Other Half - DC (2020)

So did anyone have the releases this past weekend? Up to par with NYC and FLX?

 

Guess I should have read the NYC thread first, but my question is still valid.

 

I'm new to Other Half beers, so take my opinion as a newby. I had a pint of the HDHD Fully Loaded Baked Potato Saturday night, and thought it was excellent. I was also given a sample of the 2 Years 2 Months Later while waiting in line for my beer, and it was pretty tasty as well. I'll probably hit them up again this coming weekend.

 

Welcome, DC folks! Let us northerners know which of the DC recent release we should go for up here. Hopefully the #OHhateslocals trend stops at the Mason Dixon line.

also, happy to see that @rozzom moved out of the northeast. that dude was a menace.

 

New beers in DC today:
Double Dream Cut Imperial Oat Cream IPA (8%) Strata is the star of our Cut series. We use our hand selected Strata hops and in this case blend them with our hand selected Citra hops. And like all dream/daydream beers this is dosed heavily with oats and a hint of milk sugar. $18 per 4 pack. ⁠⠀
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HDHC All Green Everything Imperial IPA (10.5%) the classic gets the High Density Hop Charge treatment. More hops than you can handle. Flush with Citra, Mosaic, Motueka and Amarillo. $24 per 4 pack.

 

Order now for Curbside Pickup starting today, Friday, at noon. Orders placed now can be picked up at any point this weekend, Friday 12-8, Saturday 10-8, or Sunday 11-6. Link to order in bio. ⁠⠀
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Daydream So Hard Florida Weisse (6.0%) with Lemon, Lime, and milk sugar with our South Florida family @jwakefieldbrewing Team Wakefield let us take a crack at Troll So Hard but with a decidedly Other Half twist. Yeah, we dosed it with oats and milk sugar giving it more of that soft mouthfeel and lemon-lime custard taste. $20 per 4 pack. ⁠⠀
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Seafood Platter IPA (6.0%) Brewed in collaboration with @thesaltline in homage to our favorite seafood event of the year--Oyster Wars. Each year we bring together the best chefs, brewers and oyster farmers to help raise money to protect clean water and sustainable seafood. We brewed this IPA to help support the cause this year with Motueka, Galaxy, and Idaho 7. $18 per 4 pack. ⁠⠀

 

Was going to give them some time to dial things in, but was over that way and picked up some Seafood Platter. A slight bit of hop burn to it, but it's delicious.

 

maybe it's a complete fluke, but 2 out of the 3 (undated) DC cans I've had, the ring pull has broken when opening - one managed to partially open before it snapped. the other just came straight off

 

was thinking the same thing about them needing time to work out the kinks when I had “2 years...” - it was fairly thin and not much flavor for an ipa at 7%. But then had “Zero Anniversary “ and it was phenomenal

 

I’m wondering what Ayn Rand would say about this. Maybe it’s a sign that civilization is ending? I’ll get back to you on that tomorrow...

 

If you can actually confirm that one way or another tomorrow, then we'll be in good shape all things considered!

 

Our DC team is bringing you a taste of @otherhalfnyc and the @otherhalf.flx today with one classic from each location. Available now for Curbside Pickup (link in bio) anytime through the weekend. We'll be back to our regularly scheduled programming with some original DC beers later this week.⁠⠀
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DDH Mylar Bags Imperial IPA (8.8%) Amarillo, El Dorado, Citra, Mosaic, and Galaxy. One of our absolute favorites. $20 per 4 pack. ⁠⠀
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DDH Diamond Reflection Imperial IPA (8.4%) This Galaxy forward DIPA is brewed with 2-Row, oats and wheat and also hopped with Mosaic, Idaho 7 and Cashmere. $20 per 4 pack.⁠

 

Tomorrow, Friday, there are a LOT of exciting things happening. We're introducing our first Crunchee and our first stouts in DC with our friends @BurleyOak and @omnipollo, respectively. Plus we have a bonus IPA collab with @omnipollo that might be the biggest you've ever seen. And, of course, it's our first day for outdoor drinking on our deck. Some more details about that below, followed by all the details about the beers, available for Curbside Pickup ordering now, pickup tomorrow. ⁠⠀
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We have a limited number of outdoor reservations left this Friday and Sunday between 12-6pm (link in bio to book). Parking is available in the garage diagonal from the brewery, look for the neon park sign. First 90 minutes is free. Dogs are allowed as you will be outside, they must be leashed and well behaved around new friends. Food will be available for purchase from our neighbors @bakersdaughterdc. Credit cards only, no cash. ⁠⠀
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B.E.R.R.Y.M.A.L.L.O.W.J.R.E.A.M.C.R.U.N.C.H.E.E. Imperial Strawberry Marshmallow Crunchee Granola Berliner Weisse (8.5%) with Strawberries, Marshmallow, Almonds, Coconut, Maple, Cinnamon, Vanilla, and Milk Sugar brewed with our MD homies @BurleyOak That JREAM mashup with strawberry marshmallow granola you've been dreaming about. $24 per 4 pack. ⁠⠀
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BAHA Imperial IPA (13%) With our wild style homies from Stockholm @omnipollo BAHA is a whale of a big DIPA that we cooked up with Henok and crew. It features Citra incognito, Galaxy, Strata and Nelson Sauvin in epic amounts. $22 per 4 pack. ⁠⠀
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Magic Dips Maple Dipped Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel Ice Cream Imperial Stout (15.4%) with the flavor adventurers @omnipollo This version is hit with a good dose of maple, cacao nibs, peanut butter, pretzels and milk sugar. $16 per bottle. ⁠⠀
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Magic Dips Chocolate Dipped Strawberry Ice Cream Imperial Stout (15.4%) with our soda jerk pals @omnipollo This is dosed with a healthy amount of strawberries and cacao nibs alongside a good dose of milk sugar. $16 per bottle

 

Anyone know how long they'll hold orders? I'd love to snag that Crunchee, but I don't see myself making it to Ivy City before next Friday. Their website doesn't appear to answer this, and they're not responding to similar questions others have posed on IG.

 

Looks like yesterday was the first day for on site. Anyone go? How was it?

 

Very nice outdoor space. Had servers come up and take our orders for beer, they’re just serving them out of cans and bottles for now. I’ll probably wait until their tap lines are up and running before going back, but overall a very pleasant experience

 

Same here.

I do like that they're color coordinating their can tabs to location though.

 

We're kicking off our releases this week with some Other Half DC originals, plus a new @monkishbrewing collab. All available tomorrow starting at noon for Curbside Pickup. Order now for pickup tomorrow through the link in our bio.⁠⠀
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LAX2JFK: Redirected Flight Imperial IPA (10.2%) with @monkishbrewing An update from the flight deck, due to extremely hazy conditions in the New York area our regular LAX2JFK route will be re-routed to a DMV area airport. At OH/Monkish Airlines we'd like to make it up to you by offering this inflight beverage featuring Citra, Simcoe, Nelson Sauvin and Sabro hops. Buckle up! $22 per 4 pack. ⠀
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Double Space Gems Imperial IPA (8.0%) Our Gems series of beers always have Citra lead the way but this version has Galaxy and Cashmere hops along for the ride. $18 per 4 pack. ⁠⠀
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Green Dots IPA (6.8%) Unfairly packed with some of the greatest hops: our hand selected Citra, Strata and Riwaka. Can't go wrong. $16 per 4 pack. ⁠ ⁠

 

how have the beers brewed in DC been so far?

 

I’ve only had “2 years...” and “Zero Anniversary”. 2 years didn’t impress me, wasn’t super hoppy and was fairly thin. Zero was very good, very easy drinking for the abv and flavorful