Otherside Brewing Co

“What if we could ‘can’ this feeling?”

That’s where Otherside Brewing Co started out: surrounded by the noise, sunshine, energy and shared experience of the summer festival season, something upon which the brewery’s owners had built a very successful career.

Within two years of being hit with this lightning bolt of inspiration, the brewery had debuted its Festive Ale – geddit? – to thousands of music lovers as well as building a 20 hectolitre brewery in a Myaree light industrial unit not far from its Fremantle birthplace.

Given its origins, there will be little surprise there's an approachable and fun-loving ethos running through everything Otherside does, not least the beers they describe as “Beers that keep the conversation going, not become part of it.” As such, quality and sessionability remain front of mind for head brewer Rhys Lopez, whose industry experience has seen him work at some of the largest and most well-regarded breweries in Western Australia – with a little distilling and hospitality thrown in for good measure.

Rhys’ tight core range of beer is built upon a mainstage lineup of drinkability that runs from a classic Helles lager through to an anthemic IPA, with names that often riff on – pun intended – musical themes. This is ably supported by the Pilot series, designed to explore seasonality and the brewer’s creativity and occasionally delivering beers that become part of the core range.

At the niche end of the spectrum is the Experimental range. These are, as the name suggests, the most playful of the portfolio, and also come in the most limited of volumes. Often these beers start out as exclusive brewery bar-only releases, an incentive for beer lovers to stop by and pull up a pew more regularly.

The brewery bar is as colourful as the people behind the venture: walls are covered in large murals or plastered in posters from the music side of the wider operation; furniture is a mélange that runs from crates and benches to reclaimed metal chairs and trestles; at its centre is a unique circular bar set against the backdrop of the brewery around which are laid bricks bearing the names of "Beer Tycoons" who've invested in the venture.

It's open from Thursday to Sunday and features all the hits on tap, plus an apple cider. The Brewhouse has its very own food truck too, called Nomads, that offers a different menu inspired by a different part of the world every week – check the brewery website or Facebook to see what’s cooking what when – and the kids’ area is sure to keep the smallest Otherside enthusiasts entertained.

Takeaway cans and growlers fills are available, as are memberships to become an Otherside Tycoon so you can garner invites to exclusive beer events, have input into future Pilot or Experimental releases and more.

With a background in the music and film, the team behind the brewery is keen to give back to the arts community. Regular Tapped by Otherside grants have assisted filmmakers produce short films, with local up-and-comer Stella Donnelly sent to the prestigious SXSW music festival in Austin, Texas. All of the Pilot series cans feature artwork from local artists too.

An Otherside microbrewery – The Brewshed – will feature within Freo.Social, a live music venue set to open in March 2019 in Freo's historic Artillery Drill Hall, while the main production brewery continues to grow. And, with new tanks arriving to meet demand just two years into the brewery's young life, the future of Otherside looks assured.

Guy Southern

Name
Otherside Brewing Co
Address

Blaikie Street
Myaree
WA 6154

Open Hours

Thursday: 4pm to 8pm
Friday: 4pm to 9pm
Saturday: midday to 9pm
Sunday: midday to 8pm


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The Specials

Otherside Brewing Co Sabbath 2023
Otherside Brewing Session IPL & German Hazy
Otherside NZ Liner, DDH Dip Pale & Shift Brewers Hazy NZIPA
Otherside x Copper & Oak Primo Imperial Pilsner (& Others)
Otherside Headliner IIPA '22, NZ Pils & Strata Hazy
Otherside's June 2022 Quartet
Otherside Citra Dip Hop, The Fog & Redliner '22
Otherside & Boston Cloud Squeeze IPA
Otherside Little Red, Mosaic Cold IPA & Sabbath 2022
Otherside Shift Brewers Experimental: NZ Double
Otherside & Old Bridge Cellars Decadent
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Otherside Brewing Co Regulars

Otherside Brewing Co No-Fi

Published March 29, 2023
Otherside’s nomenclature suggests that fidelity levels are amplified by ABV: Lo-Fi is a core range citrusy mid-strength while the limited release Hi-Fi pushed toward IPA levels. This, of course, leaves room at the bottom of the naming bandwidth for No-Fi, a non-alc lager. Pouring the slightest tinge of clear orange, No-Fi is a clean, light-bodied lager with a breath of Galaxy hop passionfruit flavour, a lick of soft supporting bitterness, and a short length. Guy Southern… Read more
Style
Non-Alc Lager
ABV
<0.5%

Otherside Brewing Co Classic

Published February 23, 2023
In what's at least in part a sign of the times, the first months of 2023 have seen a few brewers add what you might want to call "fridge-fillers" to their core offering: beers for those on a budget, or perhaps those seeking something akin to what was referred to in a past era as "beer" but from an indie outfit. It's a space in which Otherside have previous, pushing out Plan C in the early weeks of the COVID pandemic. With Classic, they're picking up on the crisp aspirations of… Read more
Style
Aussie Lager
ABV
4.2%

