Other Half (2021)

My top 2020 Other Half beers in no order

BA Snowbirds 3 (Four Roses)
BA Snowbirds 3 (2 Year Heaven Hill)
All Strata Everything
HDHC Triple Citra Daydream
BA Banaversary

 

Can anyone tell me what the difference between small strata everything and forever strata might be?

I know they gave some insight on how the chroma beers differ from the small ____ everything beers, with an “even more pared down malt base and some different hopping techniques”.

 

I haven’t had any OH beer in about 6 months or so. They release too many beers to keep up. Are there any recent beers worth seeking out?

 

went through my untappd checkins to see what I really loved from OH in 2020.

1st batch of Dusted
All Strata Everything
Double Mmm.. fruit (dragon/passionfruit/vanilla/coconut)
january batch of HDHC more citra than all citra
1st batch Centre
both batches of citra/strata were great

happy new yr, y'all! placing bets on ability to do first post-covid meetup. June 15th? over/under?

 

Over. Sadly.

 

A meet up being feasible I think that date is doable. In terms of broad / normal attendance - over as well. Next time we have 20 people doing a blind taste test using 2-3 glasses. That one’ll be June 15 2023.

 

Depends on vaccine distribution, which is currently going great, just like everything else in this country

 

I know this isn't Soda Advocate, but if this guy is to be believed you might be onto something.



It was hard to watch it without thinking of the uncanny similarities to beer reviews and certain strains of craft beer fanboyism. I was especially taken with his description that it was redolent of "the middle of summer and all the good times." I haven't had soda in more than a decade, but I'm gonna be looking out for this one.

Edit: You should change your avatar to that Major Melon character. It'd be shots fired towards @afroskully for sure, but the ensuing internecine conflict would really drive up the page count here in the early days of the new year.

 

Contemplating life while staring into the abyss is a very 2021 mood. Celebrate it with some of our baltic porter, the first dark beer in our lager series. Available today in the taproom. Link to order Curbside Pickup in bio. ⁠⠀
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Staring at the Sea Baltic Porter (10.3%) A rich and complex dark lager for blankly staring at the cold dark sea. $18 per 4 pack. ⁠⠀
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Staring at the Sea Baltic Porter (10.3%) with Vanilla Our rich and complex lager conditioned on Tahitian vanilla. $18 per 4 pack. ⁠⠀
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DDH Hop Showers IPA (7.4%) with Citra. Our classic IPA with Amarillo and Citra. This batch is double dry hopped with Citra hops. $18 per 4 pack.

 

I'm speechless. Surely there must be some tose in there? Maybe some chocolate they forgot to mention? Not even a single nut?!

 

Melon

 

Ooof - a proper pureboi I'm not sure. one rung down - refinedbutopenmindedboi - yeah I think those three are generally acceptable (artisanal 80%+ cocoa chocolate, single origin coffee, Madagascan vanilla etc though, not hersheys/folgers/extract)

 

so... you'd like OH to brew twilight of the idols?

 

Well, have I missed anything the last 2 weeks? I unfortunately got pretty sick and found out I had appendicitis 2 weeks ago which required immediate surgery. Thankfully I am okay, fully recovered now, and feeling back to normal!

I did manage to grab Double Liquid Gems as recommended by @algebeeric_topology and drank one the weekend before everything went south for me, it was really good at the time. I have 3 sitting in my fridge since I haven't been able to drink for a bit, hopefully will be able to crack one after I have my follow up at the doctor this week! Happy New Year all!

 

Damn man - feel better! Glad you're on the road to recovery. Wondered where Frank the Tank had gone. Just figured you were making the most of that holiday "down" time with the missus.