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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7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
THANKS for sharing RB people! Sampled draft @ Beer Temple during Carnivale Brettanomyces 2016! Clear orange, little tanned white head. Nose is sweet candy, overly oily, sweet, incense, weird, overly sweet, sugar, perfume & honey. Taste is weird watery oily butterscotch, butterscotch hop, weak sugar,… oily sweet butterscotch, faint butter. Strange overly sweet butterscotch & incense beer. Didn’t really get into it.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Jun 2016
at 12:33
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at Carnivale Brettanomyces ’16. At Beer Temple. Clear golden amber colour, white head. Aroma of pine, light nutty, caramel. Flavour is grainy, pine, nuts, caramel, hoppy bitter finish, grain. Light bodied. Meh..
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Jun 2016
at 15:08
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sampled from tap at ’Beertemple’ during Carnivale Brettanomyces 2016. Clear, golden amber with an off-white head. Sweetish, malty aroma of caramel, honey and some brown sugar. Sweetish, slightly bitter and malty taste of caramel, honey and some nuts, followed by a short, slightly bitter finish. Medium body, slightly creamy mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Okay.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Jun 2016
at 13:01
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Tap @ Beer Temple (at Carnivale Brettanomyces 2016), with Bierkoning, Travlr, Zlotta, Kermis, Maakun, TheJvd, ShivanDragon and more. Clear golden to copper color. Off white head with some lacing. Aroma’s: grainish, fruity, along with some hop, resin retronasal. Flavor is moderate sweet, fruity. Body is rather thin. Finishes with a light bitterness. Not bad (for a cream ale).
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Jun 2016
at 03:43
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap at BeerTemple. Clear golden with nice bubbly off white head. Light malts, quite some nice fruits with peach, apricot, lime. Light sweet and bitter. Under medium bodied with slick light feel. Quite nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Jun 2016
at 09:05
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at Beer Temple. Clear amber with an off white head. Aroma of light fruits, tropical notes, peach, light citrus. Flavour is ligt to moderate sweet and light moderate bitter. Light medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Jun 2016
at 08:53
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 ounce can into pint glass, best before 3/18/2016. Pours slightly hazy/cloudy orange/amber color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and rocky off white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice dense soapy lacing clings around the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of grapefruit, lemon zest, orange peel, light pine, honey, toasted biscuit, light caramel/nuttiness, and floral/grassy earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/floral hops and bready malt notes; with good strength. Taste of grapefruit, lemon zest, orange peel, light pine, honey, toasted biscuit, light caramel/nuttiness, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light pine/grassy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, lemon/orange zest, honey, toasted biscuit, and floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Damn nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/floral hops and bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth and moderately creamy/bready/grainy mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5.2%. Overall this is a great pale/cream ale hybrid style. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/floral hops and bready malt flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Can
on 31 May 2016
at 19:47
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
12 oz signature Sixpoint can. Lighter clear golden pour with a thin fizz head. Surprised to see the cream ale tag here. Drinks more like a sweeter side pale. Hop sturdy and a refreshing, cool finish. Nice beer.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Mar 2016
at 23:02