Sweet Action
Sixpoint Brewery in Brooklyn, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular|
Score
6.57
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“Ever heard of Sweet Action…the magazine?”
That short-lived sensation sparked one of our first collaborations—the beer you hold in your hand. Our quest to classify SWEET ACTION has ended; it’s a beer your brain can’t categorize, but instead speaks directly to your palate. Our senses and intuition sometimes conquer rational thought. It’s Mad Science.
If you traced from 2004, you’d see that SWEET ACTION is a representation of our palates at any given point in time… it’s a vibe more so than it was ever one distinct formulation. This version, a juicy, blonde wheat ale, is the latest iteration in that story.
The first brew was for a friend’s party. In three separate phone calls, she requested three different beers. First it was a wheat beer. Then it was a lager because her dad loved ‘em. Then she wanted a pale ale. So we put them all together and fermented it out with a Belgian yeast to 7.2% ABV. It was a super spicy brew with tons of biscuit malt, aromatic malts, and some bitter, dank American hops. This all took place in Madison, Wisconsin.
Then came the infamous photo shoot. A chance encounter in 2004 in Red Hook, BKLYN, led this beer to be served at a launch party for a short lived local magazine. The thing finally had a true namesake, after the magazine: SWEET ACTION.
That might leave you wondering, what exactly is SWEET ACTION? Well, sometimes knowing isn’t everything. Sink one… your palate just gets it.
Early-harvested Simcoe hops give Sweet Action a peachy aroma, while Canadian White Wheat smoothes out the body and gives the beer that hazy look.
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Maverick (5062) reviewed Sweet Action from Sixpoint Brewery 6 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3
Draft. I must have had a bad keg because i found this rank smelling with some nasty hops. I will avoid.
PLohbauer (1104) ticked Sweet Action from Sixpoint Brewery 8 months ago
RB score 3.31
jerseyislandbeer (5817) reviewed Sweet Action from Sixpoint Brewery 9 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Old rating from 2016 - From the tap in NYC. Pours amber with a small white head. Aromas & tastes of orange, grapefruit, tangerine & malt. Medium body. Smooth creamy finish
tricksta_p (13552) reviewed Sweet Action from Sixpoint Brewery 10 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Can at home. Aroma is sweetish toasted biscuity malt, resinous hops, touch of fruits. Flavour is light to moderate sweet and moderate to medium bitter. Body is medium. Hardly a smasher like the Sixpoint Crisp or Bengali, but pretty smooth and agreeable.
Goozen (5540) reviewed Sweet Action from Sixpoint Brewery 11 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Can 0m355ltr: Slightly hazy golden colored brew with an mostly dry bitter taste with some sweet fruitiness, hints of citrus, mango and some caramel.
kristincedar (7053) ticked Sweet Action from Sixpoint Brewery 11 months ago
Meppener (1686) reviewed Sweet Action from Sixpoint Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bei PJ Clarke in New York City. Gezapft. Trübes Gold, 1 cm Schaumkrone. Tropfen im Aroma, etwas Frucht. Geschmack: Bitter, Grapefruit.
Martinsh (3573) reviewed Sweet Action from Sixpoint Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
On tap at Ebenezers, Crewe. Pours a cloudy chestnut brown with minimal white head and good lacing. There is an aroma of sweet fruits with hints of caramel. In the mouth it has a creamy texture with malts being the dominant flavour. However, there are also traces of citrus, spices, floral hops and nuts – if you search for them. Finish is quite fruity. An inoffensive little number. PS the bar described this as a cream ale, which I think is more accurate.
poisoneddwarf (5425) reviewed Sweet Action from Sixpoint Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
12 oz slim can. NYC Pale Ale, 5% ABV. Aroma is citrusy, grainy, cantaloupe. Pours slightly hazy cantaloupe orange with a one+ finger cream-white head with excellent retention. Taste is lightly bitter with significant candy sweetness. I wish this was fresher--I'm sure I would have given it a higher score.
dragnet101 (5171) reviewed Sweet Action from Sixpoint Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
330ml. Hazy amber, small white head. Tangerine, lemon and lime citrus, quite sweet, slight resin, nice bitterness. Its ok.