Double Two Hearted Ale
Bell's Brewery - Eccentric Café & General Store

The clear dark golden/orange colored beer pours out into a snifter glass with a 1/2” frothy ivory head that persists fairly well for the ABV as it recedes slowly but visibly to a cap of foam while leaving a ring and some legs of lacing on the sides of the glass. Eventually the cap becomes a ring around the glass and an island of foam. Sipping creates a couple of arches and lots of small patches and legs of lacing.

The aromas are filled with some grapefruit, some floral character and some pine resin. There’s also some nice caramel malt and a bit of honey.

The flavors are much as expected from the nose with a fair amount of grapefruit and pine resin bitterness along with some floral character. The caramel malt sweetness is in the background but is also tinged with some peppery spiciness.

The mouthfeel is on the full side of medium-bodied and both rich and smooth with some moderate carbonation. The reasonably bitter finish contains a hint of alcohol, a bit of peppery spice and some grapefruit zest that all fade slowly to a dry slightly resinous and slightly floral finish.

Overall this is an enjoyable, sippable beer that is a good one to be sipped through an evening with a good book. There are lots of the classic Two Hearted flavors here but the extra richness and sweetness of the additional malt provides a nice counter balance that make this clearly a double Two Hearted. The alcohol isn’t really noticeable until the warmth begins to spread.

Hopheads rejoice! Exceptionally dank, resiny, hoppy 2x ipa that's incredibly smooth for an 11.5%er! Bitter but should please maltheads also. Very smooth fooler of an 11%er.

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Pours up with a nice head on tap, body and mouthfeel are good, substantial lacing, nice golden tan color.
The piney hops blend is outstanding, compliments the malty caramel resin character well.

Ridiculous. I brew like lots of you, home brew or commercial brothers and sisters. I’m not going to go into a deep forensic analysis of this one… you are on hallowed ground. This one is a stunner. Spectacular. Just let it roll over you, and savor this one, Sure you can pick it apart, come up with a “flaw”… but why not just enjoy this triumph of brewing and revel in it. This is why we do this. Prost!

 

 

12oz bottle from Shrubber85. Clear amber pour, lasting tight off-white head. Malty, caramel, pine, dank. This what DIPAs are all about. A real classic

 

 

 

 

Holy moly is this good!! I cant imagine how good hopslam is! This is amazing, not to sweet, not too hoppy, not too boozy, just perfection! Prost!

From the pint can, it pours a clear slightly dark amber color with a very nice off-white head that slowly reduces. The nose gets upfront citrus - my friend says orange - followed by caramel malt. The mouth follows with a malty flavor with minor alcohol noted (surprisingly since this is 11%) and it leaves a mild burnt malt aftertaste. Medium mouthfeel leaning towards heavy.

 

 

Ya, there is a ridiculously nice thick head on this...Malty flavor bomb...burnt sugar/toffee and dark fruit gives way to dank earth and strong hop finish. Slightly sweet mid-palate, then again it kinda punches you in the face (in a good way). This is a unique change from the over-proliferation of Hazy IPAs. Great beer