Resistance IPA
Two Brothers Brewing Company

Resistance IPAResistance IPA
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From:
Two Brothers Brewing Company
 
Illinois, United States
Style:
American IPA
Ranked #2,219
ABV:
6.9%
Score:
87
Ranked #17,387
Avg:
3.86 | pDev: 11.66%
Reviews:
183
Ratings:
474
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jul 02, 2022
Added:
Mar 18, 2010
Wants:
  11
Gots:
  26
This IPA is aged in oak foudres for 3 months. Dry hops are added the day after the foudre is filled.
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Ratings by TheSSG:
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Reviewed by TheSSG from Illinois

3.64/5  rDev -5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Pours a huge, dense, white head that has great persistence and is laced with hop resin. It's a mountain of frothed resin atop golden fluid which oddly hollows out, leaving a layer of foam along the edges of the glass. A warm aroma of grapefruit and citrus rind. It's not as bright as a fresh IPA, but it's a bit muddled and subdued (but I mean that in a good way). Crystal clear and golden. Starts with big notes of grapefruit and hop bitterness, sticky resiny moves into a pine-like quality as it all mellows. There is a moment of clarity as the malt comes through, and then the hop bitterness comes back, with a poignant, citrus rind bitterness. The finish is lingering citrus bitterness with a nice wooden quality to it. It has a great viscosity to it!

Overall, very nice. The aging means the hops are more subdued than you would expect (they are not as bright), but they are still quite bitter. I prefer my hops the other way around, but the addition of the wood characteristics makes this still pleasant.
Jun 27, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.72 by scootercrabb from Illinois

Jul 02, 2022
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Reviewed by ZebulonXZogg from Illinois

3.32/5  rDev -14%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Nice hazy orange pour, big white head that fades away quickly leaving some nice lacing. Snaot machine gathers some oak, citrus, a bit of vanilla. Taste buds get a bit of pine, and citrus. Medium bodied, nicely carbonated.
May 23, 2022
 
Rated: 3.6 by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota

Oct 13, 2021
 
Rated: 3.84 by adam36 from Illinois

Aug 01, 2017
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

3.96/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I love this color, its that glowing orange and yellow vibe, carbonation is dialed in. Aroma definitely kicks some oak and dry hopping, very nice.

Taste started to make me wonder about the yeast used. Was I just getting some french oak and confusing it with belgian yeast? Was it a belgian yeast, american hops, french oak blend of worlds? Had substantial bitterness, the oak brought some white wine feels and vanilla. It dried out the mouthfeel for sure.

This is a very good beer, surprised more people don't like it.
Aug 25, 2016
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Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota

4.25/5  rDev +10.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
I am drinking this one month past its best by date from a 19 oz Spiegelau IPA glass. L: A brilliant gold pour supports a 3” foam collar that slowly reduces to a thick film and leaves excellent lace. S: Faint malt honey and grainy aromas rise from the glass with a hint of oak. T: Grainy malt palate, honey, light fruit, citrus, faint traces of vanilla, with a long, mild hop finish. F: Creamy, medium carbonation and medium body. O: I probably would have more hop aroma with a fresher beer but the flavors of this one were spot on.
Aug 16, 2015
 
Rated: 3.99 by sohearn from Alabama

Jun 21, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by ovaltine from Indiana

May 28, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by aussiebeer from Illinois

Apr 10, 2015
 
Rated: 4.41 by BB1980 from Illinois

Feb 23, 2015
 
Rated: 3.94 by JNForsyth from Pennsylvania

Dec 18, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by lillitnn92 from Virginia

Nov 25, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by Azpittil57 from Arizona

Nov 24, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by jzlyo from Iowa

Nov 18, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by Chief99 from California

Oct 29, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by BRami127 from Illinois

Sep 21, 2014
 
Rated: 3.9 by RBCBrams17 from Illinois

Sep 16, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by myteam24 from Indiana

Sep 13, 2014
Resistance IPA from Two Brothers Brewing Company
Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 474 ratings