest, caramel malt and bread. The finish is best part of this beer, with a real spicy and fruity tone. There is also some bready and malt notes in the back end of the body, as well. This isn’t a bad double IPA, but I don’t think I’d go out of my way to get another.

Many bottles had. Rich cloudy dark yellow body with a fluffy white head. Aroma has juicy hops and pine with a little citrus and grapefruit. Flavor is similar and has a pretty slick mouthfeel. Pretty drinkable and has no metallic finish.

bottle courtesy of ivy7496, thanks a ton! pours a think syrupy dark red gold. nice head with great lacing and cling. taste is of punchy, tart hops. nice and bitter the whole way through, a lil light on the carbonation feel in the mouth for me. smells a lil like an orange croissant. with hops frosting of course. great double ipa, the alcohol is very well hidden, you just get, well, hop juice!

bottle poured an orange amber in color with a thick one finger head that retained well. aroma has resiny pine hops, citrus, plenty of malt, sweet caramel, and loads of wet floral. medium mouth feel that is smooth but coats well with a nice chewiness. flavor has a firm bitter pine hop, citrus, resins, hefty malt core, and a honey topped floral sweetness. I like the fact that even with the big bitterness this has subtle citrus and a light flowery sweetness.

Dark copper color with a large frothy off-white head that leaves sheets and rings of lacing. The aroma is mainly caramel malt with floral and lightly piney hops. Some candy aroma in there, but very malty smelling. The flavor is very sweet and malty, then the hops come out and bitter things up. I have to agree with bhensonb about the whole barley wine thing. It is good though. Has a huge body with light carbonation. Long bitter finish.

Bottle from Archer Liquor. Pours copper with a nice bubbly white head. Strong aroma of resin. Near full in body with creamy carbonation. Flavor is like a hoppy barley wine - seems more citrus/floral but then resin kicks in. There’s a malt backbone as strong as one in a barley wine. This is just exceptional stuff, and it’s likely underrated. Finishes almost florally bitter, not at all harsh, but it’s really bitter. Did I mention it’s bitter? Well it is. Definitely.

22oz bottle thanks to Ashley (I think)@The Yardhouse. Pours a clear gold. Small whitish head. Tons of pine hops in the nose. Big creamy citrus notes with a hint of vanilla toffee. Flavor is much the same. Super hoppy but not overly bitter with a fine malt backbone. Something is missing though and I can’t place what it is. Seems to be lacking some hop punch? Maybe its not a very fresh bottle? Either way a very solid DIPA