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

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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%

Jam'd - Lime & Raspberry

Brickstone Brewery

Fruit Beer

7.1 by scot

Received as a gift from Sheri and Mike. Thank you! Day 21 of 24 beers of Christmas 2021. Date on can of 2021-11-03. Pours with a haze that make it opaque. Finger plus of off-white, tightly packed foam. Leaves sporadic juicy bits of lacing. Aroma of wheat, tart, and sweet. Citrus fruit. Taste is tart and sweet at the same time. Well balanced. Then comes the strangeness of the fruit juices. The lime comes through but I couldn't say raspberry if my life depended on it. Light body. Mediu...read more

Overall Rating: 7.1 by 1 dude 100%

Bernie Hot Chocolate

Noon Whistle Brewing

Milk/Sweet/Cream Sout

5.7 by scot

Received as a gift from Sheri and Mike. Thank you! Day 20 of 24 beers of Christmas 2021. Date on can of 2021-11-12. Pours opaque with over an inch of light mocha, big bubbled foam. Good retention. Lacing contains said large bubbles making it not look that impressive. Most of the lacing does creep back to level (not sticky). Aroma is undeniably sweet. Chocolate, vanilla and milk sugar intertwine creating a sense of a cake stout. Did I mention it is very sweet on the nose. Taste is simil...read more

Overall Rating: 5.7 by 1 dude 0%

Consonants

Liquid Love Brewing

Schwarzbier (Black Beer)

8.2 by scot

Received as a gift from Sheri and Mike. Thank you! Day 19 of 24 beers of Christmas 2021. Pours opaque due to the color. A nice finger of foam. Good retention with lacing that is sheeting but mostly falls back to liquid level leaving sporadic, sticky blotches behind. Aroma is chocolate, roast and coffee. Straight forward and pleasant. Taste is almost a duplicate of the aroma with more chocolate and roast, finishing with the addition of coffee. Roast and coffee lingers but not bitter. Med...read more

Overall Rating: 8.2 by 1 dude 100%

Solero

Crystal Lake Brewing

American India Pale Ale

6.8 by scot

Received as a gift from Sheri and Mike. Thank you! Day 18 of 24 beers of Christmas 2021. Date on can of 2021-11-03. Pours clear with a finger of off-white foam. Good retention, frothy and rocky. Thick sporadic lacing. Aroma is mellow. Hints of pine, tropical fruit and some spice. Caramel sweetness. Herbal. Taste reminiscent of old school India Pale Ale: caramel, hops and bitterness in the finish. Lots of pine that holds on into the finish assisting in the bitterness. Some fruit but no...read more

Overall Rating: 6.8 by 1 dude 100%

Tis the Season

Lil Beaver Brewery

Cream Ale

6.3 by scot

Received as a gift from Sheri and Mike. Thank you! Day 16 of 24 beers of Christmas 2021. Date on can of 2021-11-03. Pours clear with a slightly pink foam that covers for a brief period of time. No lacing. Aroma is mellow. Almond and vanilla prance with a sense of caramel sweetness. Taste is very sweet with vanilla nd almond until it hits the finish when the carbonation and cranberry create an abrupt line that fights the sweets. Light body with a huge carbonation. Dry. Tis the Season i...read more

Overall Rating: 6.3 by 1 dude 0%

Gled Tae Meet Ye, My Name Is Nut Brown

Miskatonic Brewing Company

English Brown Ale

7.4 by scot

Received as a gift from Sheri and Mike. Thank you! Day 16 of 24 beers of Christmas 2021. Pours clear with an inch of light tan foam. Good retention with some thick lacing that is near the liquid level. Aroma is nutty with caramel and toffee. The nuttiness is really the front runner. Taste doesn't fall far from the taste. Nutty with caramel and toffee around the edges. Hints of spice in the finish that lingers, forming a bitterness. Light end of medium body up front transitioning to medi...read more

Overall Rating: 7.4 by 1 dude 100%

Feathers and Frost

Brewer's Kitchen

Saison

8.0 by scot

Received as a gift from Sheri and Mike. Thank you! Day 15 of 24 beers of Christmas 2021. Pours clear but as it fills the glass becomes opaque due to the color. Light tan foam covers deeply; almost half a glass. Good retention but no lacing. Slight covering throughout the drink. Aroma is oddly good for what was initially expected. No dark malts, just fruity yeast, with lemon and lime. Clean. Taste is once again fruity with with hints of lemon and lime. No real maltiness to the taste. H...read more

Overall Rating: 8.0 by 1 dude 100%

Elf Boots

Penrose Brewing Company

American IPA - New England (NEIPA)

7.0 by scot

Received as a gift from Sheri and Mike. Thank you! Day 14 of 24 beers of Christmas 2021. Date on can of 2021-10-27. Pours cloudy with a pure white foam that covers. Retention is a bit slight. Minor but not much lacing. Aroma of pineapple, hints of lemon, light mango and sweet. Mild tropical fruit medley. Taste is really light no matter what the descriptors. Lemon, pineapple and sweetness. There is a light bitterness to the finish that quickly defuses. Light body, too light. Huge, spr...read more

Overall Rating: 7.0 by 1 dude 100%

Mittenless

Pollyanna Brewing Company - St Charles

American Porter

6.6 by scot

Received as a gift from Sheri and Mike. Thank you! Day 13 of 24 beers of Christmas 2021. Pours opaque with a finger of tan foam. Loosely packed foam recedes quicker than typical, assuming the vanilla. No lacing. Aroma of vanilla with some chocolate. Mildly sweet. Not robust. Taste is vanilla forward. Hints of chocolate with light caramel and toffee sweetness. The vanilla really is the leader. Light body, especially for a porter. Medium carbonation. I would have like to see more body...read more

Overall Rating: 6.6 by 1 dude 0%