Sweet Action
Sixpoint Brewery in New York City, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular|
Score
6.57
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Since it's part blonde ale, part wheat beer, and part pale ale, you might be wondering, what exactly is Sweet Action? Sink one… your palate just gets it.
“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.
“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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7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can at the Monk’s Retreat (JDW), Reading. Pours murky copper with a large off-white head and a LOT of fizz. I don’t normally like fizzy beers but in seems to work well in this case, partly because the bubbles are large and frothy-feeling rather than sma?l and prickly, and partly because a decent malt base gives the beer a fuller body than is the case for some US beers. There’s lots of pine up front, then a growing sweet oranginess. There’s a little lemon and banana in there too followed by biscuits and a little spice, like a very mild ginger nut. Pine returns in the aftertaste. Overall it’s a damn fine beer, not bland like my previous two cream ales but instead tasty and well-balanced, like a decent APA. I’d happily have another.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Mar 2014
at 07:30
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Can from JDW Liverpool Street Station. Very weak blend, has the mouthfeel and fizziness of a good pale but just lacks the hops and taste. Nice enough I guess, in a bland inoffensive kinda way but wouldn’t go out of my way to try this again.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Mar 2014
at 14:33
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
9th March 2014
Can. Hazy amber beer, small pale cream coloured head. Palate is light, semi dry and mildly crisp. Light floral malt. Light pithy citrus hops, little grapefruit, Light airy finish. Easy going.
Can. Hazy amber beer, small pale cream coloured head. Palate is light, semi dry and mildly crisp. Light floral malt. Light pithy citrus hops, little grapefruit, Light airy finish. Easy going.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Mar 2014
at 09:44
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Can at Crown Rivers JDW, T5 Heathrow Friday 14th March Cloudy amber with a light sheen of filmy bubbles across the top. The aroma is very muted (perhaps too cold). Soft in the mouth, hoppy with a little furriness across the roof of the mouth, dry finish, even leading to my mouth watering slightly. Some bitter marmalade, its very nice. A6 A4 T7 P4 Ov13 3.4
Tried
from Can
on 14 Mar 2014
at 12:03
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can@Flora Sandes JDW, Thornton Heath, London - fuzzy amber/orange coloured pour with medium beige head. Sweet fruity and juicy aroma and taste, citrus hoppy, sweet caramel malty, nice floral notes. Solid brew this. Lovely.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Mar 2014
at 16:11
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can from Linen Hall, Enniskillen [120314]
Dark orange, hazy, off white frothy head
Aroma - pine hops, soft herbal bit grassy notes, hint of orange zest, touch of orangey caramel malts
Taste of piney hops, bit grassy herbal hops, soft bitter orange, caramel malts. Flavour goes flat in the middle
Palate - soft carb, medium body, smooth texture. More bitter than sweet. Finish as main flavour, bit dry, quite rapid, fairly bitter tail
Overall - I didn’t enjoy this as much as the Crisp. Found it rather dull. Bit disappointing.
Dark orange, hazy, off white frothy head
Aroma - pine hops, soft herbal bit grassy notes, hint of orange zest, touch of orangey caramel malts
Taste of piney hops, bit grassy herbal hops, soft bitter orange, caramel malts. Flavour goes flat in the middle
Palate - soft carb, medium body, smooth texture. More bitter than sweet. Finish as main flavour, bit dry, quite rapid, fairly bitter tail
Overall - I didn’t enjoy this as much as the Crisp. Found it rather dull. Bit disappointing.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Mar 2014
at 21:14
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
How: Draught.
Where: The Bishop’s Arms (Folkungagatan), Stockholm.
Appearance: Amber colour with a large off-white head.
Aroma: Caramel, hops, grass, tropical fruit, peach.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Tropical fruit, hops, citrus, caramel.
Where: The Bishop’s Arms (Folkungagatan), Stockholm.
Appearance: Amber colour with a large off-white head.
Aroma: Caramel, hops, grass, tropical fruit, peach.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Tropical fruit, hops, citrus, caramel.
Tried
on 10 Mar 2014
at 11:04
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
BB 08Apr14 Amber in the glass with a yellow-beige head. Very flowery hoppy nose. The beer starts flowery-hoppy. This nice aroma ends very quickly, the mainpart is smooth, slightly sweet, easy to drink. The flowery hops are in the background. I suppose that a cream ale must taste like this, as my last one was very bad… The aftertaste is smooth-malty-sweetish with nice hop bitterness and nice floral hops coming back again.
Cream Ale won’t be my favourite style, but nice to see that there are drinkable versions of it. --> 10/12/9/9
Cream Ale won’t be my favourite style, but nice to see that there are drinkable versions of it. --> 10/12/9/9
Tried
on 09 Mar 2014
at 17:49