Two Beer Dudes: Two regular dudes who happen to be huge fans of American craft beer.

All Sides Are Green

Hop Butcher For The World

American IPA - Imperial New England (INEIPA)

8.1 by scot

Purchased at Flight Bottle Shoppe on 2022-03-03. Date on bottom of can of 2022-02-22. Pours opaque. Half glass of slightly creaming, pure white foam. Great retention with wispy, sporadic lacing beginning immediately. Aroma is dank with pith of grapefruit and hints of nondescript tropical. Taste is sweet up front that quickly yields to the hop profile. Dank, tropical with the grapefruit hiding behind. White grape pops up in the finish. Not bitter. There is a building dankness that gives...read more

Overall Rating: 8.1 by 1 dude 100%

Sock Puppet Party

Obscurity Brewing and Craft Mead

American IPA - New England (NEIPA)

8.6 by scot

Had on tap at Obscurity Brewing. 5 ounce taster. Pale gold in color that is quite opaque. Aroma is pineapple, pine and mango. Straight up tropical. Tons of pine in the finish that lingers. Possible some hop burn that creates a bitter sense. The mango and pineapple are up front. Medium body and carbonation. Juicy but cut short by the fresh hop material. Lots of fresh hop burn. Fun to drink with the aromas of taste of a pine forest and tropical goodness. Would have again. Enjoy!...read more

Overall Rating: 8.6 by 1 dude 100%

Right Near the Beach

Obscurity Brewing and Craft Mead

American IPA - New England (NEIPA)

7.7 by scot

On tap at Obscurity Brewing. Aroma of pineapple, citrus and mango. The pineapple is huge. Taste falls off from the aroma. Pineapple forward with some bitterness that lingers in the finish. Light body. Medium carbonation. Slightly juicy but quickly dries. Aroma is the star of the beer. The color of the beer isn’t what I would expect from a NEIPA. It is clearer which makes me think it has sat some....read more

Overall Rating: 7.7 by 1 dude 100%

... And Juicetice For All

Noon Whistle Brewing

American IPA - Imperial New England (INEIPA)

8.5 by scot

Purchased at Noon Whistle on 2022-01-15 by Rich as it came off the canning line. Thanks for setting a brother up! Pours cloudy as the style does. Nice white, small bubbled foam covers. Great staying power, becoming creamy on top as it recedes. Aroma is dank with mango, orange, and ever so subtle lemon/lime. Taste has good balance of hops and sweetness without being overbearing. Dank and orange with the dankness up to 11. As a slight bitter bite to the finish that does linger. Could be s...read more

Overall Rating: 8.5 by 1 dude 100%

Meet the Mosaics

Hop Butcher For The World

American IPA - New England (NEIPA)

9.1 by scot

Purchased from Flight Bottle Shoppe on 2022-01-07. Date on can of 2022-01-03 and Hoppy New Year! Pours opaque with a huge white covering foam. Great retention with the foam thickening, almost becoming creamy. Thick lacing. Aroma bursts out of the pint can on initial opening, barely containing itself. Passion fruit leaps out. The is the first time I have ever smelled freshly cut passion fruit in a beer. Unfortunately, that distinctive and yummy aroma is fleeting. It calms down to orange,...read more

Overall Rating: 9.1 by 1 dude 100%

Rico Sauvin

Against The Grain Brewery & Smokehouse

Imperial/Double India Pale Ale

5.1 by scot

Purchased at Flight Bottle Shoppe on 2022-01-07. There is a date on the can but I cannot read it. I will preface this review with the face that I purchased this beer as I like the can art. No expectations. Pours cloudy. Chill haze? Nice white head. Great retention with the foam frothy and becoming creamy. Thick lacing. Aroma is off. Makes me wonder about date. This is malt forward with a huge hint of caramel sweetness (C40 or C60?). The aroma reminds me of a brewery after they pull t...read more

