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4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, IPA - New England / Hazy, Other Half Brewing, USA

Other Half HDHC Green City

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Brewery: Other Half Brewing
Country: USA
ABV: 7%
Style: New England / Hazy IPA
Other Notes: High-Density Hop Charge India Pale Ale. Hops – Centennial, Citra, Citra Cryo, Citra Incognito, Simcoe and Simcoe Cryo

Brewer Description: (from website) Our hazy East Coast IPA with loads of oats and hopped with Citra, Simcoe and Centennial gets the High Density Hop Charge treatment. Packed with a ridiculous amount of Citra flavor and aroma from our Citra Cryo and Incognito and perfectly balanced with our hand picked Simcoe, Simcoe Cryo and Centennial. Fruity, juicy, with a delicious creamy body and slight bitter finish.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.08
My ratebeer.com rating: 4

Intro: A 1 pint can, canned on 4th May 2020. Poured into a Holy Mountain tulip glass.
Appearance: A hazy yellowish orange colour with a big three finger white head that had good retention and left lots of nice lacing.
Aroma: Citrusy orange and grapefruit, citrus zest, mango and melon.
Taste: Lightly sweet and bitter, melon, citrus zest and rind, papaya, notes of mango, and a tinge of peppery spiciness.
Mouthfeel: Smooth, creamy, light bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Easy drinking and balanced IPA. Would love to try it next to a regular Green City or even a DDH version.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, IPA - New England / Hazy Double, Other Half Brewing, USA

Other Half Double Dry Hopped Citra + Galaxy

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Brewery: Other Half Brewing
Country: USA
ABV: 8.5%
Style: New England / Hazy Double IPA
Other Notes: New centre of the universe. Double Dry Hopped Imperial India Pale Ale. Hops – Citra, Citra Lupulin Powder, and Galaxy

Brewer Description: (from website) Double dry hopped imperial IPA w/ citra, galaxy + citra lupulin powder.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.9

Intro: A 1 pint can, canned on 28th April 2020. Poured into a Holy Mountain tulip glass.
Appearance: A cloudy yellowish orange colour with a two finger white head that had good retention and left lots of nice lacing.
Aroma: Tropical notes of melon and pineapple, grass, herbal, with a touch of grapefruit rind.
Taste: Melon, pineapple, peach, light bitterness, citrus rind and zest, notes of mango, grass, herbal, dank.
Mouthfeel: Smooth, creamy, juicy, medium bodied with moderate to soft carbonation.
Overall: Nice, easy drinking and balanced.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Cloudwater Brew Co., England, IPA - New England / Hazy Double

Cloudwater DIPA

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Brewery: Cloudwater Brew Co.
Country: England
ABV: 8%
Style: New England / Hazy Double IPA
Other Notes: Aroma & Flavour – Overripe mango and papaya, supported by peach and passion fruit with a light, sweet malt profile. Body – Full-bodied, smooth and juicy. Aftertaste – Lasting juicy orange and noticeable peppery character

Brewer Description: (from can) The Double IPA is a style we’ve become synonymous with. While its roots stretch back to a full-team West Coast beer tasting in September 2015, and our scene-changing V series throughout 2015-2016, it is significantly different to the IIPAs that originally inspired us and acts as an ever-evolving representation of a hazy, soft and deceptively drinkable strong IPA.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.19
My ratebeer.com rating: 4

Intro: A 440ml can, canned on 10th March 2020, and a freshest flavour before date of 29th May 2020. Poured into a Lost Abbey teku glass.
Appearance: A hazy orange colour with a two finger white head that had decent retention and left some sparse spotty lacing.
Aroma: Lots of fruit, mango, papaya, orange, orange rind, and peach ice cream.
Taste: Light sweetness, mango, papaya, lightly bitter, citrus rind and pithy, peppery spice finish.
Mouthfeel: Full bodied with moderate to light carbonation.
Overall: Good balance of sweet and bitter, and nice juicy fruitiness makes this enjoyable to drink.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Gose - Fruit, Omnipollo, Sweden

Omnipollo Bianca Cherry Maple Pancake Lassi Gose

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Brewery: Omnipollo
Country: Sweden
ABV: 7%
Style: Gose – Fruit
Other Notes: Brewed by Omnipollo at De Proef Brouwerij (Belgium)

Brewer Description: (from can) Cherry Maple Pancake Lassi Gose

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.33
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.2

Intro: A 500ml can, with a best before date of 28th November 2020. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen stemmed glass.
Appearance: A dark murky red with tints of purple and a two finger pinkish purple head that had excellent retention and left lots of nice lacing.
Aroma: Sweet, vanilla, milkshake, maple, lightly tart, with notes of cherry.
Taste: Sweet, tart, cherry, cherry hard candies, maple, pancake, and vanilla.
Mouthfeel: Creamy, medium to full bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: The tart cherry balances out the maple sweetness and the cherry hard candy flavours gives off a slight cough medicinal flavour that I like.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Gose - Fruit, Omnipollo, Sweden

Omnipollo Bianca Double Peanut Butter Jelly Lassi Gose

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Brewery: Omnipollo
Country: Sweden
ABV: 7%
Style: Gose – Fruit
Other Notes: Brewed by Omnipollo at De Proef Brouwerij (Belgium)

Brewer Description: (from can) Double Peanut Butter Jelly Lassi Gose

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.18
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.1

Intro: A 500ml can, with a best before date of 21st November 2020. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen stemmed glass.
Appearance: A deep dark purple colour with a one finger purple head that had excellent retention and left lots of nice lacing.
Aroma: Lightly sweet and tart, blackcurrant, grape jelly, jammy, with notes of peanut butter and peanuts.
Taste: Sweet, tart, buttery, grape jelly, blackcurrant, jammy, and peanut butter.
Mouthfeel: Creamy, full bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Enjoyable flavours as peanut butter and jelly does work. The base is sweet, but not too sweet as the tartness and peanut butter notes balance it out. But is this still a Gose?