Two Hearted Ale - Bell's Brewery, Inc.

RussBecker1

2.85/5  rDev -33.3%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Served in a pint glass.

A-Much prettier than expected. A sweet orangey/pale yellow blend with a frothy head that certainly looks very intriguing.

S-Virtually non existent. Maybe some malt maybe some yeast but overall there was hardly anything there.

M- No real different than your average ale, a waxy texture is apparent that sticks to the mouth, but is neither welcoming nor dismissible.

T-Again not nearly worth the hype. Very weak body with hardly any lasting or enjoyable flavors.

O- I have had two hearted a couple of times before and remembered it as being far better than this batch, but the inconsistency of the brew will steer me clear of purchasing this again in the near future

Serving type: bottle

09-02-2012 18:21:34 | More by RussBecker1

tweezer159

Alabama

3.75/5  rDev -12.2%

05-26-2013 02:15:48 | More by tweezer159

andysc83

South Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +5.4%

05-26-2013 01:20:50 | More by andysc83

DerekMorgan

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev -0.5%

05-26-2013 00:51:07 | More by DerekMorgan

NW2285

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -18%

05-26-2013 00:23:08 | More by NW2285

sweenbeen

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -12.2%

05-26-2013 00:20:49 | More by sweenbeen

TheBrewo

Michigan

4.24/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

We crack the top on a bottle packaged 4/30/13 and pour a brew of sunset goldenrod into our Great Lakes pints. It puts up a two finger head of tight and creamy eggnog colored bubbles, leaving sticky honeycomb lacing all around the glass as it disappears at a slower pace. A chill haze is noted to be without sediment, and carbonation appeared to be active. The nose gives bright and sweet nectary, citric, and earthy hop varietals sitting against a powdery base of toasty pales, yeasty metallics, buttery warmth, and bittered straw. To balance is fresh tangerine and apricot fruitiness, sidewalk chalkiness, floral honey, peppery spice, sourdough breadiness, and lightly crisp toastiness. Our first impression is that the blend of flavoring is great, with a solid blend of sweet, bitter, herbal, and sour all throughout. As we sip, the taste opened up with pale and chalky malts, lemon juiciness, orange flesh, honey sugars, mild phenolic clove, and powerfully citric and herbal hop spiciness. Peaking is the freshness of those dripping wet juicy hops, peppery spice, toasted breadiness, gritty earthiness, vegetal minerals, buttery toast, and soured yeast twang. The finish is awash with malty base, with soured doughiness, juicy bubblegum esters, dried apricots, foamy mustiness, shaved lemon rind, spicy herbal hoppiness, flashes of white sugar, cornmeal, and light herbal mintiness. The aftertaste breathes of resiny greenness, coiny metallics, chalky yeast, orange rind, lemony citric hops, fusel booziness, light plastics, clovey and black pepper spice, and white rice dryness. The body is medium and somewhat syrupy, and the carbonation is medium to high, with frothiness coating the mouth. The palate is left with lighter astringency and pucker, with resiny slowness. Each sip gives nice slurp, smack, cream, and froth, with particularly notable finishing pop. The abv is appropriate, and the beer swills easily.

Overall, what we enjoyed most about this beer was its blend through the flavoring. Every mouthful showcased a beautiful collaboration of solid sweetness of fruit, brightly citric and deeply spicy herbal hoppiness, and a clean, crisp malty backbone. You would get sugars here, sours there, earths way over there, and freshness everywhere. You were given consistency of quality, but with refreshing “newness” with each gulp. The nose was pleasantly fresh as well, and its best quality was its spicy hoppiness. The mouth was soft, helping ease the drinkability in spite of the more bittered and sour grassy hits of malts every now and again. This is a quintessential “third coast” IPA, giving bitterness from the west, even malty sweetness and freshness from the east, and offering a beer that would pair with just about any occasion.

Serving type: bottle

05-25-2013 22:18:54 | More by TheBrewo

Laslomcd

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev -0.5%

05-25-2013 21:54:08 | More by Laslomcd

andruke

Michigan

4.5/5  rDev +5.4%

05-25-2013 18:35:26 | More by andruke

WKole81

Illinois

2.25/5  rDev -47.3%

05-25-2013 04:35:59 | More by WKole81

JohnAndo

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +5.4%

05-25-2013 03:07:20 | More by JohnAndo

MikeyRiles

North Carolina

4.75/5  rDev +11.2%

05-25-2013 02:34:23 | More by MikeyRiles

steevbr

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -12.2%

05-24-2013 20:31:33 | More by steevbr

Bigtwin

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev -0.5%

05-24-2013 18:26:41 | More by Bigtwin

DaveySebastian

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +5.4%

05-24-2013 15:30:26 | More by DaveySebastian

teak

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +5.4%

05-24-2013 13:39:06 | More by teak

HopLuva

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev -0.5%

05-24-2013 04:56:36 | More by HopLuva

marley2112

North Carolina

4/5  rDev -6.3%

05-24-2013 03:07:18 | More by marley2112

DRTBrewster

Arizona

4.25/5  rDev -0.5%

05-23-2013 21:38:10 | More by DRTBrewster

jaswilson2

South Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -18%

05-23-2013 21:27:02 | More by jaswilson2

camelgar

Arizona

4.5/5  rDev +5.4%

05-23-2013 19:55:30 | More by camelgar

cnewton

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev -0.5%

05-23-2013 18:59:18 | More by cnewton

sblank

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -12.2%

05-23-2013 18:00:01 | More by sblank

Benish

Wisconsin

4.25/5  rDev -0.5%

05-23-2013 15:53:01 | More by Benish

Crysstorm

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +5.4%

05-23-2013 12:45:54 | More by Crysstorm