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Two Brothers Heavy Handed India Pale Ale

Two Brothers Heavy Handed India Pale Ale - India Pale Ale (IPA)

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86
overall
Brewed by Two Brothers Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)

Warrenville, Illinois USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
3633.47/5.03.46/5.06.7%71.8Shaker, Tulip
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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
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
 alexanderj (2213), 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 (1459), 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.


 AOF (282), Naperville, Illinois, USA
4.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/59/105/519/20
Jan 1, 2008  
Dark copper/amber color, thin white head that left sticky lacing through out the drink. Grapefruit zest, sweet piney hops, pineapple, carmalized sugars, and sea salt aromas. Truly well balanced in the nose. A smooth and creamy IPA with a high drinkability. Almost perfect in my opinion. Lost a point for a slight bitterness in the finish that just didn’t mesh with the aromas. Still, an excellent IPA and one of my favorite all around beers.


 aracauna (2357), Georgia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Dec 31, 2007  
Pours a very clear copper. There’s plenty of caramel malt, but this is very moderately hoppy for an IPA. It’s lightly sweet.


 SDbruboy (1832), San Diego, California, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Dec 27, 2007  
12 oz. bottle, from DrMatt - thanks dude! Pours dark amber with a small beige head that leaves stringy lace. Aroma of toffee, earth, oranges and floral hops. Flavor is sweetish, with caramel and ripe citrus, dusty/earthy notes abound in this wet hop brew, with floral and a bit of evergreen. Medium body, tingly carbonation. Nice to get a chance to try this.


 sheatripper (863), Brooklyn, New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Dec 21, 2007  
Bottle. Clear copper pour with a frothy off white head. Some stripes of lacing. Aroma and character defined by caramel malt sweetness with big leafy hops. Fresh tasting hoppiness lends a mild orange tea flavor, leaving a tannic as opposed to resiny bitterness on the finish. Nicely balanced. Refreshing. Pretty good.



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