Other Half Brewing, October 2017

DDH Small Green Everything: 4.8% Double dry hopped session IPA w / amarillo, citra, mosaic + motueka.

DDH OH...: 6.3% Double dry hopped IPA w/ citra, galaxy + motueka.

DDH Daydream In Green: 8% Double dry hopped imperial Oat IPA w / citra, motueka + wai-iti.

Alternate Side Zamboni: 8.5% Imperial IPA w/ centennial, citra, galaxy + mosaic.

DDH All Green Everything: 10.5% Double dry hopped imperial IPA w / amarillo, citra, mosaic, motueka, citra + mosaic lupulin powder.

 

So what's everyone's thoughts on yesterdays new beers? I had the DDH Double Citra Daydream on tap and it is instantly one of my favorites- it lives up the expectations set my the mosaic version IMO. How about the collabs?

 

Dare I Say is wonderful

 

Similar to any OH DIPAs of late for context?

 

I f'n love Other Half. So excited to be going later this month.

 

Highballers is like an amped up version of City Slickers, I thought it was very good although I doubt I could drink a ton of it. I still like City Slickers more though, that beer is phenomenal, probably my favorite single IPA.

Dare I Say... is a pretty standard DIPA, its got a bit more bitterness to it than typical Other Half DIPAs so its something a little different, its not my favorite though.

 

as a huge hockey fan. love seeing zamboni released coinciding with hockey season.

 

Any word/hope of weekday release?

 

Dare I Say could last into the week.

 

dare i say is crushable and i think it will develop really nicely. glad this lasted through the mule train rush.

 

I have friends coming to visit this weekend and they are dying to go to Other Half. We'll probably get there around 11am Saturday. Based on the current lineup for this weekend, how crazy will the brewery be and what cans are likely to last that long? I know they would love to get some cans.

 

yeah it's similar to something but I don't have a good enough beer memory to place it. It may be similar to Oh... but I'm not sure.

 

If the keg list is any indication it seems like we'll get something midweek. I'd hope for DDH Oh... since that beer was great and was also a midweek release.

 

AGE is being updated with “fruitier yeast strains”. I’m sure it will taste great but it’s a bit sad that they’ve changed AGE likely as a result of the west coast ipa flavor profile not being en vogue anymore. Hoping this is just something they’re doing for the DDH version

 

So....looks like DDH Small Green Everything may be a mid-week release?

 

A rare week of no fomo. I'd be happy with something other than small green for midweek but that seems unlikely.

 

Darn was kinda hoping for midweek DDH Oh... but oh well. DDH All Green Everything sounds interesting but I probably only would want a pour, a 4 pack of AGE is too much for me now.

 

Is Zamboni $20 because of the 3 yeast strains?

 

Not that I wouldn’t love a lower price, but is $20 not the norm for a Double / Imperial IPA from OH?

 

I guess it is. I thought an OH Double IPA is usually $18 then goes up to $20 when they make a DDH version. Just curious.

 

I think its usually $18 for Non-DDH DIPAs, Cream of Broccoli and Vic Secret + Mosaic were both $18 for reference.

 

Can’t remember the last DIPA collab that wasn’t at least $20 (a few of them have been $22). Not complaining but it does seem to be the norm these days

 

Yeah I think it’s like baseline IPA price is $16, then add as follows:

$2 for collab
$2 for double
$4 for triple
$2 for ddh

 

Have they done A DDH TIPA collab for $24?

 

I think $22 is the most expensive 4pks have been so far I believe? DDH AGE and DDH AEE are/were $22. But I bet they'll put out some stupid collab that'll hit $24 in the future, perhaps with Tired Hands and their $25 4pks.

 

Sand city at OH!

 

AKA Long Island Reseller's Wet Dream

 

this may be a possibility? AGE this week is $22 vs. $20 last time (and i think the time before that). They did mention a new yeast strain.

 

This AGE is a DDH version so I understand the $2 increase like all other DDH versions. Was just curious why Zamboni is $20, would have thought it would be $18.

 

Spotted at Court and 9th this past Saturday: So many questions...

 

Does OH do single can sales? I’m visiting Brooklyn this eeekend would love to bring some back but between a semi full fridge and and a trip to HF the following weekend I would prefer not to buy too much beer to bring home. Cheers!

 

Be(a)er Trap

 

I think cos it’s a Collab. Tremendous Ideas (with cloudwater) wasn’t DDH was it? That was a $20 Double/imperial

 

Nope, they only sell by the 4 pk unfortunately.

 

Someone last month mentioned that Other Half collaborations tend to not be as great as their standard offerings. This may be reflected in the untappd ratings of last weekend's offerings. Highballers currently has a 4.15, and Dare I Say has a 4.25. These are by no means bad scores, but they do pale in comparison to DDH Double Citra Daydream, which has a 4.53 currently.

 

ah yeah. That's my bad, I thought AGE was always DDH.

 

Was eating at Ugly Baby on Smith near 4th Street Saturday night which for now is BYOB and two tables over a couple was splitting a 4 pack of Dare I Say that had me seriously jealous (not that it would have put out the multiple fires the food set off throughout my meal).

Still kind of exciting to see their cans in the wild; I want to study the drinker and figure out if they're a #linelyfe'r, convenience consumer (like myself), or through stupid luck ended up with some of Brooklyn's finest liquid gold.