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Road 2 Ruin
Two Roads Brewing Company
- From:
- Two Roads Brewing Company
- Connecticut, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
Ranked #1,874 - ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- 88
Ranked #14,462 - Avg:
- 3.92 | pDev: 9.69%
- Reviews:
- 240
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sunday at 01:54 AM
- Added:
- Dec 21, 2012
- Wants:
- 45
- Gots:
- 557
A big, hoppy IPA with plenty of bite! Our assertive, hop-centric Double IPA has a lean malt backdrop and is brewed with four American hop varieties – Summit, Palisade, Cascade and Magnum. Piney, citrus, floral, not-for-the-timid!
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Ratings by woodychandler:
Reviewed by woodychandler from Pennsylvania
4.17/5 rDev +6.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
4.17/5 rDev +6.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
I recently made a day trip up to NYC to (finally) meet the wondrous JenRay, with whom I have made many, many CAN Trades and since she was east for work, it was decided that I should come up so that we could hang out. She took me to a Whole Foods, among many other places, which is where I got this.
From the bottle: "Temptingly Hoppy"; "Plenty of Bite"; "The Road Less Traveled"; "Temptingly Hoppy Ale"; "A big, hoppy IPA with plenty of bite. It would be a sin to resist."; "Here's to taking the road less traveled, in life and in beer!" The verbiage does not do it justice, however,as a snake with a hop cone entwined in its tail and Adam & Eve with strategically-placed hop cones are all pictured! Ha.
Once again, following my popping of the cap, a heavy-handed pour ensued. When I use a goblet, vice a shaker glass, the pseudo-cascade is more difficult to discern, but it happened. This resulted in two, dense, creamy fingers of tawny head with great retention. Color was a slightly hazy golden-yellow (SRM = > 5, < 7). Nose was mad citrus, yo! Grapefruit, pineapple, mango, papaya. Oh, man, after what I had been drinking today, I was starting to jones and in no small way. One sip and I was gone, baby! I mean, sent., dig? The way the beautiful hops just laid it on my tongue like they were old friends was just beautiful. Man, I was seeing a psychedelic light show and it was still light out! The tropical fruit number was gone, man, like outta sight. I was grooving and there was no stopping me now. This is how The Woodman gets his kicks when The Old Lady isn't around. Wow, what a gas! That Eve chick came over and sat in my lap while her Old Man, Adam-ski, goggled the whole show for his own groovy kick. What a scene, man. I looked over Eve-baby's shoulder at the lacing in my glass and all of a sudden, I saw my monkey crawl down from the ceiling and take up his rightful position on my back. It suddenly dawned on me that beer this wild should be illegal. I mean, what if some non-hophead type were to lay claws on a bottle? Dig, Daddy-O? Man, that cat would be in outer space with no hope of reentry. My reentry happened when the air seemed to suck out of the back of my throat and Evey-doll had to give me mouth-to-mouth, no tongue action, this time. Dry? Hell, yeah, man! No wonder they used crazy verbiage like "ruin" and sin". This beer will take you place you ain't coming back from. Proceed at your own risk. In the meantime, I'm lookin' to score and then the three of us are gonna have a jazzy menage a trois, dig?
Jul 02, 2014From the bottle: "Temptingly Hoppy"; "Plenty of Bite"; "The Road Less Traveled"; "Temptingly Hoppy Ale"; "A big, hoppy IPA with plenty of bite. It would be a sin to resist."; "Here's to taking the road less traveled, in life and in beer!" The verbiage does not do it justice, however,as a snake with a hop cone entwined in its tail and Adam & Eve with strategically-placed hop cones are all pictured! Ha.
Once again, following my popping of the cap, a heavy-handed pour ensued. When I use a goblet, vice a shaker glass, the pseudo-cascade is more difficult to discern, but it happened. This resulted in two, dense, creamy fingers of tawny head with great retention. Color was a slightly hazy golden-yellow (SRM = > 5, < 7). Nose was mad citrus, yo! Grapefruit, pineapple, mango, papaya. Oh, man, after what I had been drinking today, I was starting to jones and in no small way. One sip and I was gone, baby! I mean, sent., dig? The way the beautiful hops just laid it on my tongue like they were old friends was just beautiful. Man, I was seeing a psychedelic light show and it was still light out! The tropical fruit number was gone, man, like outta sight. I was grooving and there was no stopping me now. This is how The Woodman gets his kicks when The Old Lady isn't around. Wow, what a gas! That Eve chick came over and sat in my lap while her Old Man, Adam-ski, goggled the whole show for his own groovy kick. What a scene, man. I looked over Eve-baby's shoulder at the lacing in my glass and all of a sudden, I saw my monkey crawl down from the ceiling and take up his rightful position on my back. It suddenly dawned on me that beer this wild should be illegal. I mean, what if some non-hophead type were to lay claws on a bottle? Dig, Daddy-O? Man, that cat would be in outer space with no hope of reentry. My reentry happened when the air seemed to suck out of the back of my throat and Evey-doll had to give me mouth-to-mouth, no tongue action, this time. Dry? Hell, yeah, man! No wonder they used crazy verbiage like "ruin" and sin". This beer will take you place you ain't coming back from. Proceed at your own risk. In the meantime, I'm lookin' to score and then the three of us are gonna have a jazzy menage a trois, dig?
