Two Brothers Brewing Co.
Warrenville, IL
Available: IL, IN, MA, MI, OH, PA, WI
Alcohol (vol.): 6.2%
Bitterness: 62
Original Gravity: 17 plato
Beer Talk
Heavy-Handed IPA
Published March 2006, Volume 27, Number 1
-
Roger Protz
Deep copper color with a complex bouquet of nuts, marzipan and toffee, balanced by tart hops. Malt loaf, tangy fruit and bitter hops dominate the palate. The finish starts bitter-sweet with creamy malt and fruit, but hops take over and lead to bitter and spicy finale.
-
Fred Eckhardt
A “fresh hop” delight, as we call them here in the Pacific Northwest. Another well-spoken head and tangy fresh-hop nose and palate. Such beers are rare even here in hop country, where I live. Drink this beer soon because the fresh hop character dims with age. And yes, the malt increment is very well managed, too, ending in a nicely balanced aftertaste.
-
John Hansell
The brothers may have been a little heavy-handed with the ingredients, but this beer is quite drinkable for an IPA. It’s all in the balance, isn’t it? Citrus zest is coated nicely by sweetness (particularly honey and caramel), with that classic, muscular IPA hop bitterness emerging on the finish. Kind of like lifting weights for two years—but wearing a bulky sweater, so no one knows how buffed you really are.
