Heavy Handed Wet Hopped IPA - Centennial
Two Brothers Brewing Company + Tap House

 

 

Pours a clear coppery color with white head. Citrus, lots of citrus and pine on the nose; follows onto the palate. Medium bodied. Finishes with the same citrus and pine. Very nice single hop.

Picked up a single from the Craft Beer Hop Stop on Veteran's Day for $1.89. No freshness date.

Beer poured amber with a smallish head that dissipated quickly.

Nose is fresh squeezed citrus.

Taste is dominated by floral hops with some light orange juice.

Mouthfeel is medium bodied and pretty refreshing.

Overall this is a pretty nice fresh hop beer that i would have again.

Worst of the bunch. Mild earthy notes, some malt though.

 

 

Second review in the heavy handed series. This beer pours rust colored mwith an average head. The aroma leads with grapefruit, lemon, and bright pine. The flavor leads with the pine, though less bright than the aroma, with hints of grapefruit and toasted caramel. The mouthfeel is somewhat oily. Overall this is a very nice, slightly juicey IPA.

On-tap at Three Cellars, Franklin, WI:

Pours amber with a thin lasting head that leaves scattered lacing.

The smell is of floral/pine notes with mild citrus and some caramel.

The taste is of some pine and light citrus. Firm caramelized malt backing balances it. Rather abrupt finish.

It hits medium-bodied. Smooth.

If they were "heavy handed" with the hops, they were "heavy handed" with the malt too. It's a more balanced IPA, which is fine. It shows Centennial hop character with a sweet malt character mixed in. Easy enough to drink.

 

 

 

 

 

Based from a review by LAp on 10/21/2015, my experience is nearly parallel (edited LAp review below to reflect my notes):
Pours a honey-rust color with a robust head, that dissipated quickly. Taste has classic Centennial hopped citrus tones, including orange, pineapple, and unripened mango. The backbone supports a solid malty core. The taste is not overbearing, and should be enjoyed by hop-heads, and session IPA lovers alike. Personally, I prefer Founder's Centennial Ale as my favorite Michigan-brewed Centennial wet-hopped APA.

 

Smooth, slightly fruity, earthy, no hop bitterness at all. Almost tasted like a pale ale instead of an IPA because of how smooth it was.

This was my second favorite version of the 3 different Heavy Handed Wet Hopped IPA's. My biggest problem with them was that it did not taste like a wet hopped beer in any way. It tasted like a regular dry hopped off the shelf IPA. For this reason, I just could not rate them any higher. It was decent enough, but just did not stand out or hold true to what it claimed to be.

Would not revisit. Interesting as a one and done, but that is all.

Would Drink Again: No
Would Purchase Again: No