Saturday, 25 February 2012

Beer #56 - Two Beers Sodo Brown

Two Bears Brewing Company SoDo Brown Ale
www.twobeersbrewery.com

Two Beers Breing began from very small roots in a Seattle garage in 2006, they have grown to producing 12 beers, 5 of which are available year round and 7 being seasonal, they also produce small batch blends and infusions.  Their new location, while still in Seattle has gorwn from the tiny garage to 4800 square feet.   SoDo is only brewed with 1 hop variety but 7 different grains creating some complex malt flavours.

A dark brown colour that seems clear but so dark you still cannot see through it. It has a bright white head with a little retention that provides nice lacing.

It smells strongly of roasted nuts and coffee with a little floral notes of the hops also apparent

It starts with some bitterness of the hops quickly followed by maltiness and then the coffee notes take over to be rejoined by the bitterness with a little raisin note coming in at the finish.

A nicely balanced brown ale with a nice malt profile, with enough bitterness to create a counterpoint to the sweetness of the malts.

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