Overall Rating: 5.1 by 1 dude 0%

Self Care

First Forest Brewing

Imperial/Double India Pale Ale

7.8 by scot

Purchased at Flight Bottle Shoppe on 2021-01-07. No date on can but assuming it was fresh since it was a new release that week. Pours with a chill haze, potentially from the brewing process as well. Solid one inch of white foam covers. Okay retention. I think my glass was snuck into the dish washer therefore the lacing is nonexistent. Aroma is a bit dank. Some pineapple and grapefruit. Thankfully not all that sweet. Taste is dank, like the aroma. Grapefruit really shines here, especia...read more

Overall Rating: 7.8 by 1 dude 100%

Fugu

Tox Brewing Company

American India Pale Ale

8.1 by scot

Purchased at Flight Bottle Shoppe on 2021-12-23. No date on can. Pours cloudy/opaque with half a glass of white foam. Great retention. Lacing is wispy but sticky. Aroma of mango, pineapple, and orange. Taste follows the nose. Good mango, pineapple and orange. Little bitterness that counters the mellow sweetness of the drink Light end of medium mouthfeel. Carbonation is similar. Juiciness that doesn’t fade. Bravo. No date can and from the east coast. This usually means that it is...read more

Overall Rating: 8.1 by 1 dude 100%

Phantom Unicorn

Pipeworks Brewing Company

American Imperial Stout

9.0 by scot

Purchased at Flight Bottle Shoppe. Poured from a can with date of 2021-06-14. Pours opaque. No foam and no lacing. Aroma of rich bourbon and char from said barrel. Hints of tobacco and brown sugar. Taste is fantastic bourbon, vanilla, brown sugar, tobacco and vanilla. Rich and robust flavors. Big body with light carbonation (it doesn’t need it). Dry. Not cloying on the lips. This is ridiculously good. The richness of the fresh bourbon barrel is fantastic, especially since I prefe...read more

Overall Rating: 9.0 by 1 dude 100%

Hang 'Em Hi-IIPA

One Trick Pony Brewing

Imperial/Double India Pale Ale

7.7 by scot

Received as a gift from Sheri and Mike. Thank you! Day 23 of 24 beers of Christmas 2021. Pours cloudy, like a NEIPA. A finger of off-white foam that has solid retention. Lacing begins immediately: sticky yet thing. Aroma goes to 11. Orange, sweet, bubble gum, peach, apricot, white grape with hints of tropical fruit. Well layered and complex. Taste loses a lot of the hop profile but there is still orange, sweet, white grape, and peach. The tropical fruits are gone as is the apricot and b...read more

Overall Rating: 7.7 by 1 dude 100%

Niu

Phase Three Brewing

American Porter

7.9 by scot

Received as a gift from Sheri and Mike. Thank you! Day 23 of 24 beers of Christmas 2021. Pours opaque with a finger-and-a-half of light mocha foam. The foam is thick and rich with good retention. Lacing clings but is thin. Aroma is toasted coconut and vanilla. There is a an almost milk creaminess to the aroma as if lactose was added to the beer. Taste is oddly similar to the aroma. Coconut, vanilla, chocolate, and light roast. The finish lets the coconut oil linger with a sense of milk ...read more

Overall Rating: 7.9 by 1 dude 100%

Oatmeal Raisin Cookie

Will County Brewing Company

American Amber/Red Ale

5.7 by scot

Received as a gift from Sheri and Mike. Thank you! Day 22 of 24 beers of Christmas 2021. Date on can of 2021-10-22. Pours clear but the dark hue of the beer makes it hard to see from side-to-side of the glass. Great tan foam covers, frothing and becoming rocky as it ebbs. Aroma is subtle but honey, caramel and hints of toffee are layered on top with cinnamon coming up from behind delicately. Taste is hard to take. Very sweet, almost cloying. Honey and caramel are on high alert with cinnam...read more

Overall Rating: 5.7 by 1 dude 0%