Two Brothers Hop Juice

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

The pour reveals a cloudy orange color with floaties and a thin white head. Aroma of resinous and piney hops, the alcohol is felt also. Good flavor of piney and resinous hops with a solid malt base and alcohol, the finish is very bitter and lasts a while. The body has medium thickness with an oily texture and soft carbonation. The beer is tasty, the hops are good but the alcohol presence is a bit annoying.

Bottle. Poured hazy copper with a moderate white head that lasted with good lacing. Heavy caramel sour citrus hoppy aroma. Medium body with a smooth texture. Medium bitter flavor with a medium balanced small alcohol finish of moderate duration. This is a standout beer.

Hazy orange pour showing a fading white head. Sweet and alcoholic nose where orange juice and lime make for most of the flavours. Not very complex in its shy maltiness that lets alcohol take more room than I would like. Minty, herbal and juicy palate with bright citrus flavours that have too little to uplifts them to the hop heavens. Medium bodied, light oiliness, moderately active carbonation consisting of tiny bubbles.

before i even notice the aroma i notice why they call it hop juice. i ask the person who poured it if he cleaned the glass cause there are bits of hop floating around like a blizzard. aroma is malty hoppy seems overwhelmingly like cascade hops but several others in there as well. pine and grapefruit fills the nose. flavor puts it a little above other iipas with a decent amount of carmel malt balancing out the hops. full palate of different hop flavors grapefruit, citrus, but it could use a bit more hop spiciness.

Bottle from Beastie. Pours a slightly opaque, medium amber color. Scant white head fades moderately to quickly, could be the glass. Decent lacing left behind. Aroma is malty, moderate caramel and light nutty notes. Reminiscent of a moderately aged BW. Medium to full bodied with a lower perceived carbonation level. Nice balance of malt and hop. Lingering bitterness is not overwhelming. A good IIPA but not really running with the top dogs that I have sampled.

Pours rich medium / dark amber with a small head that still gives good lacing. Aroma is all hops, mainly citrus and perfumy with some pine mixed in as well. Medium / full bodied with light carbonation. Floating hops or yeast were suspended in the glass like a snow globe. Starts with a semi-sweet grainy malt that is quickly overtaken by the hops. Finish is heavily resiny & oily. There are lots of heavy hops - a combo of citrus, pine, perfume and wood - quite a variety of hop tastes, but it is missing spiciness. Nice IIPA.

Very indicative of style, here. Pours a muddy amber brick with a diminishing head and chunky yeasty "floaties". Definite floral hops, pine and some grapefruit to the nose. Pine and grapefruit are found in the flavor, especially as the beer warms, along with caramel malts and a special Thai peppered hop permeating the pull. This makes for a lingering, spicy-peppered bitter finish, highlighting the back portion of the palate. Nicely carbonated (not too much), leaving a semi-oily mouthfeel. Good brew, and very hop complex.

Thanks to Wallybrau for getting me this. 22oz bottle poured a dark amber color with an off-white head. Floral, hoppy aroma. Some strong malt notes as well. Good botter hop flavor with some citrus and a dry finish. Hoppiness is balanced with some malty notes, a bit too much malt in my opinion. Seems like too many of the DIPA’s use a lot of malt in order to increase the alcohol level. Good beer nonetheless.