Powdered Cheese
Other Half Brewing - Center Street

 

 

 

 

 

Picked this up at Other Half a while ago and finally got around to it this week. Yes, I love the label but didn't really think that this would taste like a snack that I'd get from a convenience store! Instead, this was a powdery, cloudy beer with tons of citrus and cream that was sure to please any of Other Half's devoted following, (such as myself)!

Nice pour to this as the beer poured a dark and dank orange with a massive, foamy white head on top that lasted for quite a while. Lots of orange, tangerine, cream, and peach in the nose with even more in the taste, though the mouthfeel was a bit heavier than the aroma would have indicated. Soft fruit, a body with hints of wheat, and sweet juice combined with a bit of pine to keep this from feeling too light. The powder ensured that this beer would be intense and clean-finishing as there was little hints of hop bitterness to be found here.

There was enough alcohol here too but it complemented everything else nicely as it was hard to detect until I had finished this off. The hint of lactose was enough to make this feel like cheese, along with the power, but in the end, this was a unique brew that wasn't quite anything like anything else that Other Half or 18th Street had ever released before. I accidentally drank the Double Dry Hopped version of this but hopefully, there will be a chance to amend for that in the future as this clearly deserves another release!