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Two Brothers Heavy Handed India Pale Ale

Percentile
86
overall

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?  
 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.


BillieMaria (21), Gothenburg, Sweden
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/105/519/20
Feb 12, 2006  
Bottled. Amber colour. Grapey aroma, sweetish candy-like. Grapey flavour with notes if pinetree. Hop chock. Wonderful, well balanced beer. An amazing example of the IPA-style. I´d prefer less malt sweetness though. The bitterness was sensed in the middle of the palate, whilst the citrusy tones spreads freshness. Full body, long finish, soft and enjoyable!


tramp55555 (44), Lisbon, Ohio, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/518/20
Nov 8, 2006  
An excellent beer all around, you would be proud to serve this at your next tasting. The taste? To hell with my opinion, get some and try it. You won’t be sorry.


 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.


 fbennett (293), Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/518/20
Jan 23, 2006  
This beer is fantastic, it pours a carmalized sugar color. It leaves a thin white lace that not only sticks to the side of the glass but continues almost like the meniscus on a glass of wine. The smell is of citrus, lemon, honey, floural, loads of hop. The taste on the palate is sweet, balanced with the bitterness of the hops. I can really taste the honey as well as a little alcohal on the palate. Overall this beer is great, a fantastic IPA


 npdempse (931), St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/518/20
Feb 24, 2002  
A study in American hops. Pours a murky gold, with a huge, rocky head that laces nicely. Of course, hops is the dominant character, but it’s a balanced, floral/citrusy combination, and there is just enough malt body to hold things together. Leaves a decent dry bitterness, but it’s not over the top.


 ElGaucho (1730), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Nov 3, 2002  
Heavy hop aroma. Off-white head with excellent lacing, though head is mostly dimishing. Amber-orange body. Heavy bitter flavor with a long finish. This brew is very similar in to Town Hall’s Masala Mama IPA. An excellent brew; one of the best IPA’s I’ve had.


 noelcb (271), Toledo, Ohio, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/104/517/20
Dec 5, 2006  
This is a good looking beer. Red gold liquid poured in an explosion of fizzy bubbles that quickly resolved to a 2-finger snow-white rocky head that receded slowly with intricate lacing. Aromas were Grapefruit, lime, and spruce. Flavor was big grapefruit hops. As promised, it was Heavy-Handed. There was a little lemon/lime, herbs and sawdust, too. Very bitter, of course. Great reminder that, without hops, beer is just baby whiskey.



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