Dancing Green Diamonds
Other Half Brewing - Center Street

 

 

 

Smell: Grapefruit. Melon. Mango. Orange peels. Grass. Wheat bread crust.

Taste: Grapefruit. Melon. Grass. Marmalade. Caramel. Soggy grains.
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Feel: Medium-light bodied. Creamy. Slightly oily. Sticky. Slight booze.
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Overall: A very dangerously smooth drinking "NE-inspired" IPA. Other than finishing a tad bit sweet and not really being all that "juicy," it doesn't stray far from being both a faithful imitation of Other Half's neighbors to the North and yet another well-executed iteration of their signature "Diamonds" series. The oats do add an interesting dimension in terms of the mouthfeel but doesn't impact the experience too much overall.

Hazy golden, big fluffy white head, and great lacing. Aromas are soft and alcoholic. Notes of dry oatmeal, pine, hop resin and alcohol heat. Medium, creamy and lightly dry. Just an average DIPA, not their best stuff.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poured into a 13 oz Weyerbacher tulip glass canned on 2/10/17. Pours a very hazy orange with a massive two plus finger sticky white head that leaves behind a wall of lace.

Smell is papaya, guava, mango, pinapple, and grapefruit rind.

Taste follows tropical start to finish papaya, guava, passion fruit, mango, pinapple, and grapefruit balanced perfectly.

Mouthfeel is a big sticky medium, moderate carbonation, not dry at all, but lush, and maybe the easiest 9.1% ABV that I have ever had.

Over this is awesome, juicy, drinkable, and so tasty. Thanks @Rcruz9230 for another incredible DIPA.

 

Picked this beer up when it was released, as it had a date of 2/10 on the bottom of the can with "Dancing Machine" written above it. Any beer with "green" in the title by Other Half tends to be dank and weed-like but the oats made the difference here as this had a nice, full body to it to round out the sticky and hoppy nature of this beer.

The pour to this was relatively typical for an Other Half beer - hazy, apricot, and with plenty of head. Booze, crystalline sweetness, and some oats in the nose with all of those in the taste. Lots of marmalade, oats, pine, and resin in the taste as this had a dank mouthfeel with a good amount of weed right behind it. Creamy and with a slightly grassy mouthfeel, the carbonation was light to moderate here and the aftertaste had a hint of mint to it since it finished clean and somewhat brisk. A bit of resin was coated my mouth as I could feel a slight warming effect from this.

That was because of the booze - I couldn't taste it but could feel it once the liquid went down. While not Other Half's best or most memorable beer, there was plenty to enjoy here but in the end, this was relatively typical for their offerings. Given how strong their lineup is, that's more than enough to satisfy nearly everyone!

 

 

Featuring Galaxy and Amarillo hops, it comes in at 9.1% abv with a canning date of 2/10/17. Super lean and tight, very clean with elements of fruity fresh citrus and passionfruit and lots of grassiness. Medium-light feel, mild sugars, modest carbonation and moderate bitterness. Drinks like an IPA, the abv being completely discreet.

 

Canned 2/10/207, pours hazy gold color with a 1 finger white foamy head that faded slowly and left left good spotty lacing.

Smells of grapefruit, lemon zest, orange peel, graham cracker, biscuit, toasted grains, malt, wheat bread, light cinnamon and zesty piney hops. Hoppy yet balanced and full of wonderful hop aromas.

Tastes of zesty lemon, red grapefruit, piney hops, tea leaf, peppery spices, graham cracker, biscuit and toasted wheat bread. The flavor is buttery and sweet with a nice amount of malty or caramel sweetness that balances the sharp hop bite. A fine beer that brings a lot of complex flavors but allows a grainy sweetness to balance the flavor masterfully. A great beer and really enjoyable offering that goes down easier than it should at 9% ABV.