Other Half Brewing Thread (June 2015)

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  1. cebern

    cebern Initiate (0) Apr 12, 2015 New York

    32 and 64oz growlers for All the Hip Hops.

    Small Green Everything is my favorite low ABV beer by OH. I hope we see it more often. SGE and Grimm's Super Going would be the perfect summer beer cooler imo.
     
    #161 cebern, Jun 20, 2015
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  2. rockyjr1977

    rockyjr1977 Initiate (0) Jan 26, 2014 New Jersey

    I know that this post is for June 2015 but does anyone have any thoughts on whether or not there might be a can release on Saturday 7/18? I didn't know if the releases were every two or three weeks?
     
    #162 rockyjr1977, Jun 20, 2015
  3. jrnyc

    jrnyc Grand Pooh-Bah (3,012) Mar 21, 2010 New York
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    A little hint, just go there. Drink what they have on tap, get growlers. People are getting way too hung up on can releases.
     
    #163 jrnyc, Jun 20, 2015
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  4. BoardwalkBock

    BoardwalkBock Pooh-Bah (2,041) Aug 18, 2012 New York
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    Seriously. Buy a growler or two. Enjoy it.
     
    #164 BoardwalkBock, Jun 20, 2015
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  5. Nmelione

    Nmelione Initiate (0) Dec 28, 2014 New Jersey

    Just opened my last can of Mosaic. Still taste really really good for being about 7 weeks old. Held up really well.
     
    #165 Nmelione, Jun 21, 2015
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  6. kjrod20

    kjrod20 Initiate (0) Jul 16, 2005 New York

    I have one left as well. I don't want to open it because then it means it's all gone.
     
    #166 kjrod20, Jun 21, 2015
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  7. timnyc

    timnyc Crusader (425) Dec 28, 2013 New York
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    Too bad, I was hoping for another single hop. What do you all keep in your fridge when the OH runs out? Big Craft has been letting me down, most recently with Lagunitas CitruSinensis, Stone July 4, and Founders Centennial. To be fair, the latter was in the shop's cooler too long.
     
    #167 timnyc, Jun 21, 2015
  8. jrnyc

    jrnyc Grand Pooh-Bah (3,012) Mar 21, 2010 New York
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    I have been drinking the sh*t out of this Singlecut Mo Shuggie, not the best beer I ever had, but damn good and incredibly drinkable. I love OH as much as anyone, but there is so much great beer out there easy to find other stuff if OH isn't cranking out your favorite stuff.
     
    #168 jrnyc, Jun 21, 2015
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  9. Nmelione

    Nmelione Initiate (0) Dec 28, 2014 New Jersey

    If it's not Other Half I normally keep carton stocked. They just release dune fruit sour today.
     
    #169 Nmelione, Jun 21, 2015
  10. timnyc

    timnyc Crusader (425) Dec 28, 2013 New York
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    Mo Shuggie was great the first couple bottles I had. Another bottle I got a couple weeks later lacked the fruit. It's also fairly pricey.
     
    #170 timnyc, Jun 21, 2015
  11. timnyc

    timnyc Crusader (425) Dec 28, 2013 New York
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    Badly wish we had Carton cans in NYC.
     
    #171 timnyc, Jun 21, 2015
  12. jrnyc

    jrnyc Grand Pooh-Bah (3,012) Mar 21, 2010 New York
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    When I can't get local, I always look for fresh Sculpin, great beer.
     
    #172 jrnyc, Jun 21, 2015
  13. matthartman11

    matthartman11 Initiate (0) Jan 8, 2015 Virginia
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    Assuming there's a 6/27 can release, does anyone have details on what time they open and whether it's something you have to arrive to significantly ahead of opening?
     
    #173 matthartman11, Jun 22, 2015
  14. timnyc

    timnyc Crusader (425) Dec 28, 2013 New York
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    Usually 10am on Saturday with line forming an hour in advance.
     
    #174 timnyc, Jun 22, 2015
  15. Kanger

    Kanger Initiate (0) Sep 3, 2013 New York

    They will probably open at 10 AM. There will be people lining up well before then. All Green Everything sold out in 2 hours last time.
     
    #175 Kanger, Jun 22, 2015
  16. paddyfrankie

    paddyfrankie Initiate (0) Jan 14, 2015 New York

    So there has not been an announcement as of yet. Anyone think there is any possibility that this could be a Thursday release? I am really hoping that it is this time.
     
    #176 paddyfrankie, Jun 22, 2015
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  17. Dustin_Sallitt

    Dustin_Sallitt Initiate (0) Dec 31, 2014 New Jersey

    A few quick questions guys.... has anyone commuted in from Jersey for a can release, and if so, what's the best way to get into Brooklyn. I assumed the Holland Tunnel but I'm trying to avoid paying an arm and a leg in tolls.
     
    #177 Dustin_Sallitt, Jun 22, 2015
  18. Nmelione

    Nmelione Initiate (0) Dec 28, 2014 New Jersey

    Through Staten Island and over the Verrazano Bridge.
     
    #178 Nmelione, Jun 22, 2015
  19. jrnyc

    jrnyc Grand Pooh-Bah (3,012) Mar 21, 2010 New York
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    Have you been to Other Half before? Cans serve their purpose and i understand why people value them , but I suggest you try to hit the tap room on any given non can day and enjoy all the great beer they have on tap. You can get growlers also. Every beer they release in cans is readily available on tap at the tap room, no reason to line-up for two hours for cans.

    We all are our worst own enemies with all the wait in line hype for craft beer.
     
    #179 jrnyc, Jun 22, 2015
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  20. KingforaDay

    KingforaDay Pooh-Bah (2,445) Aug 5, 2010 New Jersey
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    I, as well as most of us Jersey guys (Joe Piscopo included) would love to be able to hang out at OH and drink but you NYer's that live close to the brewery have to realize that sitting there and drinking a AGE, GD or any of their other great IPA's/ DIPA's they brew, and then trying to navigate the Holland, Lincoln, GW or Verrazzano Tunnels & Bridges is probably not a good idea.
    Can releases are the only chance for those with a decent drive to get and enjoy OH beers. And yes, growlier fills are an option but the clock is ticking on those also once they are filled.
    I predict the traffic pattern will change in the fall once Kane cans Head High and Overhead. Look for westbound traffic from BK to NJ to increase and for it to be smooth sailing through the tunnels to NYC & BK.
     
    #180 KingforaDay, Jun 22, 2015
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