Bud's Life
Other Half Brewing - Center Street

 

 

Got this beer at the brewery when it was released, though it didn't have anything stamped on the bottom of the can that was legible. Love the name of this beer though it wasn't terribly hoppy. Fruit flavors dominated here as this went down as smooth as any of the variants of the Mylar Bags but this was very, very tropical and refreshing without any citrus acridity or dankness!

Nice pour to this as the beer had a pretty typical cloudy, hazy, deep apricot hue with a hint of plum in it. A full head and wonderful web of lacing was left behind in my teku glass as I worked my way through this. Lots of Hawaiian Punch, mango, papaya, and scallions in the nose with all of those in the taste. Moderate hop bitterness from the Mosaic along with garlic and a bit of tea-like spice came in once I took sips of this, with a wonderful stone fruit slickness coating my mouth soon afterwards. Muted apricot lingered in the aftertaste and in the glass once the liquid went down, as this was quite dark and murky when it came to the sensual aspects!

Not a lot of booze here as it was nearly impossible to detect. The first two hops were present in a faint bitterness but attempting to pick them out and the malt used was nearly impossible. This was a wonderful collaboration that would please any fan of either brewery involved in this beer's creation. Few have stayed this slick on my palate long after finishing, which contrasted with the herbal dankness. Both had me wanting more than the one can that I had on hand!

 

Can from Rejtable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First beer ever from OH! Thanks for the trade Adam S.

Look: Pours a hazy golden yellow, completely opaque.
Smell: Very tropical notes dominated by mango. Really pleasant smells here.
Taste: what I love about the taste with this beer is that after such strong tropical sweetness in the aromas, the taste has so much more hop presence. You still get a sort of subtle mango tea taste, but the bitter hoppiness is right there to balance it out. It even comes off a bit lightly as an overall taste.
Feel: light bodied, pretty strong amount of carbonation. Still very drinkable, a very crisp beer, with that refreshing quality found in a club soda.

The first beer from OH didn't disappoint! I've still saved my best from them for a later date, but I like what I've tasted to far! Crisp, with a great contrast of tropical and hoppy with the aroma and flavors. Would definitely drink this again, and it gets me looking forward to what else I get to try from them soon!