Evil Twin
Heretic Brewing Company in Fairfield, California, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Red Regular|
Score
7.23
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This blood-red ale may not be what you expect from a malty and hoppy craft beer. Evil Twin has a rich malt character, without being overly sweet. It has a huge hop character, without being overly bitter. It is a great example of a bold, rich, balanced craft beer, without being heavy and hard to drink in quantity. Our Evil Twin is only bad because it is too good to resist.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Grabbed a can of this in Korea and then promptly forgot about it till I was checking out of my hotel room. I popped it open and drank it down before leaving, glad I did. Nice fruity and malt profile. Candied citrus and a big caramel note linger throughout. Medium bitterness in the finish. Full bodied. Very good brew.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Mar 2016
at 02:31
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pours deep mahogany into a shaker. Tan head with medium retention recedes to nothing. Caramel and citrus aromas. Soft with dark caramel and resin front to back. Lasting nutty earth finish.
Tried
on 10 Mar 2016
at 20:18
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
[2/1/16] Draught at Hop Grenade in Concord. Dark reddish amber. Aroma of malt, toast, fruity hops. Flavor has sweetish malt, and bitter fruity hops, kinda juicy. Medium-bodied.
Tried
on 14 Feb 2016
at 06:33
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from Beer Gonzo webshop, Earlsdon, Coventry. Consumed at home Friday 5th February 2016 Rich blood red on the pour with a sticky light beige head that is a clinger to the glass. Another beer that has a real thick and substantial mouthfeel, an almost zingy clean toothpastes feel in the way that this attacks the gums. A little hoppy malty, toffee good hoppy burst with a punchy resinous burst. Like this, bit malty maybe but the hops cut through well. A7 A4 T8 P4 Ov15 3.8
Tried
from Can
on 05 Feb 2016
at 13:43
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at the great beer bar shared with Jmgreenuk. medium creamy off white head. Clear amber pour. Hoppy coffee aftertaste
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Jan 2016
at 04:41
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap at the Great Beer Bar, Kuala Lumpur. Poured a clear reddish brown with a frothy light tan head. The aroma is yeast, light woody hop. The flavour is moderate bitter with a light watery woody light metallic hop, light floral bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Jan 2016
at 04:19
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can shared in ABZ. It pours hazy darkest red - brown with a thick light tan head. The nose is bitter - sweet, oily, jammy berry, Victoria sponge cake, varnish, orange peel and caramel. The taste is bitter, varnish, pine, red fruits, orange peel, waxy citrus, bergamot, red grapefruit, mild astringency alcohol heat and pepper with a dry finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. A bit too dry perhaps. OK.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Dec 2015
at 15:37
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from BottleDog, Edinburgh. Attractive ruby body with a dense beige head. Good lacing. Aroma of honey, lemon, blackcurrant and Earl Grey tea. Flavour of syrup, roasted malt, plum and blood orange. Thin to medium body with an oily mouthfeel. Soft fizz. Evil Twin brew well balanced, flavoursome beers - this is delicious. It reminded me of Ayinger Celebrator (a different beer style, I know).
Tried
from Can
on 22 Dec 2015
at 15:38
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
355ml Can. Pours dark brown with frothy cream head. Aroma is rich, smooth cocoa and dark malts. Taste is smooth chocolate, caramel, lean pine, Moderate sweetness. Good.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Dec 2015
at 07:50
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
Can from Beers of Europe. Brown with a beige head. Up front there’s a strong, pleasing whiff of piney grapefruitey US hops. On drinking there’s chocolate, oak, pine, red berries and grapefruit. Brings to mind a black IPA more than anything else. It’s got the right balance of sweet and bitter for me. However, the mouthfeel does let it down a little. It’s dry, and oddly powdery, as if the chocolate flavour has been obtained by adding instant hot chocolate powdery. It also feels a little too fizzy to suit the style and it definitely needs a bit more body. Whilst the flavours are great and well-balanced and it’s very drinkable, the relatively poor mouthfeel restricts it to merely being good. However, I feel it could be superb on cask.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Dec 2015
at 15:23