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Two Brothers Heavy Handed India Pale Ale

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86
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bottled
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
3673.47/5.03.46/5.06.7%71.8Shaker, Tulip
Commercial Description:
Wet hops are added for the right amount of flavor. 62 IBUs.

2006 Heavy Handed Hop Varieties (list from http://www.twobrosbrew.com/)
Lot 2556 Willamette; Lot 2706 Galena; Lot 2806 Baby Cascade; Lot 3006 Cluster

2007 Heavy Handed Hop Varieties (list from http://www.twobrosbrew.com/)
Lot 2547 Willamette; Lot 2617 Cluster; Lot 2687 Centennial; Lot 2847 Baby Cascade

2008 Heavy Handed Hop Varieties (list from http://www.twobrosbrew.com/) Lot 2528 US Tettenang; Lot 2678 Baby Cascade; Lot 2748 Columbus-West Field; Lot 2798 Galena; Lot 2908 Centennial; Lot 2928 Columbus-East Field

2009 Heavy Handed Hop Varieties (list from http://www.twobrosbrew.com/) Lot 2549 Willamette-Field 1; Lot 2619 Willamette-Field 2; Lot 2719 Cascade; Lot 2819 Super Galena; Lot 3069 Columbus
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
 doubleo (1104), San Diego, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Feb 8, 2008  
Pours a copper orange color, vibrant and on the clear side. Just a little bit of white head a nice bit of lacing arond the glass. Smells earthy with a bit of hop spiciness. Tastes earthy and a little dull up front. On the finish is when the hops and the spiciness kick in. Mouthfeel is thin with somewhat subdued carbonation. Not a bad fresh hop IPA, not my favorite, but definitely drinkable.


 wickedpete (626), Lexington Park, Maryland, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
Feb 6, 2008  
Thanks to Vance for this one. Orangish, amber appearance, standing up a creamy beige head. Aroma has a caramel sugary character, and some berry fruitiness along with the pleasant hops. Sugary sweet up front lending to dry bitterness surrounded by caramel, citrus, and some earth. Medium body makes for easy drinking.


 kimcgolf (828), Dacula, Georgia, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Feb 5, 2008  
This was a very good beer. Poured from the bottle to a drak orange-red color with thick off-white head that lingered thru most of the glass and left good lacing. Nose was an immediate tangy, citrusy hop (mostly grapefruit)with a pleasant malty background. Mouthfeel of this full bodied beer was tangy and slightly bitter, but again ofset just enough by the malt. Flavor accented the citrus hoppy flavor of the nose, but also worked in a littel malty dark fruit as well. This alll led to a very well rounded, long full finish. Good Job Two Brothers!!


 golubj (1286), Sunnyvale, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Feb 1, 2008  
Bottle. Clear orange pour with a little white head that dissipated quickly. Aroma is pilsner malt, hop resin, a little citrus. Flavor is slightly grassy, slightly citrusy, but they both go well with the clean malt flavor. Resin in the palate and a nice amount of bitterness.


 alexanderj (2227), Chino Hills, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/514/20
Feb 1, 2008  
Bottle; poured a clear, rich orange color. Large, slightly creamy head. Aroma was nice and fresh; with citrus, grapefruit, and caramel. Flavor was like the aroma, with a nice toffee background. Some resin in the palate, which was nice. A pretty solid and good brew.


 Strykzone (1468), Wood River, Illinois, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/513/20
Jan 20, 2008  
Nice looking IPA with a medium brown body and a small head with little retention. Aroma is grapefruit but is somewhat subdued. Feel is a pleasant oily texture. This is clearly a well hopped beer but is on the sweet side. Grapefruit and pine stand out along with caramel. Bitter aftertaste is of tart grapefruit. It is difficult to imagine an IPA being very much better.


 hoppopotamus (182), Santa Cruz, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/517/20
Jan 16, 2008  
Amber-red with a small white head that doesn’t last too long. Smells like some fresh hops all right, but I could have used a little more. Pine, floral notes and a bit of malt in the aroma. Not as grassy as I expected, with a solid malt backbone. Finishes bitter. Very good IPA.


 WickerBrew (312), Chicago, Illinois, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/105/518/20
Jan 14, 2008  
Wow I am surprised to see such a low rating for this, I loved it. Maybe its just my love of wet hopped ales talking, but this had some great flavor and smell going on. A nice thick feel to it as well, this leaves the SN Harvest in the dust.



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