Pretzel Double Dry Hopped India Pale Ale

Review Date 11/7/2025  By John Staradumsky

  Style: India Pale Ale   Brewery: Other Half   Country: USA   State: New York   $ Per OZ: N/A   ABV: 6.5%

Pretzel beer! Get outta here! There really are such things, but Other Half Pretzel Double Dry Hopped India Pale Ale is not one of them. No pretzels were harmed in the making of this beer, unless the brewer was crunching on a few while stirring the mash. But then I am pretty sure there is no broccoli in their Broccoli or spinach in their Spinach, either.

Other Half says:

A hazy IPA brewed with a hand-selected blend of Motueka, Peacharine, Galaxy, Citra, Citra Incognito, giving notes of peach and passionfruit spiked lemon-lime soda with subtle tropical fruit. You have to have a snack to compliment all the Oktoberfest lagers, Prost!

Other Half Pretzel Double Dry Hopped India Pale Ale has an alcohol content of 6.5% by volume and I paid $7.49 for a pint can from Half Time. You can buy it at the brewery (and they now ship in minimum quantities to many states) for $18 a 4-pack. They are out of stock as I type, however. My can is stamped 08/18/25 on the bottom. Although the 08 could be a 09, it is scrunched up. I think it is a 08.

Other Half Pretzel Double Dry Hopped India Pale Ale pours to a hazy pale yellow color with a thick rocky white head and a nose of bright grapefruit juice. Taking a sip, the beer is light in body, almost thin to my taste. I get the grapefruit rind and flesh again, and some lemon zest, and a subtle passionfruit note, but not the peach the label suggests. There is a dry balancing bitter finish here, which becomes more intense as the beer warms.

Refreshing and drinkable, but I think this is the thinnest bodied Other Half beer I have tried to date. That detracts from the overall experience. Still, I think I would drink it again, especially if I saw it on tap at Taco Mac.

Glad I tried it?  T

Would I rebuy it??