Two Brothers’ Hop Juice
I finally got a taste. Lord almighty, the taste. It’s still hanging on … and I love it.
On Saturday my wife and I found ourselves in the neighborhood of one of three full-scale craft breweries in the Chicagoland area: Two Brothers Brewing Company. Their pale ale, The Bitter End, is widely available in local stores. But I had yet to try any of their more exquisite styles.
Needless to say, a half an hour drive into suburban Chicago seemed a small price to pay. Unfortunately, I stupidly left the directions at home, so half an hour turned into forty-five minutes, then an hour. And they don’t make it easy for you to find. It’s just off an unmarked road in a small industrial park near FermiLabs, the kind of location you expect garauntees an small crowd on a cold Saturday afternoon. Nope. The place was packed!
As for the Hop Juice? It’s served in an 8 oz. snifter, mainly because it is 10% alcohol by volume. The head is healthy and hangs on for a while. As a double IPA, it has good body and feels great rolling around in your mouth. The bitterness is perfectly balanced with malty sweet. And the aroma is saturated with the kind of spicy citrus you’d expect from a beer named Hop Juice.
I am now an even bigger Two Brothers fan … good thing I know how to find the place huh?
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