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 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can@Simon The Tanner, London - dark dark reddish brown with off white head. Dark hoppy and fruity aroma and taste, some caramel, fudge, dank dark piney hopey action, some nice herbal piney spicy hop bite into the finish. Nice. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried
from Can
on 29 Nov 2015
at 09:55
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
650ml bottle@Stadin panimobaari. Pours mahogany color with a thick white head. Hoppy, caramelly, mild spicy aroma. Malty. Flavor has sweetness, hops, dark fruits, caramel malt. Balanced, just enough sweetness. Solid red ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Nov 2015
at 11:28
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Kris Wines, Holloway. Pours a deep mahogany colour with a beige head. Toffee apple, blackberry and caramel aroma. Flavours of blackberry crumble, sweet spice and red apple. Nicely balanced brew. Good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Nov 2015
at 14:58
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can from Stirchley Wines at Brum Beer Fest; dark chestnut brown pout with a frothy off white head, aroma has pine plus some woody forest action, taste has pine leaf, caramel, red fruits.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Oct 2015
at 15:37
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can from Total Wine, North Miami, Florida, USA. A dark amber/brown coloured pour with a medium off white head on top. Hoppy, malty, caramel aroma. Tastes similar, hoppy, malty, caramel, grapefruit.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Oct 2015
at 14:18
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can. Dark amber color with a thick tan head. Plenty of sheet lacing. A pleasant aroma of citrus and florals with moderate malt. Taste is on the sweeter side, hoppy, and nutty. Good hop presence, but not bitter. Very smooth. Feels like it works as intended.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Sep 2015
at 21:26
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottling date of 05.18.15.
This was poured into a snifter.
The appearance was a nice looking dark hazy red almost brown color with a nice transparency about it. A one and a half finger-ed white to off white foamy head dissipated within less than two minutes. Yeah, that head really stuck around longer than a lot of other beers I’ve had. Nice! Lacing was somewhat thick and foamy.
The smell started off with bitter citrus over bitter pine. Its sharp and strong and allows a nice little bit of caramel underneath to balance.
The taste was mostly bitter with a nice underscore of sweet between the caramel and the hops. A light caramel to bitter citrus rind scores in the aftertaste and leads to a semi-dry finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fairly nice sessionability about it. Carbonation hits nicely as an American Strong ale - decent bitter harshness but still balanced by caramel sweetness to not be overly done.
Overall, I say this was a nice beer, I’d have again.
This was poured into a snifter.
The appearance was a nice looking dark hazy red almost brown color with a nice transparency about it. A one and a half finger-ed white to off white foamy head dissipated within less than two minutes. Yeah, that head really stuck around longer than a lot of other beers I’ve had. Nice! Lacing was somewhat thick and foamy.
The smell started off with bitter citrus over bitter pine. Its sharp and strong and allows a nice little bit of caramel underneath to balance.
The taste was mostly bitter with a nice underscore of sweet between the caramel and the hops. A light caramel to bitter citrus rind scores in the aftertaste and leads to a semi-dry finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fairly nice sessionability about it. Carbonation hits nicely as an American Strong ale - decent bitter harshness but still balanced by caramel sweetness to not be overly done.
Overall, I say this was a nice beer, I’d have again.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Aug 2015
at 14:50
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(tap) dark amber colour with a small beige head; aroma of grapefruit; palate a bit astringent; dry flavour with a long, medium bitter finish
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Jul 2015
at 23:03
6/10
Tried
on 13 Jul 2015
at 16:13
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Gorgeous chestnut,lasting beige head.Great nose of earthy malt,musty hops.Earth start, musty mid, light alcohol heat.Medium hop bitterness in finish Great balance..... well done !!
Tried
on 15 Jun 2015
at 16:47