Otherside Brewing Co Cloudburst Hazy IPA

Published September 2, 2021
For all the music and lolly references that come to mind when approaching this addition to Otherside’s core range, Cloudburst actually has a localised heavenly drenching to thank for its name – and at least 18 months' worth of limited release, foggy knowledge and experimentation for the quality of the liquid. As a result, this hazy IPA debuts as a highly considered beer, replacing Indie XPA in the process, at the same time as Social Helles becomes a draught only offering. Vic Secret, Citra and… Read more
Style
Hazy IPA
ABV
5.8%

Otherside Brewing Co Social – SUPERSEDED

Social by name, social by nature. Social is about sharing great experiences with others and not letting the beer get in the way – just enjoy the moment. To be fair, its serviceability vastly underplays this well-crafted classic Helles lager which pours clear straw in colour and is perfectly packed with German Perle hops that provide a little spice and grassy character. The sweet malt is balanced by tight bitterness that never overpowers and a fine, drying carbonation that ultimately asks whether… Read more
Style
Munich Lager
ABV
4.7%
Stockists

Draught only release from spring 2021 onwards

Otherside Brewing Co Festive Ale

Born out of the music festival scene that was a precursor to Otherside Brewing, Festive Ale brings a different take to the summer ale / session IPA space. Indeed, it’s something that head brewer Rhys Lopez noted in this publication, describing it as “almost like a New World Märzen with American, Australian and New Zealand hops with so much Vienna malt that creates a melanoidin flavour”. For the non-brewers out there, what he means is a light honey / biscuity malt character, which is definitely… Read more
Style
Session Ale
ABV
4.2%

Otherside Brewing Co Harvest Red Ale

Right from this red ale’s initial release, it quickly became apparent that the debut beer in the brewery's Pilot Series would join the core range. The hop forward beer provides depth to the core range of four while still retaining an affable appeal. Aromas of fruity melon and a touch of citrus move towards plummy stonefruit on smooth malt characters. The booze is dialled in, creating a deft balance of weight, interest and something for the 36 IBUs to play off. Despite its pervasive appearance… Read more
Style
Red Ale
ABV
5.4%

Otherside Brewing Co Anthem IPA

For the most powerful moment within their core range, Otherside rouse the mood with a West Coast IPA. The style is known for a lighter malt body that lets the hops shine and, while Anthem arrives with chutzpah, gusto and an elegant balance, it’s the lasting dry finish that supplies the "hands in the air" moment. Pouring a translucent light gold, crested with a tight, white halo, the opening salvo of tropical aromas is supported by light citrus. The lean malt body sits alongside a resinous… Read more
Style
West Coast IPA
ABV
6.2%

Otherside Brewing Co Specials

Otherside Brewing Co Sabbath 2023

Published April 27, 2023
Sabbath returns as arguably Otherside’s most anticipated Creative Series release of the year. Each year, the cool weather offering allows the brewers a chance to explore the pastry stout realm, which they wisely do at a fairly moderate for style ABV – and seemingly months ahead of anyone else in WA. While the concept is one of exploration, this year sees them return to past themes of vanilla, caramel and hazelnut. So much so, in fact, that it’s as if the Myaree crew have stuffed the fermenters… Read more
Style
Pastry Stout
ABV
6.6%

Otherside Brewing Session IPL & German Hazy

Published April 5, 2023
While the rest of the country feels the coming cool, in Perth the moderate days linger, offering an abundance of temptation to indulge in outdoor activities, something Otherside’s Session IPL has very much in mind. Here, refreshment is paramount, with a clean length featuring Strata and Vic Secret hops as pineapple jam tones, berry hints and subtle herbal freshness. A touch of minerality appears as the initial fullness recedes to a slaking dry finish that pairs well with hill walks, and picnics. Meanwhile,… Read more
Style
Session IPL & Hazy IPA
ABV
4.3% & 6.7%

Otherside NZ Liner, DDH Dip Pale & Shift Brewers Hazy NZIPA

Published February 24, 2023
The House of Liners is Otherside's series of double IPAs, which in February 2022 welcomes a New Zealand edition to the stage, part of a growing affinity with hops from across The Ditch, as will become clear below. For now, Riwaka and Nectaron offer Savvy B's passionfruit with juicy stone fruit in support, while a moderate bitterness for size assists. But the wild card here is NZ Liner’s resin which arrives as a succulent sap rather than stoner dank, echoing its South Pacific rather than Pacific… Read more
Style
NZ Double IPA, NZ DDH Pale & NZ Hazy IPA
ABV
7.5% & 5.4% & 8.2%

Otherside x Copper & Oak Primo Imperial Pilsner (& Others)

Published December 15, 2022
They were far from the first WA retailer to get in on the act of collaboration, but since starting the team at Copper & Oak have proven to be among the most eager. Here, they enlisted the help of cross-river pals Otherside to bring punters a vivacious, imperial spin on a classic Euro pilsner. Landing somewhere between a standard pils and a Belgian tripel in terms of demeanour, Primo Pils is a beer centred almost entirely around malt and yeasty esters: clean and creamy on the palate, with a big… Read more
Style
Imperial Pilsner
ABV
8.2%

