Other Half Brewing Thread (Feb 2016)

Sounds like an excellent idea.

 

Had some at Haymaker. A fun beer, but not superior to either of the originals in my opinion. Like a mellower Stacks. Citra aspect of money stood out the most for me. Decent malt balance too, which makes sense because both Showers and Money have that.

 

Has anyone had Half & Half yet? How is it?

 

Might have preferred this one. A nice coffee stout, with some pronounced hops too. The hops stood out for me than the coffee, though maybe just because I'm familiar with both brewers hoppy offerings. Psyched to try more.

 

For those of you wondering about the cloudiness of AGE...

My wife asked me if I was drinking muddy water before.

 

really loved the Make it Rain. a true hop bomb. i actually preferred it to the 2nd anniversary and stacks

 

Weird part about Make It Rain was it tasted and smelled boozier than 2nd Anni and Stacks. Curious to see how the cans compare to draft.

 

had Stacks on Stacks @ Clinton Hall last night...really enjoyed it..one of the better new offerings I've had from OH

 

Had both Make It Rain and Half and Half last night both on tap. My thoughts:

Make It Rain - growler - I feel this beer is going to be different for everybody, between a friend and I he said it tasted more like Money and said it tasted more like Hop Showers. It has a long lingering bitter finish that I wasn't the biggest fan of. All in all its a very good collab, however, out of all the collabs I have had from them it is my least favorite. Also, no offense to people who said this was on par with 2nd Anniversary, not even close. But if you really think it is, what can I say. I plan on revisiting this beer in a week or so to see if my initial review changes. I always make sure to revisit beers. Don't think I'm going to grab cans of this one, but we'll see.

Half & Half - at Barrier - Big sweet coffee on the first sip, great mouthfeel. I was a little happier about this collab because its a style that both breweries aren't particularly known for, so my expectations weren't as high. I love stouts and IPA's, between the 2 I preferred this one. Definitely going to grab a bottle or 2 of this one.

Obviously this is my 2 cents, I know everyone will have different experiences with both of these beers. I hope everyone enjoys them.

 

Make It Rain has a lot more bitterness than their recent brews for sure.

 

Tried Make It Rain at the taproom last night. I love it. It's like a more refined/less aggressive Hop Showers. If it weren't for the abv, I could drink it all night

 

Is Make It Rain available for growler fills or just by the glass?

 

Make it Rain is like Hop Showers on steroids, I don't taste any Money in it. Really good but definitely a OH style vs Barrier.

 

Half & Half however is all Barrier, straight cold pressed coffee with their signature taste.

 

stacks on stacks is my prototypical other half beer right now. its like the best parts of all their beers without the booze. so far i feel 2nd anniv. is an outlier, considering how juicy it was (yes, it still had the OH bite but...). Stacks reminds me of just about everyone one of their staples.

not that i'm going to wait for a bracelet; this needs to be canned. for my jersey brethren.

 

At OMH now, they burned through Make it Rain in an hour. Half and Half is awesome.

 

so excited for this, when does it come out?

 

Release at Barrier was yesterday, will probably be distributed next week.

 

I just had it on tap at a tap take over out in Long Island and I loved it. I never got to try the 2nd Anniversary but in comparison to Oat Overdose I think this beer it's worlds better