notalush (7339) reviewed Northern Lights from Sixpoint Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Shared by JoeMcPhee at Peter’s NY gathering - now why would they go and ruin such a wonderful style by putting something as vile as wormwood into it? there is a decent saison hiding under here, with some herbal/floral character and wheaty tang desperately trying to come up from underneath the wormwood - but mostly, this tastes very bitter, and reminds me of cheap gin - bleck.
beastiefan2k (4724) reviewed Express from Sixpoint Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Finally got to this unfortunately not the aged batch I hoped for but beggars can’t be choosers. Snifter @ Ginger Man. Color is a glowing dark orange/light copper, cannot see through it. Aroma is strong alcoholic malts with some indistinct hops. It is sweet and lightly syrupy. Taste follows suite with the sweet and syrupy and a thin alcohol maltiness. Basically, its a Sixpoint without the hops. Not really sure what makes this a Quad either.
notalush (7339) reviewed Express from Sixpoint Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
This beer has eluded me for quite some time, and now I’ve finally found it, in the form of a growler fill from Big Z - anyway, it certainly is quite light in color for a quad - actually, nothing about this beer is like a quad - BSA, sure - the nose is coriander, tangy citrus and cereal grains - the flavor is quite the same - a lot of grainy flavor - equal parts wheaty tang and boozy sweetness - the alcohol burns a little bit, but is still fairly hidden - a touch of bitter herbs - mostly just grainy and boozy, with a touch of overripe fruit sweetness- the wheat and clove phenols remind one of an imperial hefe - a bit messy, and not true to style, but an interesting beer.
nimbleprop (16712) reviewed Bengali from Sixpoint Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Had a chance to drink a few pints of this on tap at Sunset Cantina in Boston. Pours a murky, hazy, bright orange with a creamy, lacing white head. Aroma is very nice, pine, grapefruits, lemons, biscuit, and some tropical fruits. Flavors are similar, even hop bitterness but also a citrus bite, some slightly chewy malts, sticky fruits, and slight spice. Finish is crisp with lasting bitterness. Very pleasant and drinkable. Wish I had better access to this.
notalush (7339) reviewed Dubbel Trubbel from Sixpoint Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask at Brazen Head - clear medium amber - aroma of brown sugar, sticky malts, cherry, and some other indistinct, vaguely belgian fruity esters - quite a bit of nuttiness in the aroma as well - syrupy sweet, with a slick mouthfeel - some fruit skin tartness develops late - moderate alcohol warmth - some doughy character and chocolate on the back end - very one dimensional and sweet, with some tangy orange in the finish - uninspired, but not terrible.
beastiefan2k (4724) reviewed Vienna Pale Ale from Sixpoint Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
½ pint jar pour at Fette Sau. Color is glowing dark amber. Aroma is lightly hoppy with clean, indistinct malts behind it. Taste is basic 6point pale ale with hops but I can definitely taste the Vienna malts, like a slight grainy cereal thing. But either way I still don’t get the point, why make a Pale ale with Veinna malts, did you have too many lying around?
notalush (7339) reviewed Vienna Pale Ale from Sixpoint Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Tap at Fette Sau - hazy gold-ish beer - a fairly interesting, albeit still standard offering from Sixpoint - a lot of american hop bite and moderate citrus tang, especially in the finish - moderate vienna character makes things interesting, and adds a mild sweetness and smoother body than your typical APA - creamy, and almost wheaty - it went very well with the food - another nice session ale from Sixpoint.
DSG (25977) reviewed Gemini from Sixpoint Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
(10/26/08) Draught at The Ginger Man in New York. Cloudy reddish amber with a small but stable beige head. Aroma of citrusy hops. Sweet flavor at the beginning with some caramelly malt, cookies notes and some honey. Continues bitter and hoppy with some piney notes, some grapefruit and a bit of alcohol. Medium to full-bodied. A nice DIPA.
notalush (7339) reviewed Black Market Porter from Sixpoint Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Tap at Bobbique - sixpoint makes solid american-style porters, and this is no different - the carob compliments the roasted malts quite well, and the hop bitterness feeds into both qualities to accentuate the bitter bakers chocolate attributes - medium sweetness balances this - the hops get mildly assertive in the finish, but otherwise it’s smooth and tasty.
notalush (7339) reviewed 8 Days o' Wheat from Sixpoint Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Growler from Bowery Whole Foods - really fizzy, cloudy gold beer - in typical sixpoint fashion, they have hopped the hell out of this one - herbal, earthy hops fill the nose and blast the tongue - very light wheat and biscuity malt character hide underneath there, as well as a little bit of tangy citrus that becomes like grapefruit rind near the finish, but other wise this is a hop monster of a wheat ale - if you like that sort of thing, get your ass a growler of this.