Otherside Headliner IIPA '22, NZ Pils & Strata Hazy

Published October 25, 2022
The problem with Otherside’s annual Headliner IIPA release is that I keep drinking it. Ordinarily, this would be of concern, however such commentary, or lack thereof, doesn’t provide much insight for readers of The Crafty Pint. That said, undocumented repetition hallmarks this latest version's drinkability and balance, one that's dabbed with orange oil essence and juicy flesh, a breath of passion-peach, a dank tease and moderate ABV for its imperial status. Lean, clean, clear, and evidently… Read more
Style
IIPA, NZ Pils & Hazy IPA
Stockists

Available from the brewery

And via stockists nationally in limited release

Otherside's June 2022 Quartet

Published June 30, 2022
Most breweries use GABS to stretch the very idea of beer into a Wonka-fied, sideshow alley carnival ride for your tongue. But not Otherside. No, their creative bent actually says far more about the brewery team than putting marshmallow fluff or bacon into a beer. Instead, they’ve made an imperial mid-strength version their core range Lo Fi, and are probably still laughing at the silliness of the 6 percent ABV Hi Fi that’s now that it’s finding a wider, possibly very confused, audience. A group… Read more
Style
Various Styles As Indicated
ABV
6.0% & 6.8% & 8.7% & 11.0%
Stockists

In limited release from the brewery

And Otherside stockists

Otherside Citra Dip Hop, The Fog & Redliner '22

Published May 27, 2022
Naming limited releases is a challenge. How to represent the liquid well, be relevant and timely in market, avoid IP theft, and communicate everything about a fleeting spark of canned creativity in milliseconds is the stuff that’s either an afterthought, or squeezed out of a team that costs millions, with charts, spreadsheets and the like. What’s more, you're probably doing so with the pressure of incubating siblings waiting for next weekend’s glorious release. In this space, Otherside keep… Read more
Style
West Coast IPA, Hazy IPA & Red IIPA
ABV
6.2% & 7.0% & 8.0%
Stockists

Available from the brewery

And Otherside stockists in limited release.

Otherside & Boston Cloud Squeeze IPA

Published May 22, 2022
Otherside and Boston’s Cloud Squeeze Dip Hop IPA is a proper collab. Not only is the beer a product of two of WA’s finest craft breweries with a name that's a clever amalgamation of both outfit's popular and oft-hyped hazy-leaning IPAs, but it’s also the byproduct of a long friendship between Otherside’s Rhys Lopez and Boston’s Ben Bunker; both cut their brewing teeth at Gage Roads and now run their respective brewhouses. The beer, however, isn’t just an excuse for a catchup between old… Read more
Style
Hazy IPA
ABV
5.4%

Otherside Little Red, Mosaic Cold IPA & Sabbath 2022

Published April 1, 2022
Given they launched with a red ale based upon head brewer Rhys Lopez’s homebrewing experiences, Otherside have always had a soft spot for such beers. Indeed, the amplified Redliner Red IIPA is one of his favourite beers, and featured in our Best New WA Beers roundup last year. So, while everyone else is going big, hazy and pastry – don’t worry, Otherside are too if you keep reading – it’s almost nostalgic to see the arrival of something in the mid-strength red realm. Little Red is a mid-strength… Read more
Style
Mid-Strength Red Ale, Cold IPA & Pastry Stout
ABV
3.5% & 6.4% & 6.6%
Stockists

All available from the brewery and Otherside stockists in limited release

Otherside Shift Brewers Experimental: NZ Double

Published March 1, 2022
While Rhys is away, Otherside shift brewers Skipp and Lesky play. And haven’t they just? Ordinarily, this part of my writeup would be a something, something about the beer, with context quips, but instead the aggregated tasting notes below, garnered from repeated, rigorous testing, should cover more than enough for this beer – we treat these things seriously at Crafty, after all. Well, somewhat... Pouring clear with a faint gilded mist, aromatic NZ hop greenness teases, ahead of a rush of lime… Read more
Style
NZ Double IPA
ABV
8.8%
Stockists

Available from the brewery – draught and online

And from Otherside stockists in limited release

Otherside & Old Bridge Cellars Decadent

Published January 27, 2022
Old Bridge Cellars’ collaborative liquid party popper created with near neighbours Otherside celebrates a decade spent serving North Freo’s cool coastal enclave and beyond. Dry-hopped ten times – once for each year of the Beeson family’s independent ownership – Old Bridge Decadent continues the brewery’s West Coast juicy exploration, which head brewer Rhys Lopez says aims to “strike that balance between soft and hoppy”. Citra, Mosaic, Eclipse and Sabro hops reveal themselves with… Read more
Style
West Coast Juicy IPA
ABV
6.8%
Stockists

Available from the brewery

Old Bridge Cellars North Freo and Como

And Otherside stockists

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Otherside Nelson Sabro IPA & Belgian Amburana Ale

Published December 3, 2021
With a little festive imagination, Otherside’s December '21 experimental releases have opposing hemisphere’s Christmas tables in mind. Nelson Sabro Oat Cream IPA serves up an Australian meal with its dense mango colour holding the hop and adjunct illusion of a vanilla and coconut cream panna cotta – one sprinkled with mint and splashed with white wine. As for its intent... imagine the last spoonful in the bowl washed down with the remainder of a wine glass as the sea breeze arrives. [OK, I'll… Read more
Style
Oat Cream IPA & Spiced Belgian Ale
ABV
7.4% & 6.2%
Stockists

Available from the brewery

Otherside online

And stockists nationwide

More stockists...

