Two Brothers Outlaw IPA

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

Had fresh from the tap at For the Love of the Hops! 2009 festival. Pours a clear red/amber color with about a 1/2 inch white head. Aroma is a strong floral hops with a moderate amount of citrus and pine/resin flavor and low caramel malt notes. Flavor first starts with citrus, moves into pine and caramel and ends with a heavy bitterness. Perfect density and balance between the hop bitterness and sweet malt profile. Overall a great brew.

Was on tap @ Map Room. Pours clear amber with small off white head. Aroma of caramel malt, which was stronger than the citrus hops...not really what I was expecting from an IPA. Decent body, easy to drink, but not very strong hop flavor. Was average.

On tap at the Galway Tribes (Frankfort, IL). Commemorative for and drank on Closing Day. Pours a nice amber hue, a bit dark, reddish, small offwhite head that dies to a film. Aromas are a bit of caramel malt, fruity with some underlying grapefruit, lemon, zest. Body is moderate, caramel and good fruit, a bit underhopped but surprisingly drinkable. Finishes a bit bitter, grapefruit and a touch tropical with faint piney resin. I will truly miss my stomping ground, The Galway Tribes. Cheers!