NT, What Beer Do You Drink?

[af1 1982]

Great, I plan on showing up an hour after they open. Thanks for the info.

Also read that OH is working to have can availability at all times in the taproom, hence the midweek releases.

Good on them, I've heard nothing but good things about the staff there. Wish they were closer as I love their beer and would buy some on a weekly basis

 

[Comparison Ford]

Got a few interesting beers in trades recently that I felt I should touch upon:

J. Wakefield Troll So Hard. Lemon & Lime Berliner. I'll be the first to admit that the appearance was the initial draw , but this beer delivers. Basically tastes like carbonated Gatorade with touch more salinity and breadiness. It's a ridiculous beer, but I'm glad I had the opportunity to try this. This is something I would seek out again.

Now onto its counterpart:

J. Wakefield Haterade. Fruit Punch Berliner. This drinks exactly as advertised. Just swap the Lemon/Lime flavors for fruit punch flavors. Really have no regrets about seeking these out. These are great summer beers. I would buy the **** out of these if they were available locally. I really hope Other Half reads NT General.

Hudson Valley Hiding Place. Sour IPA with lactose, muscat grapes, orange zest, and rosemary. Another instance of Hudson Valley putting out a strange combination that somehow works. The earthiness of the rosemary does a great job of tempering the creaminess of the lactose and the fruitiness of the muscat and orange zest. Wouldn't want more than a 4-pack of this, but really enjoying it for what it is.

 

[dreamer23]

I can taste the ancho child

My favorite right now...

Brash x st. Arnold collab haze...not too impressed

My go to "texas" pale ale

Super dank....

 

[crumps brother]

fruit punch gatorade > any other gatorade flavor that ever existed

not sure why they discontinued it

 

[lifestooshort80]

Local liquor store had two bottles left so i had to grab them.

 

[kngpin88]

Grimm magnetic compass tonight.

 

[af1 1982]

Local liquor store had two bottles left so i had to grab them.

All of the Wegman's in my area "restocked". Guess the company as a whole bought too much. Wouldn't mind it sitting on shelves or just bleeding the release throughout the year. Currently have two in the cellar, wouldn't mind a few more.

 

[Comparison Ford]

Going down to Texas to meet up with some friends at the end of the month. Compiled a bunch of beers to bring down to share:

 

[D_reck]

The new Otra Vez recipe sucks. Why did Sierra Nevada change the first one? The first sour I ever had. Been hooked since.

 

[af1 1982]

Glad I finally got to try this. Awesome beer but much different than Green IMO. Just like Alter Ego and Bright are way different than Julius to me

I think the fact that's it a double IPA adds a noted bitterness over the amazing tropical fruit notes of green. I'll take Green over VG any day of the week but this beer is still world class. Huge notes of pineapple on the nose with a pointed piney bitterness and a hint of tropical fruits.

Of the several Treehouse rotationals I've had so far (I think I'm only missing Haze at this point), Green and Julius are clear #1 and 2 for me

 

[purple sneaks]

Very green is awesome

 

[kngpin88]

Made it to other half for the release this weekend. I woke up later than I anticipated but like comp said I had no issues getting the cans I wanted which was great. Also made it to sand city for their oops I guavaed my pants release.

 

[lifestooshort80]

Picked this up at a liquor store in san diego. It was 50% off so i figured to pick one up.

 

[stork]

Brouwerij West - Picnic Lightning 6.8% - Super Fresh.

New Belgium - The Hemperor - 7%. My boss was drinking this at the office and reeked the whole place up. thought this my be a gimmick but it is actually delicious.

 

[Comparison Ford]

If we're talking Tree House rotational IPAs my breakdown is as follows:

1. Green
2. Julius
3. Sap
4. Alter Ego
5. Haze
6. Doppelganger
7. Bright

There's also a pretty decent gap between Green and Julius. Green is essentially perfect when the batch is on point.

Also willing to say Green>Very Green

 

[af1 1982]

If we're talking Tree House rotational IPAs my breakdown is as follows:

1. Green
2. Julius
3. Sap
4. Alter Ego
5. Haze
6. Doppelganger
7. Bright

There's also a pretty decent gap between Green and Julius. Green is essentially perfect when the batch is on point.

Also willing to say Green>Very Green

Green is perfection. Give me that over any IPA for the rest of my life and I'd be happy. I thought very green robbed green of the qualities that make it great

 

[lifestooshort80]

Always wanted to try this.

 

[kngpin88]

Had a great trip back home to NY. Made it to OEC and Bad Sons in CT. In the NYC/LI area I visited Other half, Sand City, Barrage and Great South Bay. Portland coming up next Friday and I'm very excited for that.

 

[af1 1982]

Rumors of Other Half opening a DC location. That would be a complete game changer for me living in Central PA.

 

[jbug88]

@dyzzle
Yeah, Monkish is not the best brewery to "try different styles". They brew hazy IPA's and the occasional stout/wild ale/saison. Their hazy IPA's are some of the best in the country so I'm not to not go there, but check out Smog City around the corner for a better VARIETY of beers.
I'm in Hawthorne. We're neighbors. Shoot me a DM and I'll let you know where else to go (and where to avoid) or look below:
Torrance: Smog City/Monkish/Hop Saint
El Segundo: El Segundo Brewing Co
San Pedro: Brouwerij West
Cheers.

 

[mr4thquarter]

Some heat being posted in here...
that being said, for those of you in the NE area I’ll be making a trip to Jester King this weekend to pick up MvB. I’ve tried setting up trades a couple times now with no luck, thought I’d try one more time...

I got this through trade a few weeks back and it has to be the best beer I’ve had so far, edging out green from TH.

 

[W)taps]

anyone ever tried "the booth" brewing? always wanted to but they only brew out in cali and korea.

 

[Comparison Ford]

Rumors of Other Half opening a DC location. That would be a complete game changer for me living in Central PA.

I heard this too, but I'm not hyped on it. Not for the fact that I want Other Half to be some sort of NY-exclusive, but they can't even meet demand here as is. Just wish they'd focus on making their beers more accessible to their home base before branching out.

I get why they'd make that choice though. Move to another large city, brew a similar amount of beer, have demand far exceed supply for the area, and keep the hype train moving.

 

[lifestooshort80]

A very nice crisp, clean beer with slight lemon flavor.

It was okay. It was 5 years old but past its prime. Lost a lot of flavor but had some sour/tartness.

Got this as a graduation gift. Slowly getting into whiskey, this one was awesome.

 

[lifestooshort80]

I get apple, pear, banana. Some oak from the barrel. Nice beer.