Other Half Brewing May 2017

Anybody know the canning date for Space Diamonds? Mine look like ink shart

 

Drinking a Crystal Waves right now. This definitely isn't the typical Other Half fanboy's cup of tea, but I'm really enjoying it. Definitely more true to the style than Grits N' Greens was.

 

Yeah I'm pleasantly surprised that this tastes so pilsner-like vs being a bottom fermented pale ale

 

Anyone there now that knows what's left?

 

I would have to imagine that DDH Space Diamonds and Crystal Waves are still there. Considering that Space Diamonds was a double batch and that sales of Crystal Waves have slowed down significantly, I think you're in the clear.

Drinking a Superfun! right now and it's rubbing me the right way.

 

These cans are as tender as a mother's kiss.

 

Batch 1 - 5/25
Batch 2 - 5/26

 

Hate that blurry date stuff, I noticed the breweries that use the thicker darker ink for date stamps end up with smudged numbers, and there seems to be a different type that is lighter ink and the numbers almost look like stencil (off the top of my head I want to say LIC beer project and trillium use this style) which seem to print consistently clean, maybe other half could switch stamping machines with all the improvements and expansions they have done

 

It would be cool. But does it really matter? I mean we're buying the beer straight from the brewery and the canning date can be measured in hours. Knowing the date or knowing 25th vs 26th as in case above - just now sure how it matters.

Most of the beer is going to get drunk pretty quick. And in the case of a couple cans sitting in the fridge a while it's usually pretty easy to remember when beer X was sold

 

Only two reasons I can think of why people care:

1) They trade the beer and the other side likes to have the dates
2) Beers geeks care about stuff like this

 

This batch of DDH Space is tasting incredible right out of the gates. Pineapple Juice. I remember the first batch tasting incredible, but needed a week or 2 to get to the level this batch is at currently.

 

Chances Space Diamonds lasts to Monday, or Tuesday if OH is closed?

 

I'm not sure how much beer is left, but I do believe we will be open on Memorial Day.

 

IPA: 7% West Coast style IPA with cascade, centennial, chinook, simcoe + summit. 1/6 $150

Forever Ever: 4.7% Session IPA hopped with apollo, azacca, citra, jarrylo + mosaic. 1/6 $150
Still Shining: 6.5% COLLAB W / LIC BEER PROJECT IPA w/ cashmere, citra, mandarina bavaria, and mosaic. 1/6 $225

DDH Dream In Green: 6.2% Double Dry Hopped oat IPA with citra, motueka, and waiti. 1/6 $275

DDH Forever Simcoe: 8.5% Double Dry Hopped Imperial single hop simcoe IPA. 1/6 $300

 

I just like seeing dates and what's written underneath. I don't go too crazy over drinking beers insanely fresh. OH beers hold up very well anyway.

 

You just made me think - what's the oldest OH IPA any of you have in your fridge? I have 1 more DDH Southernhopalistic left. And a couple Slickers.

 

All green everything 5/6/2016. Stamp says "do not A.G.E." so I had to hold on to one. Its probably about ready to drink now.

 

I have 2 Slickers and 1 Imaginary Greenscapes, which I had a Greenscapes last night. Some floaties but tastes fine.

 

I still have a few City Slickers and some DDH DMD. Slickers is starting to lose some of its luster, but DDH DMD is hanging tough.