Otherside & Cellarbrations Carlisle / Vic Park Happy Place

Published November 10, 2021
Offering respite from what surrounds us, our happy places can provide calm, safety, nurture joy and often celebration. Whether shared or solitary, it’s here we may also find peace, and, for many readers, a beverage or two. Plush with Vic Secret and Nelson Sauvin, Happy Place is a juicy pale ale that continues along Otherside’s "juicy / bitter" hybrid path, a trick which has one continuing to reach for the glass. A smooth pineapple, grapefruity-citrus medley carries the tongue, with… Read more
Style
Juicy Pale Ale
ABV
5.5%
Stockists

Cellarbrations Vic Park

Otherside Brewhouse

Otherside Brewing Co's October Quartet

Published October 27, 2021
Fresh from taking top spot in the WA Good Food Guide Beer of the Year 2021, Otherside’s new release program shows no signs of slowing. This collab-heavy quartet covers a broad style span which kicks off with a not insignificant triple hazy IPA packing no less than 3.3 standard drinks into a single can. As collaborator Josh Daley from Mane Liquor points out: “We just wanted to do a bigggggggg fuck off IPA, because ya gotta give the people what they want, and people want beers that slap ‘em… Read more
Style
Various Styles
ABV
11.0% & 5.6% & 12.0% & 6.0%
Stockists

Available from the brewery

Otherside online

And retail stockists including Freo Doctor

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Otherside Brewing Co Headliner IIPA 2021

Published August 12, 2021
Otherside’s annual Headliner limited release has become one of their most anticipated, even amid the heady rush of new beers landing in fridges each week. The Myaree crew play their part in it too, adding twice-monthly additions to the boundless nouveau churn, but perhaps there’s as much presence in the name as the liquid in this case. Head brewer Rhys Lopez describes this year’s lupulin impact as “hops four ways”, with T90, LupoMax, Incognito and Supercritical CO2 hop extract all onstage,… Read more
Style
Double IPA
ABV
8.0%
Bitterness
66 IBU
Stockists

Available in limited release from the Myaree brewery

And Otherside stockists

Otherside Brewing Co's May Quartet

Published May 7, 2021
May 2021 sees Otherside release a quartet of flavour forward, bigger ABV beers, handily timed to arrive at the exact moment West Coast temperatures started dropping. One of them is the latest appearance for a beer with a considerable cult following, so much so it could be released during a February heatwave and likely still be voraciously consumed. Sabbath started as a stout that was pastry. The following year it was a pastry stout that seemed closer to stout. And, for its third annual outing, Sabbath… Read more
Style
Pastry Stout, RIS, IPA & RIIPA
ABV
6.5%, 10.5%, 7.2% & 8.8%

Otherside Brewing Co Triple Juicy WCIPA & Cherry Slurpee Sour

Published March 15, 2021
Otherside weren’t mucking around with their first Experimental release for 2021. With COVID logistics hampering the normal flurry of beers, the brewery team describe Triple Juicy West Coast IPA as the biggest and most expensive beer they’re ever made, and also the smallest volume yet. “We wanted to come out with something big,” is how head brewer Rhys Lopez puts it. And there’s no doubting that for a millisecond. Despite the finesse, each sip numbs the back of the head a little more –… Read more
Style
Juicy West Coast IIIPA &B Cherry Pastry Sour
ABV
11.0% & 6.5%

Otherside Brewing Co Distortion 2021: Sabro Sour & DDH Oat Cream Pale Ale

Published February 18, 2021
Otherside’s late summer 2021 pair play to the moment, and the more adventurous may even consider blending the duo in an inspired rush of warm air, sunshine and tropically-infused hedonism. This year's Distortion delivers a zippy Sabro-coco-mandarin-mint vibe, which makes a whole lot of sense in refreshing summery cocktails, and yet appears polarising for many in beer. Why Sabro haters gotta hate? If nothing else, here it helps deliver a sour with character and flavour. Personality isn’t missing… Read more
Style
Sabro Sour & DDH Oat Cream Pale
ABV
6.0% & 5.4%
Stockists

Otherside brewery & online

And Otherside stockists nationally

Otherside Brewing Co Tipo Pilsner

Published January 27, 2021
Otherside have kicked off 2021 with this tight expression of a niche beer trend, one whose origins are driven by the appreciation of a single beer, Birrifico Italiano’s Tipopils. A secret society of sorts – a cabal, if you will, of brewers – began releasing beers in its likeness over the past decade, with Firestone Walker’s Pivo Pils one of the most notable. So, what is an Italian pilsner? In a through-the-looking-glass moment, American brewers became intrigued by the floral and earthy characteristics… Read more
Style
Italian Pilsner
ABV
6.0%
Stockists

