Other Half (2019)

Sorry I’m dense. That’s an 8% ABV 450 North beer that got tested as actually being 2.5%? If so that’s mental. And do those other numbers give any indication as to actual calorie numbers or that was a side comment? Me no science good.

 

My calorie comment was just off-hand. Yeah, they tested a "beer" that was advertised as 8% and it came up 2.5%. I have super limited knowledge of brewing, but the comments seem to indicate that the base beer is 8%, but after they throw in all sorts of shit (fruit puree, sugar, etc), the end result is 2.5%.

I think it's interesting, if brewers are willing to straight up lie about ABV, the one thing they have to disclose, the possibilities are endless of what's going into these beers. Seeing how sweet these things are, I wouldn't be surprised if the sugar/calorie count is 2-5x that of soda, which is crazy to think about.

 

Ugh, I have happily had my head buried in the sand when it comes to the sugar content in these beers. I mainly drink water during the day, no coffee, no soda unless I'm eating out somewhere, gave up vitamin water years ago. If my fears are confirmed however, they will have to pry the Hop Showers out of my cold, lifeless hands.

 

And Short, Dark and (insert name here).

 

Isn't it just actually illegal to mislabel the alcohol content though? Surprised the TTB or whatever hasn't stepped in on this.

 

I think a lot of people are in a similar boat, at a super advantage to brewers. Let's say it came out that a can of the next Crunchee was 700 calories, and had 75 grams of sugar. Would people still drink it? I think a decent amount of OH's fan base wouldn't bat an eye, but I also think a massive group of people would take major pause.

I also don't drink any sugar drinks, mostly because they're too sweet for me and I feel the benefits (taste) of drinking them are far outweighed by the health detriments. I feel that way about a lot of these sugar beers too, but of course there's no actual stats to back it up.

 

Hmm, hate to be a denier, but anecdotally, I definitely had multiple 8% 450 North slushies that *seemed* like they got me just as buzzed as an ACE. Perhaps I'm playing tricks on myself. Perhaps if I slap "2.6%" stickers on all of my beers, I'll no longer have sluggish day 2s?

Also, unrelated, but I Easter egged myself last Christmas at my parents' house in the Midwest with a Double Sunset Brazilian. If anyone has any of these left, they're drinking spectacularly rn. Going to assume these are actually about 5% and not 13%.

 

Hop Showers announced for sale today. Riwaka and Strata variant. Presumably these are the dregs that didn’t sell in MD

 

DDH Hop Showers IPA(7.4%) with Riwaka and Strata. Our classic IPA with Amarillo and Citra. This batch is double dry hopped with Strata and Riwaka hops—one of our favorite hops and also one of the hardest to get. $18 per 4 pack, 1 case per person.

 

Canned today after OH...was finished

 

haha was being facetious - @hops_for_thought and I are down for another run in the new year if you’re down. some of you others who were thinking about it should join too

 

Its the Oats!

 

Pretty sure there aren't any oats in Hop Showers.

 

Had a bunch of different red wines tonight at a party, none nearly as distinctive as the thirty variations of citrus/stone/tropical fruit flavors we all know and enjoyed in our hoppy beers this year. Lesson learned #byob #dreamsof189

 

Sorry you could not find a wine with lactose or milk sugar

 

New profile pic of a young Noam Chomsky drinking an extremely hazy NE IPA during his famous 1971 beer debate with the French philosopher Michel Foucault in which they debated the nature of beer and beer culture, e.g. if pastry stouts and adjunct heavy sours could be defined as beer, if #linelyfe is a life worth living, and if the labor theory of value could justify a $26 four pack of beer.