Other Half Brewing Thread (Feb 2016)

Grateful I got to try Make It Rain. Excellent beer. Very dank. Bummed to miss the can release.

 

Alright the wife digs the OH growlers we were sent a whole lot and wants to hit the can release. How early to arrive? I see people saying being there by 11 is fine....naw. 8a, 7a, 6a??
If I'm gonna go 3hr I'm gonna get a full allocation.
Any help is appreciated.

 

It's impossible to say, but if you get there by 9am you should be fine for a full allocation - this would have done it at any release other than Street Green. If you want to guarantee without any sweat, get there at 8am.

 

Thanks my friend!
We were planning on arriving just before 8.

 

!!!!!! Thank you. Was having a bad day but this just made my night. ETA?

 

They'll probably release it Huna weekend and I'll be bummed.

 

Amazing news! Speaking of which, has anyone tried Mosaic is President yet? Thinking about going to try some after work tomorrow at Coopers.

 

fairly certain theres not a single thing that will bum you out if you're at huna day haha. im quite excited.

 

This is awesome news. A fridge with Citra and Mosaic cans would be a very happy fridge.

 

I typically arrive around 9 and have not had any issues getting my full allotment. Weather looks mild for Saturday. Should be a fun release day.

 

If you arrive at 9, how long are you typically waiting?

 

Again it depends. But the line moves incredibly slowly, so unless they improve that it'll be a while. At the Oat Overdose release I got there just before 9, and got my cans just before 1.

 

I found that it tends to be a 4 hour wait for the "bigger" release. If you get there at 6 am you will be in and out at 10 right when they open, if you get there at 8 you will be out around 12, and so on. You either wait before they open or wait in line while they are open. Unfortunately they move pretty slow once they open which is the majority of your wait time.

Normal releases you can usually stroll in around 11-12 with no wait.

 

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I'm hoping it's one of these and that I'll luck upon some cans in the afternoon.

 

So the question is... will this be a "bigger" release? Make it Rain has made the rounds a bit on draft already. It is new and a collab though. I could see it go either way.

 

I think its going to be big. The FOMO on a collab that will most likely only be canned once and Citra...

 

is it really "normal" anymore if it's the exception? anyway, talking and speculating about how long the line is going to be probably drives the hysteria more.

 

Does Barrier really have that big of a following? I went out there on Sunday(Barrier), taproom was busy but not terrible, also was able to buy bottles of Money, Half & Half and Hop Dam without a problem or rush.