Two Brothers Cane and Ebel

Brewed by Two Brothers Brewing Company
Style: American Strong Ale
Warrenville, Illinois USA

Serve in Snifter, Trappist glass

Feb 8, 2012 tap at Valley Tap. Reddish brown pour with some head and nice lacing. Hoppy, sweet and vanilla aroma. Taste is similar with slight bitter finish.

Jake’s Pub, Chicago tap ($5): Pours a red color with a whitish head. Aroma is simcoe hops, a touch or rye, and some fruitiness. Taste is hoppy, but not really that bitter. Not really sweet either. Rye is noticeable, but not in extreme amounts. I personally didn’t get much vanilla out of this. Fruitiness is for sure there. Nice balance in general and easy to drink at 7% alcohol.

Thanks to wimperoo for this. Pours a dark ruby with a thin off white top. Aroma is intense citrus hops and very aromatic malts flavours. Reminds me a lot of Lagunitas Imperial Red. Taste is a great balance of citrus hops that specialty malts. Not as pungent as Lagunitas but very good.

Poured into a snifter. 3.5 A: Two Brothers sure has an interesting take on the color red. This is purplish black. One finger of frothy beige head. Retention is lacking, but a short ring of lacing is left. 4.0 S: This has a hell of a lot more hop character than rye, but in any case it smells great. Citrusy and floral hops. Just a touch of spicy earthy rye underneath. Toasty malts with minor caramel notes. 2.5 T: The taste is confused. Moderate, though out of place, hop bitterness that comes off in an almost burnt nature. Rye is much more apparent, but it doesn’t work well with the hops. That isn’t to say it can’t. I’ve had rye IPAs that were delicious. A touch of roastiness, toast, and sugary caramel. 3.5 M: Medium body. Good moderate carbonation. Reasonably creamy, but lacking smoothness due to the perceived burnt flavors. 2.5 D: I think this would have worked better if they used less bittering hops. In any case, it’s at least interesting. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 12-15-2011 03:43:52

Bottle, pours coudy maple w/ super dense tan head, citrus/celery aroma w/ some tropicl fruit, ruddy malt with resiny bitterness throughout, long-lingering bitterness, very tasty

Bottle. Caramel color with a little reddish hue, a little cloudy, tall foamy head. Moderate hop, aroma. Very bitter and rye in the taste. Strong in the mouth, complex and enjoyable. Not for everyone, but I enjoyed.

The aroma is a mix of spicy rye/malts and hops. The flavor is caramel and malty, followed a hoppy bitterness that leads into a dry finish. Not quite as thick in body as expected but still a very good ale.

Pours a dark, nut brown with mid-sized head. Hop aroma is very muted and there’s some grain and malt smells. Flavor is a bit like an IPA, with the hops in the forefront, some citrus. Mild finish to the beer--not particularly bitter.