Two Brothers Hop Juice

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

On cask and at room temperature. Yellowed amber with almost no head, white. Nose is rather sweet though not malty. The hops seem to provide sweetness. A little vinegar astringency. Mouthfeel on the watery side, and a little flat, even for a cask, but drinkable. Flavors a bit less balanced than the aroma. Hops obvious, astringency greater, lightly sweet, a bit herbal. Really light malt pleasant finish with herbal hops returning in the aftertaste.

(Tap at the Brewery) Pours an orange/copper color with a small white head. Hoppy aroma, with some light citrus notes. Full mouthfeel, with a borderline syrupy texture. Very hoppy, but not overpowering. The alcohol is hidden nicely in this one. Another good beer from Two Bros.

Poured a deep amber color, cloudy w/ sedimentation, the initial head rather weak, but the lacing making a decent showing. The aroma was caramel, bitter citrus rinds, v. light diacetyl. The flavor was tea bags (strong), oranges, some nondescript sour notes, and finishing with a pine hop bitter finish. Alcohol was incredibly quiet in this thing at 9.9%. The mouthfeel was the best part, hearty, fully, very nice. Thanks to Bert for sharing, he’s a pal!

On tap: Pours a copper color with a medium off-white head that is mostly lasting with nice lacing. Aroma is strong citrus with hints of pine. Flavor starts sweet with hints of brown sugar and caramel. The it kicks in with a blast of hops in the bitter finish. Very tasty and enjoyable! A must try for any hopheads out there!

A clear amber ale, with almost no head, and an aroma of hoppy bitterness. There is a strong bitterness, but without the usual pine or grapefruit flavors. There is very little carbonation in this beer, which accentuates the oily feel from the hops. Overall a decent beer, not the best IIPA I’ve had.

This beer pours a light absorbing dark brown with a moderate amount of head. Smell is very appealing...a hop bitterness that is neither overtly sweet nor piney. Taste is very hop-bold, but without being either citrus-y or piney. I’ve had this beer on draft at Roman’s Pub (Milwaukee) before, and believe it was better on draft. Mouthfeel is only marginally sticky, which is somewhat remarkable given the very hoppy quality of this beer. I found this beer is rather drinkable.

22 oz bottle More pine than citrus in nose, this beer poured a clear copper with huge head and thick lacing during consumption. The taste lacked nothing short of its description. The clerk who sold it to me liked it better than Great Divide Hercules (which he also stocked), but I disagree. This is a wonderful beer but not quite to my liking as Hercules. Wished they had Dreadnaught and HopSlam but they’d sold out....

22 oz bottle from Footbalm. This beer has a super fresh, hoppy aroma. Smells just as one would expect with 100 ibu’s. The appearance was nice. The mouthfeel was a little thick, but overall, I liked this one. nothing stood out about it, but it was true to the style, and overall an enjoyable experience.