Bell's Brewery

Why it matters

Two Hearted is the standing counter-example to the idea that American IPA means escalating bitterness: it is built on a single hop variety and is repeatedly named by American drinkers as their favourite beer.

Details

Reference beers

• Bell’s Oberon Ale5.8% ABV

  A summer-seasonal American wheat beer whose annual release is treated as a marker of the season in the American Midwest.

• Bell’s Two Hearted Ale7% ABV

  A single-hop American IPA repeatedly named by American drinkers as their favourite beer.

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Styles it is associated with

• American IPA — The defining modern craft beer: intense citrus, tropical and resinous hop aroma over a lean malt base, finishing firmly bitter.

Traditions

• American craft brewing — The post-1980 American movement built on intense hop character, reinterpretation of European styles, and rapid categorical change.