More User Ratings:
Rated by GlenFarclas from Connecticut
4.31/5 rDev +9.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.31/5 rDev +9.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
What’s not to love? Bitter, pithy west coaster. P.s. buy the bottles!
Feb 24, 2024Rated by thconway19 from New Jersey
5/5 rDev +27.6%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +27.6%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
My favorite beer
Jan 18, 2024Rated by Hobbs87 from New York
3.85/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Not bad but nothing special especially for a DIPA. Just not as smooth as other doubles. Wouldn’t put it in my good to beer catalog.
Aug 12, 2023Reviewed by AdmiralOzone from Minnesota
3.58/5 rDev -8.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.58/5 rDev -8.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Pours a copper/honey gold with a decent amount of white head. Minimal lacing. Aroma is mild, pine and citrus. Flavor follows the nose, sweet citrus front with a dank hoppy finish. Feel is medium bodied, decently carbonated. Overall, a nice enough DIPA.
Jul 19, 2023Reviewed by Darkmagus82 from Texas
3.88/5 rDev -1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.88/5 rDev -1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a can into a pint glass
Appearance – The beer pours a clear golden orange color with a small head of white foam. The head fades very rapidly, leaving a touch of lace on the sides of the glass.
Smell – The aroma is heavy of a caramel malt and bready aroma mixed with bit of harvest fruit and grain. Along with these smells comes a decent showing of a pine and herbal smell as well as a touch of grapefruit hop.
Taste – The taste begins with a malty bready and slightly grainy flavor that is paired with a decent showing of earthy hops. At the same time there is a little bit of caramel, pear, and apple, with the three all lessening as the taste moves forward on the tongue. While the sweet dwindles the hops increase with more earthy flavors being joined by some pine and a touch of floral hop. Toward the end the pine surges, leaving one with a malty and somewhat more resinously hopped taste to linger on the tongue.
Mouthfeel – The body of the brew is thick and chewy with a moderate carbonation level. For the malty and more resinous flavors the feel is good and makes for a nice slow sipper.
Overall – A rather nice, none citrus laden, double with great drinkability and an overall nice hop blend.
Jul 12, 2023Appearance – The beer pours a clear golden orange color with a small head of white foam. The head fades very rapidly, leaving a touch of lace on the sides of the glass.
Smell – The aroma is heavy of a caramel malt and bready aroma mixed with bit of harvest fruit and grain. Along with these smells comes a decent showing of a pine and herbal smell as well as a touch of grapefruit hop.
Taste – The taste begins with a malty bready and slightly grainy flavor that is paired with a decent showing of earthy hops. At the same time there is a little bit of caramel, pear, and apple, with the three all lessening as the taste moves forward on the tongue. While the sweet dwindles the hops increase with more earthy flavors being joined by some pine and a touch of floral hop. Toward the end the pine surges, leaving one with a malty and somewhat more resinously hopped taste to linger on the tongue.
Mouthfeel – The body of the brew is thick and chewy with a moderate carbonation level. For the malty and more resinous flavors the feel is good and makes for a nice slow sipper.
Overall – A rather nice, none citrus laden, double with great drinkability and an overall nice hop blend.
Rated by Tk32022
4.7/5 rDev +19.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
4.7/5 rDev +19.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
Tasty
Nice bite
Apr 20, 2023Nice bite
Reviewed by CarolGrowler from Connecticut
4.78/5 rDev +21.9%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.78/5 rDev +21.9%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
This beer has been my favorite since I moved from Wisconsin to Connecticut three years ago. It's seriously hoppy, strong in alcohol, and just is awesome. It has notes of coffee and pine and a deep amber color. I suggest you try it!
Nov 27, 2022Reviewed by MadMadMike from France
3.98/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.98/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
12 oz bottle into a tumbler.
It’s amber color brings a nice head that receded after a drink.
Aroma is big pine resin, citrus follows.
Taste brings everything a Hop Head is looking for; Hop Hop Hop, grapefruit, great bitter note, crisp finish.
Overall.,. Nice IPA!
Oct 10, 2022It’s amber color brings a nice head that receded after a drink.
Aroma is big pine resin, citrus follows.
Taste brings everything a Hop Head is looking for; Hop Hop Hop, grapefruit, great bitter note, crisp finish.
Overall.,. Nice IPA!
Road 2 Ruin from Two Roads Brewing Company
Beer rating:
88 out of
100 with
1384 ratings
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