From the brewery

And Otherside stockists nationwide

Otherside Brewing Co West Coast IIPA

Published December 17, 2020
Otherside close out 2020 with a big old IIPA plush with dankness, bitterness and clarity. A final "F you!" to a turbulent twelve months. Well, it would be if there wasn’t something else big and hazy arriving before the man in the red suit does, but as we do our best to cover new releases while they are, well, new, for now here’s the bitter beast. A quartet of classic and modern American hops flex here, and you can smell the bag. There’s plenty of grapefruit and pithy citrus, pine,… Read more
Style
West Coast IIPA
ABV
8.7%
Stockists

Available from the brewery – in person and online

And Otherside stockists

Otherside, The Dutch Trading Co & North Street Store Big Loaf

Published November 19, 2020
American strong ales are rarely seen on these shores, perhaps due to climate, meteorological or political, and, most likely, because it’s a beer family that’s as broad and misunderstood as saison. Moreover, the style icon is a Bastard, and the most widely available local example was a Convict, both of which may seem mothballed check-ins. And yet, such beers can be so generous, at once it’s a double IPA, imperial red ale and baby American-style barleywine, with equal avenues of complexity and… Read more
Style
American Strong Ale
ABV
7.4%
Stockists

Available in limited release from the brewery

And select WA Otherside stockists

Otherside Brewing Co Headliner 2020, DDH Sabro Oat Cream IPA, Triple Vinyl & Mango Raspberry Slurpee Sour

Published August 11, 2020
Released with ten days of each other, this quartet showcases not only the scope of Otherside’s brew schedule but also acts as a snapshot of 2020’s pointy end beer zeitgeist. They’d also work quite well at some sort of beer degustation, if that was possible. Kicking off with the latest Creative Series release, Headliner 2020 may be a shock for some who anticipate something akin to the punchy double IPA from last year, as this is best described as juicy – not hazy, although there is an opaqueness,… Read more
Style
IIPA, Oat Cream IPA, TBIPA & Imperial Fruit Cream Sour
ABV
8.0% & 7.1% & 10.2% & 7.5%

Otherside Brewing Co Creative Releases: Sabbath 2020

Published May 18, 2020
A year ago, Otherside released Sabbath, a beer which seemed, at the time, to be a new seasonal in a developing portfolio. With next to no promo, the beer then labelled stout, wandered into fridges and waited quietly for a moment of revelation - this was not a stout. No, Sabbath ‘19 was a mid-strength version of what Scandinavian beer confectioners were doing with double digit ABVs, but instead with a four-pack purchase in mind. Word of mouth grew. A year later and the brewer-cum-pâtissier adjunct… Read more
Style
Pastry Stout
ABV
6.6%
Stockists

Available from the brewery

And Otherside stockists nationally

Otherside Brewing Co Plan C

Published April 23, 2020
Otherside’s response to the coronavirus pandemic has featured a rethink of what craftier beer might mean for punters in challenging times. Sure, it would be easy for many to reach for something cheaper and mass produced, but what if there was an alternative which kept production costs to an absolute minimum, including the label, but didn’t jettison flavour altogether; or, as Otherside put it: “a simple ale to get you through”. Using all Australian malt and hops there’s plenty to enjoy here,… Read more
Style
Session Ale
ABV
4.0%
Stockists

Available from the brewery and WA Liquor Barons outlets.

Otherside Brewing Co Experimental Series: DDH AU.NZ Oat Cream IPA

Published April 14, 2020
After the success of their original Oat Cream IPA, Otherside return with a Trans-Tasman hop trio edition featuring Vic Secret, Rakau and Nelson Sauvin. While some may be questioning yet another riff on the world of the haze – "Oat cream IPA, you say??", the majority of punters seemingly couldn't care less with pre-release online stocks devoured from the brewery's new webstore, and the remainder lasting mere days in retailers. Those able to grab a can of the experimental release will find… Read more
Style
Oat Cream IPA
ABV
6.8%
Stockists

Available in limited release from the brewery and Otherside stockists. Until it’s not.

Otherside Brewing Co Juicy West Coast IIPA & Russian Imperial Stout

Published March 26, 2020
The Otherside experimentals continue with a flurry. Not only is there this massive duo but, as you read this, there’s also an AUS/NZ DDH Oat Cream IPA on the way plus some more shelf stable styles on the horizon. The DDH Juicy West Coast Hazy IPA is a hybrid of sorts, and one which is finding increasing favour with brewers looking to best express New World hops. A decade or more ago, the three Cs may have abrasively dominant, nowadays more juicy offerings showcase hops. And that's the case here.… Read more
Style
IIPA & Russian Imperial Stout
ABV
8.4% & 9.8%
Stockists

Available from the Myaree brewery, their web store, and other Otherside stockists

