Escapist's Daydream
Other Half Brewing - Center Street
- From:
- Other Half Brewing - Center Street
- New York, United States
- Style:
- Berliner Weisse
Ranked #80 - ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- 89
Ranked #13,985 - Avg:
- 4.07 | pDev: 10.81%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sep 23, 2025
- Added:
- Jul 07, 2019
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
89
Very Good
89
Very Good
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Reviewed by SLeffler27 from New York
3.71/5 rDev -8.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.71/5 rDev -8.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Other Half calls this a Berliner Weisse. Personally, I'm not convinced, nor am I sure what style to call it. Therefore, I am scoring it to the listed style, and adding personal appreciation scores to the notes.
4.25 - The beer is a deep, rich orange, similar to the meat of an over-ripe mango. It is murky, giving it a glow similar to an overcast sunset. The head is a thin off-white foam of fine bubbles, leaving thin lines of lace that arch over spottiness, culminating in a ring.
4 - The juicy aroma is off the charts, with unmistakable elements of coconut, pineapple and mango. Brininess is clear, yet rather mild for this style.
4 - It opens with tartness front and center. Sweetness follows at a lesser intensity, then mild bitterness to keep it palatable. None of these are dominating, rather they work cohesively, if not in equal ratios. The pineapple and mango deliver, with coconut only showing up after some warmth. Sweetness and tartness build with warmth, while day old orange juice works its way into the mix. The finish progresses from a strong to a dull interpretation of the flavors. Astringency is mild to light, with a contract similar to orange juice and toothpaste. The astringency is strangely appealing and off-putting simultaneously.
3.75 - The medium body works well with a satin texture and modest carbonation. Alcohol is remarkably well controlled.
4.25 - This MUST be consumed fresh, if one is to appreciate it. I had four, over a period of three weeks, and it clearly depreciated that quickly. Fresh, this is a tropical paradise, two weeks in, while still enjoyable, it lacked the bright bold flavors and aroma. It is appropriately advertised as "piña colada" and was exquisite on a warm sunny mid-Summer afternoon out on the deck.
Feb 05, 20224.25 - The beer is a deep, rich orange, similar to the meat of an over-ripe mango. It is murky, giving it a glow similar to an overcast sunset. The head is a thin off-white foam of fine bubbles, leaving thin lines of lace that arch over spottiness, culminating in a ring.
4 - The juicy aroma is off the charts, with unmistakable elements of coconut, pineapple and mango. Brininess is clear, yet rather mild for this style.
4 - It opens with tartness front and center. Sweetness follows at a lesser intensity, then mild bitterness to keep it palatable. None of these are dominating, rather they work cohesively, if not in equal ratios. The pineapple and mango deliver, with coconut only showing up after some warmth. Sweetness and tartness build with warmth, while day old orange juice works its way into the mix. The finish progresses from a strong to a dull interpretation of the flavors. Astringency is mild to light, with a contract similar to orange juice and toothpaste. The astringency is strangely appealing and off-putting simultaneously.
3.75 - The medium body works well with a satin texture and modest carbonation. Alcohol is remarkably well controlled.
4.25 - This MUST be consumed fresh, if one is to appreciate it. I had four, over a period of three weeks, and it clearly depreciated that quickly. Fresh, this is a tropical paradise, two weeks in, while still enjoyable, it lacked the bright bold flavors and aroma. It is appropriately advertised as "piña colada" and was exquisite on a warm sunny mid-Summer afternoon out on the deck.
Reviewed by Pivopijak from Washington
3.17/5 rDev -22.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.17/5 rDev -22.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
draught
Very light and cloudy orange/gold look. Very little of anything but slightly fermented pineapple juice. Weak, semi-fermented pineapple, guava and light toasted barley malt.
Nov 08, 2021Very light and cloudy orange/gold look. Very little of anything but slightly fermented pineapple juice. Weak, semi-fermented pineapple, guava and light toasted barley malt.
Reviewed by npolachek from New York
4.08/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.08/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Tastes a lot like a pina colada but its beer! You can definitely taste the lactose in this one, and it would almost be great as a frozen cocktail with an umbrella.
