Other Half (2019)

Looks like you got your wish

 

The OH God’s have spoken.

“Fear not ye locals and OG ‘tose haters, for fresh hop showers is to be released mid-week.”

 

I wonder how this new Hop Showers will compare to the Citra+Cashmere...according to my Untappd notes I really enjoyed that beer.

 

Ohhhhhhh my first love ye ole’ Hop Showers. Hope it lasts until Saturday.

 

Sam was the most recent guest on Craft Beer & Brewing's podcast. An interesting listen, including that they don't dry hop at peak fermentation, they don't fool around with trying to find just the right dry hop temperature for extraction, and that they centrifuge every beer they brew in Brooklyn. Only about half-way through the podcast, hopefully some more insights to come.

 

It was a good episode. I was hoping he would give a BA hates lactose shout-out, but no such luck. Another interesting takeaway is I think he did mention that they don't recommend aging their adjunct stouts due to how they are made.

 

this was an eye opener for me, since ive got quite a few that go back to last june-ish. opened the evil twin vip fest collab the other night and it was great still so... i guess it varies?

 

I think it would be a YMMV type of thing. Most brewers with an adjunct stout would say drink it as fresh as you can, as the beer is ready and the adjuncts will die off over time. Thats not to say that they won't last for some time, but as time goes on they should like die off more and more

 

I thought “don’t sit on adjunct stouts” was as standard as “don’t sit on hoppy beers”

 

but still you see razzles and trades for BA Affogato, and trillium selling Tiramisu bottles at cellar sunday nearly a year after it came out... it seems like there are some conflicting messages from different brewers...

 

Former - because FOMO
Latter - because $

 

Double Medusa has this really cool, unique fruit flavor, but its single hop really hits just one note, lightly.

Followed this up with Dreamiest, which is so different: dank, stone fruit candy.

These guest stouts (Jam, Noise)...I guess if everyone else is doing balanced, OH differentiator IS the sweetness. I think I get it now. Not saying I like it.

 

If you make it to the place today, don’t sleep on Made Up Dream.

 

Advice/Beer name checks out.

 

.....oat cream saison dry hopped with Galaxy?

 

Damn already took a sick day from work on Friday for JWakefield and Great Notion.

 

The Monkish takeover probably won’t help that possibility.