Otherside Brewing Co Imperial Sour

Published March 20, 2020
The plan for this beer was to use mulberries from head brewer Rhys Lopez’s backyard tree. The budburst had set well and, as summer progressed, branches were dragged down with the increasing weight of the staining fruit. Yep, this was going to be a very cool beer addition. But the chickens had a plan too. Not content with scraps and their usual feed, they slowly began taking an interest in the funny looking tree with sweet, deep purple fruit, and, by late summer, they had stripped it bare. There… Read more
Style
Imperial Fruited Berliner Weisse
ABV
6.8%
Stockists

Otherside Brewery

Otherside Brewing Co DDH Oat Cream IPA

Published February 15, 2020
It’s becoming increasingly apparent the Otherside brew team have entered the sort of epoch of creativity and consistency which is normally only viewed retrospectively. Those paying close attention will have seen the Myaree brewery nail a spectrum of styles, almost in an offhand manner – “Hey, we made this. It’s in market if you’re keen to buy it”. They're making some of WA’s best beer and, for the most part, the liquid does the talking. With the beer at hand, think skim milk milkshake… Read more
Style
DDH Oat Cream IPA
ABV
6.2%
Stockists

Otherside Brewery

And in limited supply from Otherside stockists nationally

More stockists...

Otherside Brewing Co Creative Series: Distortion Peach Sour

Published February 12, 2020
1940s blues artists, notably Junior Barnard, are credited with popularising guitar distortion by turning their amps into the red zone and using blown valves to achieve a unique, gritty tone. In the 50s, Link Wray poked holes in his speaker cones to achieve distorted sounds, which also landed him the prestigious achievement of creating the only instrumental song ever banned by US radio; broadcasters believing his distorted guitar sound on Rumble would incite gang violence – it’s now in the Rock… Read more
Style
Peach Sour
ABV
4.5%
Stockists

Otherside Brewery

And Otherside stockists nationwide

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Otherside Brewing Co Seasons Greetings US IPA

Published December 23, 2019
Who drops a new release two days out from Christmas?!? As if proving a point, while getting festive at the same time – because who doesn’t want to be canning on December 23 – Otherside’s Season’s Greetings has maximised the "out of can opacity" (see this video for context) with a visual density that wobbles in the glass like jelly looking for the rest of the trifle ingredients before the party can start. And start it does, quite unexpectedly, too, with fruity orange marmalade… Read more
Style
American IPA
ABV
6.3%
Stockists

And select WA stockists

Otherside Brewing Co Indie XPA

Published December 5, 2019
I first heard the term "indie" in 1991. Nirvana were breaking and Sonic Youth were between releasing a pair of overground albums that would influence the 90s American sound and resonate globally. Both had capitalised on hard fought yet building awareness, partly due to a deal with a major label, Geffen Records, which for purists were sell out moves. But how would I have known? Before hearing the term, the notion there was any other option for a band was foreign to my teenage self, but once… Read more
Style
XPA
ABV
5.2%
Stockists

Otherside Brewery

And Otherside stockists nationally

Otherside Brewing Co DDH Hazy IPA & Catharina Sour

Published December 5, 2019
If there was ever a chance to release a beer of the moment, this is it. As 2019 ebbs towards a new decade, the density of haze surrounding most drinkers is only increasing so, in an accidentally anarchic response, this limited release is actually relatively clear. The DDH Hazy IPA wasn’t supposed to be; however, the Otherside team happily owned the moment of unexpected clarity and released it anyway as a reminder that visuals are but one of many elements of experience. Kohatu, Mosaic, Denali and… Read more
Style
IPA & Fruit Sour
ABV
6.8% & 5.2%
Stockists

Otherside's Myaree brewery

And Otherside stockists nationally.

More stockists...

Otherside Brewing Co Creative Series: Feedback India Helles Lager

Published November 15, 2019
Otherside’s final Creative Series release for the year swells with summer vibes, although the stunning artwork by Tapped By Otherside grant winner Liam Dee may well conjure thoughts of an endless, although verdant, dystopian version. His piece was chosen by a panel including Art Gallery of WA curators and now sees him with a residency at Freo.Social during the beer’s release, not to mention with some prize money in his pockets. Beer wise, the India Helles Lager joins a welcome trend of clean,… Read more
Style
Indie Pale Lager
ABV
6.5%
Stockists

Otherside Brewery

And Otherside stockists nationally

Otherside Brewing Co Experimental Series: Amchoor & Sencha Sour

Published October 23, 2019
The Otherside brewing team continue to take the road less travelled. Here, the use of amchoor, an Indian dried green mango spice, and Japanese sencha green tea shows not only how diverse and creative beer can be, but does so while serving up an intriguing refreshment. Leading with an earthy, green tea aroma, the palate soon shifts towards the fruity yet with a slight sweetness. Rather than plump mango, amchoor imparts something of an exotic tropical, citrusy element; it's one that's somehow rooted… Read more
Style
Spiced Sour
ABV
5.0%
Bitterness
4 IBU
Stockists

Otherside Brewery

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Otherside Brewing Co Grapefruit & Citrus Anthem & NZ IPA

Published September 21, 2019
For September 2019, Otherside have focused their experimental juices on a pair of fairly straight-ahead IPAs by today’s standards, although there is considerable difference between the two. Grapefruit & Citrus Anthem seasonally twists their core range IPA, with the tweaked recipe aiming to amplify the OG via grapefruit and orange additions which come off less pronounced than expected. Slightly lighter in colour than Anthem, there’s orange sherbet in place of melon and a new but subtle creaminess;… Read more
Style
Citrus IPA / NZ IPA
ABV
6.2% & 6.5%
Stockists

Available now from the Myaree brewery, Freo.Social (on tap) and Otherside stockists nationally.

