Otherlands Beer

Microbrewery in Bellingham, Washington, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Otherlands Beer

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2121 Humboldt St, Bellingham, WA, 98225, United States
Description
Otherlands Beer is our funny little family-owned brewery & cafe nestled into the Sunnyland neighborhood of Bellingham, Washington. While we originally conceived of our pub as a cottage in the woods called “Chickens As Friends” that brewed one beer and served food exclusively from our garden, we decided that a cozy 50-seat cafe was a bit more reasonable.

Dreamt up and founded by two brewing and service industry veterans, Karolina Lobrow & Ben Howe, Otherlands Beer is a celebration of easy drinking beer, thoughtful food, and warm hospitality.

At the cafe you’ll find our modest selection of unfiltered lagers, farmhouse ales, and modern American pale ales served fresh from the tap and gravity cask and paired with old-world inspired meals and snacks from our humble kitchen. We invite you to come explore Otherlands with us.

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7.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
On tap at Otherlands. Pours clear pale gold with a white head. Wheaty malts and straw on the nose. Flavour is very clean, slight sweetness, wheaty malts, and crisp straw. Fantastic.
Tried from Draft at Otherlands Beer on 19 Apr 2026 at 18:27

7.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
On tap at Otherlands. Pours clear blonde with a large white head. Very herbal and grassy nose. Flavour is crisp and herbal, clean malt base, and hopped well. Excellent pilsner.
Tried from Draft at Otherlands Beer on 19 Apr 2026 at 18:12

6.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
On tap at Otherlands. Pours clear golden blonde with a white head. Crackers and floral notes on the nose. Flavour has a clean cracker malt base, on the heavy side, and plenty of grassy floral notes. Very solid.
Tried from Draft at Otherlands Beer on 19 Apr 2026 at 17:40

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
750mL bottle, pours a hazy golden with a small white head. Aroma has some clove, plenty of esters, some banana… not really much champagne-like effervescence. Flavour is better, with plenty of champagne-like effervescent, light clove, and a touch of banana. Unusually estery for a brut. It’s decent but doesn’t quite hit the mark.
Tried from Bottle at Otherlands Beer on 08 Jul 2025 at 02:37

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 7
Dullish colour. Not much head. This is a bit phenolic, definitely giving off "strong tripel" vibes. It's a bit off-dry, with phenols, banana. It's fairly sweet. It's not bad, but it's not coming together all that well for me.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Jul 2025 at 02:34

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Poured from 750mL bottle (bottle 95). Hazed gold with full white head. Belgian yeast, underlying esters, soft champagne yeast character in the background. Okay.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Jul 2025 at 02:29

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On tap at Otherlands, pours a hazy blonde with a small white head. Aroma has plenty of clove, banana esters, and a touch of wheat. Flavour is quite estery, with plenty of banana, a touch of spicy clove, and dry wheat. Estery, banana-like finish. Pretty on-point, just not my thing.
Tried from Draft at Otherlands Beer on 06 Jul 2025 at 17:54

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
On tap at Garden Path, pours a deep dark brown with a small beige head. Nose brings out toasted malt, some roast, and earthiness. Flavour is much the same, with a robust roasted malt character for a porter, and a dry earthy, bready base. Nicely balanced, robust indeed. Good.
Tried from Draft at Garden Path Fermentation on 06 Jul 2025 at 05:15

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Poured from side pull @ Magnet. Hazed blonde with small white head. Very crisp pils malt with mild grass hops. Well constructed. Not sure how much of an effect that side pull is having.
Tried from Draft at The Magnet on 07 Feb 2025 at 01:52

Chestnut colour. Thin head. Yeasty, with some toasty notes. Yeasty palate, too. It has some toastiness, but it's not clean. I don't like this yeasty "rustic" aka lazy lager making.
Tried from Draft at The Magnet on 02 Feb 2025 at 21:17