Heavy Handed IPA
Two Brothers Brewing Company

Heavy Handed IPAHeavy Handed IPA
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From:
Two Brothers Brewing Company
 
Illinois, United States
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
6.7%
Score:
86
Avg:
3.82 | pDev: 11.78%
Reviews:
403
Ratings:
887
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 06, 2021
Added:
Oct 03, 2002
Wants:
  36
Gots:
  70
Heavy Handed IPA is brewed to celebrate the harvesting of the hops every year. Within moments of harvest we add freshly picked "Wet Hops" to this IPA. Since the hops have not been dried before use, they add a wonderful character found in no other beer. A hop lovers dream. (Available September through December) Each batch is "single hopped" with a different hop variety.
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Ratings by Osiris9588:
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Reviewed by Osiris9588 from Ohio

3.1/5  rDev -18.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
12oz bottle, lot # 3006. Pours a clear copper with a faint orange hue. The white head is creamy, but dissipates quickly,leaving trails of small bubbled lacing.

The aroma is rather weak, some slight hoppy characteristics and toasty malt. It's pretty much a one-trick pony in the flavor department--all those wet hops ending in a bitter surge, yet not much compelxity or depth to go along with it.

The mouth is rather light, until the dry and bitter finish. The citrus and other hoppy notes are pretty distant, with the exception of an orangey birghtness. The light body makes it quite drinkable, but it lacks the depth of many in the style. This is an IPA that just gets lost among the pack, though it is certaintly quaffable and I could see it pairing nicely with certain food selections.
Jan 01, 2007
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Rated: 3.92 by cd34 from Illinois

Dec 06, 2021
 
Rated: 3.93 by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota

Oct 15, 2021
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Reviewed by MNJR from Illinois

3.08/5  rDev -19.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
2020 cashmere wet hopped version. Poured from can to pilsner glass. Cloudy murky look, thin head of foam. Smells like normal IPA, nothing sticks out. Taste is also par for the course, good, nothing to sneeze at but nothing particularly special. Low carbonation leads to a kind of thin finish on a medium bodied beer. The taste is mildly tropical, melon, guava, more sweet than sharp or bitter. A decent, normal tasting IPA, will not disappoint but will not leave a lasting impression. Would benefit from higher carbonation and a more pronounced flavor. Wet hopped makes me think it will really present the hops, but this falls short somehow, or cashmere is a very mellow hop variety.
Feb 18, 2021
 
Rated: 4 by MeIquiades from Illinois

Oct 10, 2019
 
Rated: 4.05 by drstalker from Illinois

Mar 03, 2019
 
Rated: 4.09 by Payner19 from Illinois

Feb 20, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by Nurt20 from Illinois

Jan 26, 2019
 
Rated: 4.2 by Skillz from Illinois

Oct 13, 2018
 
Rated: 3.32 by florisj135 from Virginia

Jan 04, 2018
 
Rated: 3.91 by Arseel from Illinois

Dec 27, 2017
 
Rated: 4.04 by thornburyslasher from Illinois

Dec 20, 2017
 
Rated: 3.25 by Dduquette from Maryland

Nov 08, 2017
 
Rated: 3.5 by krl2112 from Illinois

Nov 03, 2017
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Reviewed by Weisenbeer from Ohio

3.51/5  rDev -8.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Maybe it's the style (wet hopped) that doesn't particularly Tickle My Fancy, but this is heavy on the malt and light on the hops to my somewhat unsophisticated palate. A bit flat on feel as well. Worth a try and I reckon I will finish the six.
Oct 24, 2017
 
Rated: 3.65 by Warren2621 from Indiana

Oct 10, 2017
 
Rated: 3.8 by Eric_T_07 from Illinois

Oct 08, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by adam36 from Illinois

Aug 01, 2017
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Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont

4.4/5  rDev +15.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
She pours a nice cloudy burnt orange color and leaves the same colored body with a nice one finger white foamy head that leaves super nice spotty spider web lacing. The way the head dies is enthralling as it lingers a bit, turns lumpy, picks up the pace and then slows down, not sure how else to describe this, but what a show! The body is clear yet there is no carbonation seen rising. The smell has a magical earthy, bitter hoppy and malty, aroma that wants to pierce my olfactory senses but maintains a super nice balance between all. Its practically almost perfect. The taste brings back the earthy, hoppy, maltiness and gives a good citrus back-up that I really like. On the palate, she sits about a medium, with a superb creaminess, nothing harsh on the tongue. Though the ABV is fairly high, this is a fairly drinkable IPA. Overall, for a long time I didn’t like IPA’s and then I learned to distinguish between English and American and thought I liked the English more, this one really changed my mind.
Jun 07, 2017
 
Rated: 3.25 by BeerTest from Florida

May 03, 2017
Heavy Handed IPA from Two Brothers Brewing Company
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 887 ratings