Otherside Brewing Co Triple Harvest

Published August 29, 2019
“This beer is big, bitter, malty and boozy”. When a brewery provides this kind of quippy truth there’s little more that needs to be covered; nevertheless, those new to Otherside may like to know that Triple Harvest is a thrice scaled version of Harvest, their debut core range red ale that’s become a local favourite in WA. The key to such experiments is balance. Sure, more of a good thing can only be a good thing, however the reality of brewing means exponentially altering ingredients and… Read more
Style
Imperial Red Ale
ABV
10.3%
Stockists

Limited release from the brewery, Freo.Social and Otherside stockists nationwide

Otherside Brewing Co Creative Releases Headliner Double IPA

Published August 14, 2019
Otherside’s connection with the creative world was a central part of the Western Australian brewery’s inception; their relationships and patronage have seen artists feature on many of their labels. The team have now brought this ethos under the Creative Release banner, of which Headliner 2019 is the debut. Artist William Kitely describes the beer inspiration of his featured piece as reminiscent of “the lull of summer, as those sea breezes slowly roll up towards the Perth Hills, releasing the… Read more
Style
Double IPA
ABV
8.5%
Stockists

Available from the brewery, Freo.Social and Otherside stockists nationally

Otherside Brewing Co Experimental Series: Barley Wine

Published July 29, 2019
Revered by seasoned beer drinkers as the apex of beer styles – yes, yes, lambic and yes, crisp pilsner – barleywine commands respect, for alcohol content that's typically double digit even if you're not interested in its historical links to the mid-18th century. It’s also a style that's slowly gaining momentum in Australia and, more than 250 years on from the earliest iterations, Otherside’s contribution to this lineage will represent a welcome entry point for many, in a stylish modern tinny. Served… Read more
Style
Barleywine
ABV
11.3%
Stockists

Available now from the Myaree brewery and Otherside stockists

Otherside Brewshed Debut Releases

Published July 15, 2019
Typically, we cover new beer releases from a brewery as they come to hand. This used to be a straightforward affair but, if the late twenty-teens have taught us – and most drinkers – anything, it’s that more breweries means more beer. In the case of some, the now weekly new release schedule manifests its own destiny, to be devoured and replenished with something fresh, every Friday, indefinitely, which is most certainly the case for Otherside’s Brewshed at Freo.Social. While their main Myaree… Read more
Style
Various styles
Stockists

Otherside’s Brewshed releases continue at 4pm, every Friday, forever, at Freo.Social

Otherside Brewing Co Experimental Series: DDH Super Dry IPA

Published May 13, 2019
For all the hype, questions and criticism that surrounds 2018’s Brut IPA craze, one that seems to have vanished as quickly as it appeared, the lasting impact has been broad experimentation with low carb enzymes, particularly amylase. The science behind their use, in very simple terms, is that they help break down malt starch into more easily fermentable sugars for the yeast to consume, creating a drier beer. Here, eschewing the "Brut" term in favour of something more literal, the Otherside… Read more
Style
DDH Brut IPA
ABV
7.5%
Bitterness
25 IBU
Stockists

Available from the brewery, Freo.Social plus select Otherside purveyors

Otherside Brewing Co Experimental Series: BBA Imperial Stout

Published May 13, 2019
Otherside’s barrel projects continue with a seasonally appropriate, imperial stout release; certainly more seasonally appropriate than the last bourbon barrel-aged number from them: the BBA Scotch Ale released during Christmas week in 2018 as Perth temperatures hit 41C... Aged in Woodford Reserve bourbon and rye barrels as well as Heaven Hill bourbon barrels for good measure, the stave contact has imbued a gripping oak prickle and licks of vanilla rather than any high-end Kentucky moonshine influence.… Read more
Style
Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout
ABV
9.2%
Bitterness
70 IBU

Otherside Brewing Co Imperial Harvest

Published April 2, 2019
This Experimental Series release from Otherside is a big brother to the brewery’s popular Harvest Red, which itself started life as a limited release back in 2016. The beer quickly earned a second limited run before making itself an essential part of the brewery's core range. Craft beer has long had a habit of taking something great and then making it bigger and bolder and it’s not always easy to achieve balance when the flavours and alcohol are given a significant adrenaline shot. Thankfully,… Read more
Style
Imperial Red Ale
ABV
7.5%

