Two Hearted Ale

Brewed by Bells Brewery
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

Ahhhhh Two Hearted my old friend... why have I waited so long to review you? Lovely slightly cloudy reddish/amber pour. Good amount of foamy head with some spotty lacing left behind. Aroma has a nice combination of citrus & floral elements - some grapefruit, orange, tangerine, etc... Flavor is an intoxicating blend of sweet citrus & bitter hops - supremely drinkable and somehow smooth & sticky at the same time. Will drink this ANY time. DELICIOUS.

12 oz. bottle courtesy of Summer Secret Santa. Pours a slightly hazy yellow gold with a 1/2" white head. Aroma is sweet floral hop. Flavor is almost the same with less floral hop and more citrus. Clean, crisp palate with an almost dry finish.

Bottle poured into pint glass. Amber in color...nothing too special. Lots of hoppy/citrus smell but really nothing else to note. Tastes like it smells, hops/floral/citrus with a clean finish. Mouthfeel is okay but really nothing to note...light carbonation and light body. I like this beer, but there are other IPAs I prefer.

Pours golden with a white head. Aroma is malt, citrus and grapefruit. Flavour is malt and citrus hop. Medium bitter. Quite nice.

Poured into a goblet. Appearance is a golden hue with a nice medium white head. As you drink the beer, the head dissipates leaving nice lacing down the glass. Aroma is hops and citrus but taste is where the hops come out. Not much citrus is tasted but the finish is a nice yeasty flavor. This makes for a nice summer sipper. I would definitely recommend this to anybody, regardless of their beer style preferences.

I’ve been putting off drinking this one for a long time now. I wonder why? Well, it’s because, as hard as I try, I just can’t really enjoy an IPA. Stouts converted me a long time ago. But as far as IPA’s go, Two Hearted Ale is high class.

Pours orange with a quickly dissipating white head. Aroma is hoppy and fruity but not excessively so. Mouthfeel is medium with mild carbonation. Taste of grapefruit with fairly big hops up front. Not as hoppy as I remember or as some other IPA’s. Seems pretty balanced. I was so exited to be able to get this in Illinois a year or so ago and still am, however, I think I remember liking it a bit more then. Still a great beer and one that I’ll continue to go back to. BTW, I was surprised and happy to find this in our local Kroger store, although they had it tagged as a amber lager. WTF?

From bottle. Nice caramel color. Citrus, hops, floral amora. Tastes of grapefruit, citrus-y, hops. Delicious! My personal favorite IPA.