Sixpoint Brewery Sweet Action

Sweet Action

 

Sixpoint Brewery in Brooklyn, New York, United States 🇺🇸

  Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular
Score
6.57
ABV: 5.0% IBU: 40 Ticks: 171
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.
 

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6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Schöne Balance zwischen bitter und süß, harmonisch abgewogen, hohe Drinkability. Sehr guter Durchschnitt.

Tried on 03 Dec 2017 at 10:42


6

Tried on 25 Sep 2017 at 19:42


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

(Keg at Sori Taproom, 20170725) The beer poured amber and clear. Its head was medium sized and white. Aroma had fruitiness and caramel. Palate was medium bodied and soft with medium carbonation. Flavours were fruitiness, caramel, creaminess, malts and bitterness. Aftertaste was malty, hoppy and bitter. A nice brew with soft palate.

Tried from Draft on 25 Jul 2017 at 11:45


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Clear amber, airy offwhite head. Aroma has passionfruit, candied fruit, pine and caramel. Piney, caramely flavour. Peachy notes too. Refreshing bitter bite. Quite hoppy for a cream ale?

Tried from Can on 24 Jun 2017 at 14:37


6.4
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Can. Pours clear orange, large white head, dissipates slowly, good lacing. Aroma is malty, floral, notes of grain, pine. Flavor is light plus sweet, light bitter, pine, oranges, malt. Medium body. OK.

Tried from Can on 23 Jun 2017 at 19:05


5.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

On tap @ Umami Burger, NYC. A near clear mild amber one, only a little lacing islandy off-white head on the top. Mildish nose. Some peach sweetness, candy and not too much more. It's also really mild in the taste. Thin oily in the mouth and it's just about average on the carbonation. A bit mineralish and dry in a way. Mild red fruits and some peach. A bit dull, but tasty. Works with the burger! 21.06.2015

Tried from Draft on 24 May 2017 at 03:02


7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Tap clear amber colour with medium white head.Aroma is smooth and creamy with taste of strawberrys and malt,light body and sweet light finish.

Tried from Draft on 25 Mar 2017 at 12:21


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Strange beast we have here. Huge malt sweetness, deep and caramel-filled, yet immediately overturned by a pungent hoppy middle and back. Citric and piney on the fade, with a lingering undercurrent of sticky malt heaviness. Kind of like an attempt to make a light beer approximation of an old ale or a barleywine. I’m digging this brew, but I feel like I need another one to be sure where I stand.

Tried on 05 Dec 2016 at 13:20


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

A bit like a barleywine without the heavy alcohol. Malty, hoppy, sweet, slightly sticky sweet. Medium body, nice carbo.

Tried on 18 Nov 2016 at 14:19


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

(Tap) clear, bright orange colour with a small white head; aroma of jam, bit of citrus; creamy palate; balanced flavour with a long, light bitter finish

Tried from Draft on 11 Nov 2016 at 17:06