Retro IPA
Evil Twin Brewing in New York City, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Brewed at/by: Two Roads Brewing CompanyIPA Rotating Out of Production
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Score
6.28
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This is a tasty time-traveling tribute to an all time iconic beer style - the India Pale Ale. Though the style goes 200 years back this time around we re-created a 1985 style IPA - perhaps you remember the hip hop times. Enjoy a full on hoppy beer infused with everything you loved about the 80’s. The future is now.
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4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 4
Flavor 1
Texture 5
Overall 5
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: deep copper color with a slight transparency closer to the sides and a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: some citrusy and piney hops with a nice semi-dirty caramel/toffee malt base (I guess they intentionally "dirtied" up the malts a bit? hmmm, or maybe that's me at this point with Evil Twin, nothing really surprises me anymore)
Flavor: citrusy and piney hops and the dirty malts equals long finish of caramel and old butterscotch schnaps mixed with the ice cubes from your uncle's bad breath after his 50th cigarette
Texture: medium bodied - hmmmm, maybe; sessionable - oh hell no but to want to sip this - well I don't see that either; no where near smooth and this is dry as all get out
Overall: well, they did what they said they did, they made and I was dumb enough to try this. Maybe next time they do something similar they can find a local dive bar and re-run this beer like 500 times through the dirtiest lines and say we "brewed a new beer and it's called 'You're Foolish If You Try This IPA.'
Don't tempt fate, Adam, go onto your next review, knucklehead.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: deep copper color with a slight transparency closer to the sides and a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: some citrusy and piney hops with a nice semi-dirty caramel/toffee malt base (I guess they intentionally "dirtied" up the malts a bit? hmmm, or maybe that's me at this point with Evil Twin, nothing really surprises me anymore)
Flavor: citrusy and piney hops and the dirty malts equals long finish of caramel and old butterscotch schnaps mixed with the ice cubes from your uncle's bad breath after his 50th cigarette
Texture: medium bodied - hmmmm, maybe; sessionable - oh hell no but to want to sip this - well I don't see that either; no where near smooth and this is dry as all get out
Overall: well, they did what they said they did, they made and I was dumb enough to try this. Maybe next time they do something similar they can find a local dive bar and re-run this beer like 500 times through the dirtiest lines and say we "brewed a new beer and it's called 'You're Foolish If You Try This IPA.'
Don't tempt fate, Adam, go onto your next review, knucklehead.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Mar 2026
at 21:33
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Canned. Orangey brown pour. Strong hope aroma and bitter, I guess it was like drinking your first iPa? I don’t really remember.
Tried
from Can
on 20 May 2025
at 01:47
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can at home. Aroma is soft floral-ish hops, light malt, fruits, touch of citrus, hint of caramel. Flavour is moderate sweet and moderate to medium bitter. Body is medium. A very pleasant history lesson, soft and enjoyable IPA with good balance.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Feb 2025
at 15:35
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can from Bishops Cave. Possibly not the freshest, feels more malty than anything. Bit earthy, touch of tropical fruit and minerals, pineapple.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Sep 2019
at 16:05
5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
14.07.2018, 12 oz can @ summer house in Bl�vand:
Nice slightly bubbly-creamy mediumlasting head. Aroma is slightly sweet floral, wet leafs, wet hay, light malts, old moss, cereal, minerals, grass, flowers, caramel, bark, alcohol, dried fruits, wet hops, wash cloth. Taste is harsh floral, weeds, old moss, bark, old leafs, minerals, wet hay, harsh grass, sawdust, old wash cloth, paper, alcohol, bark, harsh hops, medicine. Longlasting harsh bitterness, dry medical mouthfeel. So boring.
Nice slightly bubbly-creamy mediumlasting head. Aroma is slightly sweet floral, wet leafs, wet hay, light malts, old moss, cereal, minerals, grass, flowers, caramel, bark, alcohol, dried fruits, wet hops, wash cloth. Taste is harsh floral, weeds, old moss, bark, old leafs, minerals, wet hay, harsh grass, sawdust, old wash cloth, paper, alcohol, bark, harsh hops, medicine. Longlasting harsh bitterness, dry medical mouthfeel. So boring.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Jul 2018
at 15:19
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
0.33 l can at a discount last summer at The Real Beer, Bucharest. Shared with lovely Anja. Might have been a bit old. Cloudy golden, off-white head. Moderately hoppy, floral. Moderate bitterness, orange or grapefruit. Medium body, moderate carbonation, moderately dry finish. Good, but not spectacular.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Nov 2017
at 16:29
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
can - Gold pour, one finger head, aroma of pine, grain, and a little citrus. The flavor is bitter with resin and mild citrus, a little earthy, medium bodied. Decent beer.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Oct 2017
at 11:12
3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 2
Can as pictured. Looks somewhat like a lager with a slight haze. Taste is astringent bitter perfumy IPA fer sure. What else can be said except that it has a quite bitter sharply unpleasant astringent finish as well. Not impressed, rather rude. Nasty nellie, negative naughty knucklehead. Fortunately there is a little carbonation that keeps me from pouring this in the drain, whew. Yucky kuckie.
Tried
from Can
on 23 May 2017
at 17:10
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from Discount. Pours a deep gold with a small head. Grainy malt and light lemon notes with pine as it warms. Caramel and sweet malt with a mild bitter finish. Definitely retro.
Tried
from Can
on 18 May 2017
at 07:55
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can shared at pre-THT. Clear golden with white head. Lychee, dusty malts, light caramel, soft herbs, some orange peel, tea. Light sweet and medium bitter. Just medium bodied.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Jan 2017
at 15:13