Two Brothers Hop Juice

Brewed by Two Brothers Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Warrenville, Illinois USA

From bottle. Poured clear copper/orange with minimal head. Lots of citrusy hops. Not as hoppy on the palate as expected. Good balance but not overly malty. Decent finish. Nice brew for $8.

clear copper-amber pour. off-white head - aroma of sweet hops- taste is strong grassy hops followed by a mild-sweet malt flavor - well carbonated mouthfeel - aftertaste has some spice to it. Nice flavor! Strong Hops! Yum

Got it on tap. Nice look to it, with a frothy, white head and a dark golden color. Aroma had some citrusy piney hops. Flavor lacks the in your face hops usually in Doubles, instead has a subtle, citrus with sweet, sticky malt. Medium body. I wish it had more hops. Meh. ReRate 6/6/09: Fresh, the hops are much more prevalent and tasty. Upped the score.

Poured from a growler: Pour was deep golden. Aroma was fresh hops and pine with some sweet malt. Flavor was dominated by sweet sticky malt and tons of hops with a hint of citrus. Pretty well blended brew. Alcohol was noticeable but not dominant. Good brew.

I love the presentation of this beer. A three-finger, snow white, frothy head cascades to an eighth of an inch leaving soft thick lacing down the sides of the glass. I was extremely surprised by the large amounts of sediment floating in the dark red, brown body. The nose is dirty pine and powerful hops with an undercurrent of sweet malts. A medium-full bodied brew with a slight creaminess, and surprisingly well-balanced. The hops are dominant, but the backbone is sweet, solid malt.

On cask at Clark St Alehouse in Chicago. Appearance is a clear dark red hue, modest soapy layer of foam, watery lacing runs down the glass. Smell is big, bold hops, mostly fresh/grassy/earthy/pine, scent is similar to evergreens and x-mas trees, pale malts in the back. Taste is dominant hops, sweet cotton candy and orange peel with grassy/piney hops, finishes dry and bitter. Mouthfeel is medium-bodied, creamy texture, mild carbonation from the cask. Drinkability is moderate, one of the most "green" and tree-smelling DIPAs I have had, smooth, creamy, and delicious with well-masked alcohol, would probably only drink in smaller amounts.

22oz bottle. Thanks to miketd for sharing. Aroma: Sweet maltiness really dominates. Caramel, cereal grains, pine and citrus, some light spicy notes. Appearance: Dark orange in color and slightly hazed. Off-white head was small and creamy with good retention. Fair lacing. Flavor: Lots of malt up front with notes of caramel and breakfast cereal. Hops start with a nice dose of pine and citrus and finish with a bit of floral and spice. Bitterness can’t seem to outweigh the maltiness. A medium-dry finish. Palate: Medium-full bodied. Medium carbonation. Alcohol was well hidden. Overall: I don’t like IIPAs that don’t bring the hops, and this one didn’t. Malt forward with the hops unable to balance.

Poured a nice hazy bright orange color with a big white head. Aroma is of a lot of citrus hops but also pretty sweet and malty. Flavor was much the same, lots of hop flavor, but maybe a bit too sweet and malty for a DIPA.