Two Brothers Hop Juice

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

Bottle. Moderate malt and hop aromas of roasted, caramel and grapefruit, light soap for the yeast, with background notes of date, toffee and sour milk. Head is average size, creamy/frothy, off-white with good lacing and is mostly lasting. Color is clear light copper. Flavor starts moderately sweet and lightly acidic, then finishes moderately bittersweet and lightly acidic. Palate is medium, oily with a soft carbonation. One off note detracted a bit from an otherwise pretty good DIPA.

Drinking this tonight in honor of RB rating #222. Bottle from Crown #6. Pours semi-clear dark orange/brown with 1/2 inch foamy white head. Nose is nice citrus hops with a touch of pine. Taste is stale hops, caramel malt, bready yeast. I think I got to this bottle a little too late, I know I’ve enjoyed it much more in the past. Even still, this has hops written all over it. Past it’s prime, yet enjoyable.

Bottle. A very, very nice double hop! I loved it upon first swallow. Very drinkable for a high alcohol content beer.

Pours a copper color with a thick tan head. Hops aroma not as strong as I thought it would be; aroma of biscuit, caramel, and citrus. Sweet up front with a nice hop bitterness bringing up the rear. Not as hoppy as I thought it would be, be still a very nicely balanced IIPA.

Excellent IPA. Strong hops from begining to end. Loved it. Very well balanced for a beer this tough.

Pours copper tinted amber with a 1 finger creamy beige head that has good retention and leaves some decent lacing. Aroma is caramel, grass, citrus, toffee, a little pine, dry biscuit, weak (though tasty) nose for an IIPA, it gets a little better as it warms as the citrus, pine and some floral hops realy opened up within minutes of it being poured. Flavor is sweet caramel, toffee, straw, citrus, crusty white bread, toasty grain, some pine, some herbal and woody notes come out as it wars. Finishes with moderately bitter hops, blood orange, pine and some nice sweet fruitiness. Palate is medium bodied with an oily entry and a dry finish, moderate carbonation in between along with a pretty neutral, almost creamy feel. Really nice suff, pretty sweet, but the hops keep it from getting too overboard.

This is a pretty average double IPA. There’s really nothing special or outstanding about it. It pours an amber color with a minimal off-white head. The head does leave some nice looking and sticky lacing around the glass, though. The aroma is ordinary with notes of hops, grass, earth, pepper and bread. The flavors are bitter, hoppy and spicy, with some tones of hop resin, grass, lemon zest, caramel malt and bread. The finish is best part of this beer, with a real spicy and fruity tone. There is also some bready and malt notes in the back end of the body, as well. This isn’t a bad double IPA, but I don’t think I’d go out of my way to get another.

Many bottles had. Rich cloudy dark yellow body with a fluffy white head. Aroma has juicy hops and pine with a little citrus and grapefruit. Flavor is similar and has a pretty slick mouthfeel. Pretty drinkable and has no metallic finish.