Jul 23, 2020
Reviewed by ScaryEd from New Hampshire
3.46/5 rDev -15%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.46/5 rDev -15%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
16 oz can into a tulip glass.
Pours a hazy bright yellow color with a finger of white head. The head is gone in a hurry, leaving plenty of cobwebs before settling into a thin ring.
The aroma brings notes of pineapple juice and vanilla with a faint hint of coconut. Not much going on there.
The flavor comes exactly as advertised: Loads of fresh pineapple, with waves of oranges and coconut.
The feel is medium bodied with moderate carbonation. A tad slick with some faint booziness. Goes down relatively smooth.
Overall, this is a good and interesting beer. Hard to call this anything but a fruit beer, but whatever it is, it's exactly as you'd expect from the description.
Jul 21, 2020Pours a hazy bright yellow color with a finger of white head. The head is gone in a hurry, leaving plenty of cobwebs before settling into a thin ring.
The aroma brings notes of pineapple juice and vanilla with a faint hint of coconut. Not much going on there.
The flavor comes exactly as advertised: Loads of fresh pineapple, with waves of oranges and coconut.
The feel is medium bodied with moderate carbonation. A tad slick with some faint booziness. Goes down relatively smooth.
Overall, this is a good and interesting beer. Hard to call this anything but a fruit beer, but whatever it is, it's exactly as you'd expect from the description.
Reviewed by JerzDevl2000 from New Jersey
4.13/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.13/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Seems like I've had a lot of Berliner Weisse beers lately and this was the latest that wasn't quite like the ones I've had in the past. Canned on 7/3/19 with "CONTAINS LACTOSE" written underneath it, the feel of this was a lot like the the design of the label - juicy, light, and humorously carefree. It wasn't a standout relative to Other Half's esteemed offerings but I had fun drinking this and just as hard a time keeping it in my pint glass!
This had a very cloudy hue to it that indeed, looked quite a bit like a mimosa because of it's murky orange and champagne hue. Not as many bubbles in this as I was hoping for a good accompanying carbonation. The head was bubbly however but short-lived as it receded like a wave at the ocean. Very, little lacing was left behind as a few dots stayed behind here and there as I sipped this. Pineapple dankness, coconut sweetness, slick orange juice, and champagne were in the nose as the taste was very sweet and brut; which is something that I've never really tasted in a beer before! It was a bit too sweet too, although I never consider this to be a Sour Ale or even a Gose although there were hints of both in this.
Some white sediment floated in the liquid after I poured it out and some a bit of bigger and darker chunks were at the bottom when I got down to it. Indeed, this contained lactose but the other flavors melded with it nicely as this was indeed something that I'd reach for if I needed an escape. Once again, a beer like this makes the argument that it should be placed into an entirely new category as it wasn't quite like anything I ever had before. Fun stuff if you handle the thickness and fruit sweetness!
Mar 22, 2020This had a very cloudy hue to it that indeed, looked quite a bit like a mimosa because of it's murky orange and champagne hue. Not as many bubbles in this as I was hoping for a good accompanying carbonation. The head was bubbly however but short-lived as it receded like a wave at the ocean. Very, little lacing was left behind as a few dots stayed behind here and there as I sipped this. Pineapple dankness, coconut sweetness, slick orange juice, and champagne were in the nose as the taste was very sweet and brut; which is something that I've never really tasted in a beer before! It was a bit too sweet too, although I never consider this to be a Sour Ale or even a Gose although there were hints of both in this.
Some white sediment floated in the liquid after I poured it out and some a bit of bigger and darker chunks were at the bottom when I got down to it. Indeed, this contained lactose but the other flavors melded with it nicely as this was indeed something that I'd reach for if I needed an escape. Once again, a beer like this makes the argument that it should be placed into an entirely new category as it wasn't quite like anything I ever had before. Fun stuff if you handle the thickness and fruit sweetness!
Rated by Dprystaj from New York
5/5 rDev +22.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +22.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
This is so good. It's like drinking a mimosa.
Jul 07, 2019
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