Matt Morgan reviews the 2007 Two Brothers Artisan series beers.
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Two Brothers Artisan beers
Submitted
by Matt
Morgan
Two Brothers Memoriale and Cane and Ebel Red Rye
On the Two Brothers Artisan label for
2007. one is Victor’s
Memoriale Altbier. It's 7.8% abv. Memoriale has a
very subtle aroma, ample in body and deep color.
This beer is a fine tribute to the grandfather of the Two Brothers Ebel.
The flavor is intense, with a strong hop presence going down where it dissipates nicely.
In short I would say it has roasted malt flavor with a hoppy overbite, nice finish and not gassy. It actually went down like a younger batch of Two Brothers Bare Tree.
I
would love to down ice cold glasses of this while barbequing
ribs.
I like it. It's bold and crisp, but not as clingy in aftertaste as some reds can be cloying... ahem... Killians, for example!
I honestly think Red Ales don't get the respect
they
deserve. Like a middle child they act out with their unabashed colors
and
alcohol content.
Yet this Two Brothers Artisan beer has the stoic character of a casual business lunch or work party (depending on where you work). Never the perfect pick for any occasion, but the flavor complexity connotes a level of sophistication.
I personally enjoy the surprise (like a box of Cracker Jacks) from different brewer's interpretations of them. If brewers were baseball pitchers, Red Ale would be the knuckle ball of their pitching arsenal; you never know what it's going to do.
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