Southern Passion + J-17
Other Half Brewing Company

Southern Passion + J-17Southern Passion + J-17
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From:
Other Half Brewing Company
 
New York, United States
Style:
Imperial IPA
ABV:
8.5%
Score:
94
Avg:
4.31 | pDev: 6.5%
Reviews:
13
Ratings:
52
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jan 26, 2017
Added:
Sep 06, 2016
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  8
We had to import these hops ourselves but it was worth it. Southern Passion/J-17 is an exploration of two relatively unknown new South African hops. The Southern Passion hop has some subtle passion fruit and lemon/grapefruit character along with some floral notes. The J-17 hop adds some gooseberry, berry, and some slight spice.
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Ratings by agreenman19:
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Reviewed by agreenman19 from Connecticut

4.56/5  rDev +5.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
L - youthful, bright pineapple juice. Shines like the sun. Golden straw glowing ball of radioactivity.

S - extremely pungent and penetrating. Can smell this one from across the room. Unique... getting hints of lemony farmyard funk, but with a much more robust body than your typical saison. Some bright peach and satsuma. Lots of spice and unripe wild berries. You know, the grassy kind your mom told you not to eat because they'd make you sick but you ate em' anyway.

T - again, brightness through and through. Soft and subtle flavors of passionfruit and grassy pineapple. Strange and different flavors. Feels like a lot of your typical juicy IPA fruits, but not quite ripe, or so freshly picked from the ground that you can still taste the dirt and grass. Fruit grows in the ground, right? Let's pretend it does for the sake of this review. I can't really put my finger on the flavor, but the description is all about gooseberries, so maybe that's it? I should go out and buy some to confirm. Lemon lime citrus and a pronounced bitterness when all is said and done. Finishes semi-dry with a beautiful sweetness. Not sugary at all, but not tart. Light and subtle enough that you find the glass right back up to your lips to try some more to figure out just what the hell this flavor is!

F - big and luxurious, as to be expected from OH DIPAs. Tumbling about my mouth, it's lazily flopping around, getting hung up on itself as it makes no attempt to get out of its own way. My spirit beer
Sep 27, 2016
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Rated: 4.53 by josephwa from Minnesota

Jan 26, 2017
 
Rated: 4.45 by malfunxion from New York

Jan 25, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by Lare453 from Florida

Jan 16, 2017
 
Rated: 4.58 by unclejazz from New York

Dec 29, 2016
 
Rated: 4.22 by spycow from Illinois

Dec 25, 2016
 
Rated: 4.5 by Lucoli from New York

Dec 14, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by zotzot from Vermont

Nov 08, 2016
 
Rated: 4.66 by RickyBfromCT from Connecticut

Nov 04, 2016
 
Rated: 4.31 by Chuckdiesel24 from Illinois

Nov 02, 2016
 
Rated: 3.67 by Duncian from Pennsylvania

Oct 31, 2016
 
Rated: 4.25 by ArtZan from New Jersey

Oct 28, 2016
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Reviewed by JerzDevl2000 from New Jersey

4.35/5  rDev +0.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Picked this up when it was released last month, as the date on the bottom of the can was 9/9 with "Arlo has landed" written on top of it. I liked how this had hops from South Africa as it didn't smell, taste, or feel like most of their other IPA's. This was quite smooth and reminiscent of the beers that I love from SingleCut, though this wasn't as dank or as strong.

Nice pour to this as the appearance was a murky orange that looked like juice. Lots of southern hops, mango, and papaya in the nose. The taste is where this shone as the juice from the gooseberry and blueberry came through nicely. Without a doubt one of the softest beers that I've had in a long time, this was incredibly smooth and went down easily. Slick and juicy, with a minimal hop presence, the carbonation was light and the body was moderate but not terribly noticeable as the aftertaste was that of mild tangerine.

There was enough booze in here but it wasn't too much to handle as there was just a hint of warming once I finished this off. Didn't feel the spice here but it was probably hidden under the flavors as it felt more like a light lemon zest. Fun stuff that served as proof that more beers need a profile like this, as this was so easy and fun to savor!
Oct 19, 2016
 
Rated: 4.46 by DoubleSimcoe from Pennsylvania

Oct 16, 2016
 
Rated: 4.09 by Philcassella from North Carolina

Oct 14, 2016
 
Rated: 4.46 by von_kaiser from Connecticut

Oct 12, 2016
 
Rated: 4.43 by Duffman79 from Connecticut

Oct 10, 2016
 
Rated: 4.66 by Dreynolds1808 from Texas

Oct 08, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by mrn1ceguy from Illinois

Oct 05, 2016
 
Rated: 4.47 by aaronyoung01 from New Mexico

Oct 04, 2016
Southern Passion + J-17 from Other Half Brewing Company
Beer rating: 94 out of 100 with 52 ratings