urban trappist brewery
image contains at least 9 hemingway allusions
Biography
My second landmark beer (after North Coast's Old Rasputin) was Bell's Two-Hearted Ale. I ordered it solely for the glorious Hemingway allusion, but enjoyed it for its vibrant taste as well. So, I paid it homage by making this poor knockoff. The sole supremacy of my version is in the wrapping, shoddy as it looks. The watercolor-esque label contains 9 Hemingway allusions. So far, no one has named them all, but I'm not sure anyone has really tried.
Creation
Highly unoriginal. I did use a British malt called Halcyon, hoping to call back those summer days of old when I sipped Two-Hearteds on decks and docks. Everything went as planned, which is a completely different sort of failure from, say, Crucifixion Ale.
Stats
Style: India Pale AleBase Grain: Halcyon
Adjunct Grains: Biscuit, Aromatic, Carafoam
Hops: Chinook, Willamette, Perle, Saaz
Dry Hop: Saaz, Cascade
Curious Additives: None
Yeast: WLP 007 - East Coast Ale
OG: 1.048 / FG: 1.004
ABV: Neighborhood of 6%
Color: Cloudy Amber
Head: Quite ample
Flavors: Floral and Citrusy Hops, herbal undertones, light yeastiness on the swallow