Otherside Brewing Pilot Series: Distortion Kettle Sour

Published March 12, 2019
In an earlier version, Distortion was a liquid resume that brewer Andrew Skipp provided as part of his interview with Otherside. Given Skipp got the job, the beer must have made quite the impression and now the beer has made its way from homebrew to commercial release. Part of their Pilot Series of beers, Distortion is a dry-hopped kettle sour with the emphasis very much on the dry hop. “It’s actually the biggest dry hop we’ve ever done,” says brewer Rhys Lopez. The beer pours a hazy pale… Read more
Style
Kettle Sour
ABV
4.7%

Otherside Brewing Co Experimental Series: Banana Shake IPA

Published February 22, 2019
Banana. The word is right there in the title of the beer. But how much banana flavour should one expect? In these hazy days of fruits and hops, when a flavour is right there in the name of the beer, it’s hard to set your expectations as to whether you’re about to experience something soft and subtle or loud and menacing. In this case, the banana is on the quieter end of the scale, the flavour carefully imparted via the use of a hefeweizen yeast. From there, the team pressed on with an IPA. Well,… Read more
Style
Milkshake IPA
ABV
6.4%
Stockists

In 375ml cans and on tap across WA then hitting the East Coast

Otherside Brewing Co Experimental Series: Golden Ale

Published February 1, 2019
At the turn of this decade, the lupulin drenched proceedings that were to come were but whispers between a small group of drinkers. For the most part, the most exciting development of the early 2000s was the rise of an easy-drinking ale with a lighter hue – the golden ale. Indeed, this may well have been the style of beer that launched many now craftier drinkers towards more adventurous realms. This Experimental Series release from Otherside, however, is not that beer. It is rather a Belgian strong… Read more
Style
Belgian Strong Golden Ale
ABV
8.0%

Otherside Brewing Co Scotch Ale

Published December 8, 2018
Otherside’s first barrel release builds on the classic yet little seen Scotch ale style with a little help from Woodford Reserve and Heaven Hill bourbon barrels. The spirituous match is well considered and teases at future releases but, for now, this refined sipper released in time for Christmas 2018 should fortify the more contemplative moments of the tail end of the year. The dark copper beer’s tight cappuccino-coloured head holds aromas of caramel jubes, bourbon vanilla and muted oak. The… Read more
Style
Bourbon Barrel-Aged Scotch Ale
ABV
8.2%

Otherside Brewing Co DDH Anthem

Published December 1, 2018
Otherside get in the festive spirit by ramping up their Anthem IPA. The Experimental Series DDH – Double Dry Hopped – release not only magnifies the original beer's tropical characters but also bumps up the booze by half a percent, enough to make chatting at the Christmas party that little bit more interesting and free-flowing. Slightly more orange in the glass than it’s sibling, DDH Anthem’s massive fruity aroma is unavoidable, particularly the melon characters which dominate. The familiar… Read more
Style
DDH West Coast IPA
ABV
6.7%

Otherside Brewing Co Experimental Series Red Creaming Sour

Published November 28, 2018
The irony about this Experimental Series release from Otherside is that, while it stretches the notion of what beer can be in true experimental fashion, the name tells you everything you need to know – it actually couldn’t be more transparent with the throbbing head rush of saccharine vanilla and raspberry, a combination that’s fuelled equal amounts of children’s glee and parents' concern. In its beerified format, the immediate sugar rush is palpable, while the romance of flavours plays out… Read more
Style
New World Sour
ABV
4.7%

Otherside Brewing Co Pilot Series: Break Antipodean Pale Ale

Published November 27, 2018
A tipping point has arrived at Otherside. For the past 18 months, their brewery has come together and, as the brewers have got to grip with it, the momentum gathered through a steady stream of beers is becoming instead a torrent of releases through Otherside’s various handles. The latest in the Pilot Series is a tropically inspired pale ale and, although it’s a limited release, one imagines this could very well end up in the core range. Pouring golden and with a subtle orange-tinged haze, Break… Read more
Style
Pale Ale
ABV
5.0%
Stockists

Available in limited release from the brewery & select WA retailers and venues

Otherside Brewing Co Lo-Fi Citrus Wheat

Published November 2, 2018
Mid-strength beers are a challenge for brewers. Walking a tightrope of mouthfeel, flavour and balance at around 3.5 percent ABV has led to many session beers being labelled as "donuts" by the brewing community – all aroma and bitterness but with no body in the middle. Sure, you can make a great caramel malt based mid, but is this really what you want in the height of summer? For a different view, take a trip to the Otherside where its first low ABV beer sees the team embellishing an… Read more
Style
American Wheat
ABV
3.5%
Stockists

From the brewery and WA retailers and venues

Otherside Brewing Co Experimental Series Strong Ale

Published October 18, 2018
Strong ale isn’t a style seen too often these days, perhaps unsurprising when the US led push for bigger, more bitter and more aggressive beers has had such an impact globally that there are plenty of other beers that sit at or above the 7.5 percent ABV mark where you might expect to find one. In some ways, they could be considered a mid-strength or session barleywine, with English examples typically pushing the malt balance and America’s take asserting hop arrogance. The first Experimental… Read more
Style
American Strong Ale
ABV
7.2%
Bitterness
74 IBU
Stockists

Available from the brewery and select WA retailers and venues