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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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7
from can . Pours clear blonde, smell is bit sweet. Taste is bitter, very floral. and mostly very sweet ( kinda like the candy pearl necklaces ) Comes across very arteficial , sadly enough. Harsh sweet ending which i really dislike
Tried
from Can
on 08 Feb 2015
at 21:43
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Canned 355ml. -at Windmill (JDW) on Stansted airport. Orange/golden coloured, small off-white head, mild citrusy hoppy nose. Sweet malty, fruity, citrusy hoppy and mild caramel with light herbal notes in the dry bitter finish. Not bad at all.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Oct 2014
at 16:29
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
355ml can @ The Beehive, LGW
BBE 20 Jun 15 - Pours dark orange with a thick white head. Aroma of crisp grassy hops, fruits, caramely malts and toffee. Taste is smooth, crisp and bitter with some grassy hoppiness and sweet caramely maltiness. Finish is smooth, sweetish and mildly hoppy. Feels more like a sweetish malty IPA than a cream ale.
BBE 20 Jun 15 - Pours dark orange with a thick white head. Aroma of crisp grassy hops, fruits, caramely malts and toffee. Taste is smooth, crisp and bitter with some grassy hoppiness and sweet caramely maltiness. Finish is smooth, sweetish and mildly hoppy. Feels more like a sweetish malty IPA than a cream ale.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Sep 2014
at 10:55
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can 22fl.oz. [ As Sixpoint Sweet Action ].Clear medium amber orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is light moderate malty, toasted - caramel, fruity, light to moderate hoppy, citrus - fruit. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration, citrus - orange hops, light caramel. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20140317]
Tried
from Can
on 06 Sep 2014
at 01:56
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
23 Aug 2014. Can in a Shrewsbury Wetherspoons: poured into a ’Duvel’ shaped glass. Pours an orange colour with a fast disappearing head. Malty, citrusy, bitter and boozy. The whole thing had a Belgian feel to it somehow. Crisp, well carbonated and well made.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Aug 2014
at 13:09
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can @ Wetherspoons Brighton. Hazy orange color, average sized white head. Not a lot of aroma, probably because the beer was freezing cold. After a while I only get malts and hops. Taste malts, hops, lightly fruity, lightly resinous, pretty bitter. Medium body and carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Aug 2014
at 01:10