Other Half is the best _____

Discussion in 'Mid-Atlantic' started by Homers_Beer_Odyssey, Jun 16, 2015.

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Other Half Brewing Company is the best brewer

  1. in New York City

    28 vote(s)
    45.2%

  2. in New York State

    28 vote(s)
    45.2%

  3. in the Northeast

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  4. on the East Coast

    2 vote(s)
    3.2%

  5. in the Eastern Half of the United States

    4 vote(s)
    6.5%
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  1. Oldladyfingers

    Oldladyfingers Initiate (0) Sep 8, 2013 New York

    Would you be able to add "this thread is pointless" to the choices? Thanks. @Homers_Beer_Odyssey
     
    #21 Oldladyfingers, Jun 17, 2015
  2. Tbub18

    Tbub18 Initiate (0) Oct 31, 2014 New York

    I appreciate that you converted Other Half to "Other Halve's". Also agree with what you said.
     
    #22 Tbub18, Jun 17, 2015
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  3. Homers_Beer_Odyssey

    Homers_Beer_Odyssey Initiate (0) Jun 17, 2014 New York

    Grimm is a "nomad" that uses other brewers' rigs in Brooklyn, Queens, wherever. They create their recipes at the HQ in Gowanus. Likewise, Harlem Brewing Company creates its recipes in Harlem, but brews in Saratoga Springs. I'd love to be corrected on this, but I believe there are no more functioning physical breweries in Manhattan.
     
    #23 Homers_Beer_Odyssey, Jun 17, 2015
  4. Dirtyhands

    Dirtyhands Initiate (0) Jul 3, 2014 Maryland

    I am aware of that. I think the 'detail police' will let it slide if I say Grimm is from NYC (I use that term loosely for anywhere the trains can take me for the most part). Or maybe they won't. They're crazy these days.
     
    #24 Dirtyhands, Jun 17, 2015
  5. zid

    zid Grand Pooh-Bah (3,132) Feb 15, 2010 New York
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    Birreria is functioning in Manhattan. I've only heard of Grimm brewing in MA. Have they developed other tenant relationships?
     
    #25 zid, Jun 17, 2015
  6. MosaicDrops

    MosaicDrops Initiate (0) Jun 4, 2014 New York

    IIRC, they also contract brew somewhere down in (northern?) Virginia
     
    #26 MosaicDrops, Jun 17, 2015
  7. rozzom

    rozzom Pooh-Bah (2,620) Jan 22, 2011 New York
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    Beltway in Virginia I believe
     
    #27 rozzom, Jun 17, 2015
  8. Homers_Beer_Odyssey

    Homers_Beer_Odyssey Initiate (0) Jun 17, 2014 New York

    I'd venture to guess that their profit doesn't derive from what they brew there.
     
    #28 Homers_Beer_Odyssey, Jun 17, 2015
  9. zid

    zid Grand Pooh-Bah (3,132) Feb 15, 2010 New York
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    I'm not sure what you mean exactly, but they only have two or three house cask beers on at a time... and the majority of taps are from partners and guests. Unless their brewing equipment is a sham (I'm not suspicious of this but stranger things have happened), then they qualify as a Manhattan brewpub despite the scale.
     
    #29 zid, Jun 17, 2015
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  10. Homers_Beer_Odyssey

    Homers_Beer_Odyssey Initiate (0) Jun 17, 2014 New York

    My inference was it ain't no strugging microbrewer in a run-down neighborhood. It's Mario Batali hyping $20 brats!
     
    #30 Homers_Beer_Odyssey, Jun 17, 2015
  11. GreesyFizeek

    GreesyFizeek Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,026) Mar 6, 2013 New York
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    I think I remember reading somewhere that they brew their hoppy stuff somewhere in Staten Island, and the sours/barrel-aged/other stuff in Virginia.

    You know, actually, best way to find out-

    @Grimm_Artisanal_Ales
     
    #31 GreesyFizeek, Jun 17, 2015
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  12. rozzom

    rozzom Pooh-Bah (2,620) Jan 22, 2011 New York
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    Whatever the price or neighborhood is doesn't matter. You said "I'd love to be corrected on this, but I believe there are no more functioning physical breweries in Manhattan."

    This is you being corrected. Unless you have some sort of evidence to the contrary.
     
    #32 rozzom, Jun 17, 2015
  13. Homers_Beer_Odyssey

    Homers_Beer_Odyssey Initiate (0) Jun 17, 2014 New York

    You're absolutely right. I just thought it ironic the only way anyone can afford to brew in Manhattan is as an adjunct to a pricey restaurant/gourmet hypermarket.
     
    #33 Homers_Beer_Odyssey, Jun 17, 2015
  14. ecpho

    ecpho Savant (1,183) Mar 28, 2011 New York

    I wouldn't say it's ironic - it's just the way it is. Brewers need space and it's expensive in nyc. Makes what SingleCut, OH and others that brew in house commendable.
     
    #34 ecpho, Jun 17, 2015
  15. Kanger

    Kanger Initiate (0) Sep 3, 2013 New York

    They been brewing some stuff at Flagship in SI.


    Also don't forget that Birreria is partners with Dogfish Head.
     
    #35 Kanger, Jun 17, 2015
  16. zid

    zid Grand Pooh-Bah (3,132) Feb 15, 2010 New York
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    Yeah. That's why I used the terms "partners and guests" in my post above.
     
    #36 zid, Jun 17, 2015
  17. Grimm_Artisanal_Ales

    Grimm_Artisanal_Ales Initiate (0) Apr 6, 2015 New York

    This thread is :rolling_eyes:

    And the above posters are correct, we're currently splitting production between Staten Island and Northern VA. Generally speaking the hoppy beers are being made in NYC and the sours and oak aged beers are being made in VA. We're always on our hustle figuring out new places to brew and trying to think outside of the box. Our latest scheme involves portable stainless cube fermenters. We'll see.
     
    #37 Grimm_Artisanal_Ales, Jun 17, 2015
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  18. zid

    zid Grand Pooh-Bah (3,132) Feb 15, 2010 New York
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    You don't seem to have too much trouble finding places that will let you in. :slight_smile:
     
    #38 zid, Jun 17, 2015
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