Two Brothers Red Eye Coffee Porter

Brewed by Two Brothers Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Strong Porter
Warrenville, Illinois USA

Bottle. Pours a brown-black body with a thin tan head. Aroma of dark roasted coffee. Flavor of roasted malts, bitter chocolate, and coffee. Finishes dry.

Bomber supplied by Tronraner. Pours a rich dark, near black hue with a reasonably nice head. The aroma is a little buttery and musty with definite coffee, dark chocolate, and caramel. The flavor is rather awesome. The coffee character is very well defined and roasty sharp. There are notes of chocolate and caramel present as well. Though coffee is the obvious focus of this brew, it’s not way over the top. This is a highly drinkable beer.

Bomber, much thanks to Ughsmash, shared with NachlamSie. Pours a very dark brown-black with stable tan head. The aroma is medium-roast coffee, a maple hint, some butterscotch, chocolate, and a bit of booziness that gives it the feel of Irish Creme. The flavor is a very smooth and somewhat strong coffee, some roasted barley, toasted almonds, a little bit of ash, and a touch of woodiness. The alcohol is only barely noticeable in the finish, with a little bit of a roasty bite and earthy hop bitterness. This is some pretty good stuff. Yum!

Draft at Blind Tiger. Pours as deeply brown as can be without being black. Minimal off-white head but some decent lacing. Aroma is a blast of coffee. It punches you in the face. Not much else coming through. Flavor is similar: intense french roast, malt, and a bit of caramel. Slightly sweet, but the coffee overpowers everything. A bit of a watery feel. Enjoyed.

Dark brown with what appears to be a bit of rudy. Smaller tan head. Caramel, dark chocolate, coffee grounds and a bit of charcoal in the aromas. Acidic background, yet it still has a full feel. Berry and light coffee flavors in the front. Middle has some dark caramel and chocolate. I’m reminded of a Midnight Milky Way bar. Finish has some maduro tobacco. Seems to get thicker and more mouthcoating as you continue. Finish is a bit sharp, with creosote and burnt peanuts. Linger continues to be dry and with a bit too much scorched malt. If you like burnt coffee, you should like this one. I like the overall more than a the parts which seem to be a sharp stick in the eye at time.

Bomber. Poured black with a creamy, dark, well-retained cap of tan head. The aroma picked up an excellent dose of coffee with rich, nutty notes, vanilla, and earth present.. the fresh beans were joined by semi-sweet chocolate.. piney hoppage cut through the meat, and this was well-balanced. The flavor was also focused on the coffee, with moderately-roasted malty goodness at the core and some bitterness on the edges.. chocolate and a little blackstrap molasses also down there.. vanilla and toasty pine accents.. mocha on the finish. Medium-plus bodied and a touch sour on the palate from the beans.. roasty and sweet overall, but I thought it had enough other stuff to make up for the latter. This was just what I needed.. I wasn’t planning to score it this high, but I just couldn’t find anything to knock it for.

Bottle. Aroma is coffee and light alcohol, roast malt. Pours a nice almost opaque brown with a nice tannish head that laces nicely. Flavor is primarily coffee, dark roasted malts. Palate is relatively full and just slightly bitter on the back end. Overall, I enjoyed this bottle.

22 oz bottle. Pours a very dark brown body with a one finger fizzy brown head that left heavy lacing as it faded. Big coffee nose with a good bit of roast, some light hops, light alcohol, and notes of molassas and burnt malt. The coffee flavor here is much more burnt and acrid than I’d like. The very noticable alcohol and sweetness doesn’t help things either. Way too sweet really. This beer is all about banging you over the head with bold flavors and doesn’t concern itself with subtlties. Full bodied, thick, with a sweet clingy oily stickiness. Moderate soft carbonation. Too big for it’s own good.