April 8, 2008

Two Brothers Brewing Co. - Hop Juice

What: Two Brothers Brewing Co. - Hop Juice
Style: Imperial IPA
Vessel: Pint Glass
Price: $7.99 (22 fl. oz.)
Where: Home
When: April 6, 2008
Rating: 5
Comments:
Wow. I was surprised by this, but not necessarily in a good way. After a long week of mediocre lagers and other uninspired beers, I was thinking this might just be the one I needed to get me back on track with great craft beers. Well, the reality was that this DIPA just didn't stack up. It had a nice hop aroma, but when it came to tasting time it was just a little sweet for me. The malt kicked in a bit too early and I don't think I would make a huge effort to track this beer down again. It was a nice adventure to a new brewery and beer, but next time I'm looking for something with some kickin' hops, I know this won't be the one. You'd think with a great name like "Hop Juice" it'd be all about the hops, but it had just a bit too much malt for me. Now having said all that, I did enjoy the change of pace from lagers.
Ratebeer Link: http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/two-brothers-hop-juice/44597/

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