Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Global Warmer Strong Ale from Sixpoint Brewery 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Draught tulip at Sunset Grill on 4/27/06
Beige-ivory head rapidly fades to a ring, with little carbonation notable in the glass, no lacing left behind. Clarity is medium, with a bronze-amber color, some light beige highlights as well.
Nose is dusty, centennial-like bitterness, or some similar American hop, with light resin, and crystal malt creating a very dry effect. Sweet buttercream-toffee quickly sweetens things, though not overly, while plenty of fruity esters play about on the back of the nose. A bit of corn-like notes from the yeast activity, with plant-like bitterness and leafiness growing somewhat as it warms.
Flavor is warming alcohol and lightly sharp esters, combining with soothing, almost-syrupy-like toffee malts, with a hard toastiness on the end that seems to prematurely break up the soothing effect. Hops work against this as well, being less flavorful than they are bitter and plant-like. Texture becomes slippery and somewhat loose as it warms, with simple sweet bread dough and graham cracker like flavors remaining, and hints of hop bitterness peppering the sides of the palate. Fruits lay off, or get folded in to the malt, which creates more of a soggy peach/apricot-like note. Alcohol is not completely unapparent, but it is still well-hidden.
beastiefan2k (4724) reviewed Sweet Action from Sixpoint Brewery 19 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
On tap, poured into pint glass. A glowing orange color, translucent but cannot see through the beer. Actually, one of the most beautiful shades of orange colored beer I have ever seen. A creamy aroma with sweetness, slight fruitiness, and a hop presence but not overpowering. Tastes like an IPA/cream ale to me with just a bit of bitterness at the end. Medium-light body.
beastiefan2k (4724) reviewed Righteous Ale from Sixpoint Brewery 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Have had this twice on tap now. Once at Burp Castle and once at Jimmys. Poured into a pint glass with half inch head. Orange color, can see through the beer. Nothing distinct in the aroma. The body is light, watered down actually. No distinct flavors coming through. Nothing off-putting but nothing special either. Suprised its this strong, felt like a regular 5-6% brew. RERATE 5/7/06 - had on Tap at Liberty Heights Tao Room as a part of the Sixpoint tour (try it). This time the beer was very different, I do not know why. Translucent orange, but I couldn’t see through the beer. Aroma is moderatly floral and pot-like. Leaves a sweet aftertaste. I’m raising the score a bit.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Just had this on tap at the Burp Castle. Poured into a Chimay Goblet. Poured dark orange, with a small head. The aroma is sweet and belgian-like but not too distinct. The taste is also has a belgian feel, when drinking I though this would be a Belgian Ale. Nothing special about this brew but nothing bad about it either. Did not think this was 9%. 6/3/7/3/14
Rerate, tap at HDG, looks like they messed around with it and it fits a lot more into the 6point style... all hop. Seems IPAish mixed with some Belgian sweetness. Still asking why winter warmer? 7/3/7/3/14
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Bolshoi! from Sixpoint Brewery 19 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
2 draught tumblers at Redbones on 3/17/06 for $4.25 each
Mountains of creamy, dense, very well retained medium-tan head that is retained very well (especially being on draught) and laces quite profusely. Blackish-brown body is opaque, not much more I can say about it.
The nose is a little muted, malt wise at least, with a touch of bitter, astringent, scorched coffee punching at the nostrils, while the green, leafy, bitter hops add a wintergreen/minty and light hickory nut-like note, working even more bitterness in to the nose. Fortunately, deep molasses, somewhat offset by light cinnamon-flecked brown sugar begins to creep in with a vanilla and light bourbon element that is quite tastefully done, but perhaps not offset by enough malt.
Flavor is immediately hoppy (green, bitter, leafy and minty) followed by dry molasses, deeply roasted grains, sticky, salty toffee and semi-sweet baker’s chocolate. Appropriate carbonation level keeps a balance between not being too sticky, syrupy or too loose and aerated. Well-extracted malts are comforting and coating. Some deep soy, light tar astringency on the end, and a growing chewy, lightly vinous raisin and plum note continues to keep interest. The hops slowly, albeit never fully, build to a very dry, bitter level. Though for how young this is, I must say, I’m impressed by the lack of going overboard on the hop bitterness. Alcohol is fairly well-concealed in flavor, though does add a bit of rawness. Should smooth out very well in another year. You can tell Shane put alot of effort in to this one.
Lubiere (24459) reviewed Bengali from Sixpoint Brewery 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Hazy golden ale with a lacing white head. Light malt, floral hops, citrussy. In mouth, classy cloves, hops and good grapefruit notes, with some berries. Tap at the Sunset Grill, Boston, Feb.11, 2006.
notalush (7339) reviewed Grand Crüe from Sixpoint Brewery 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at Barcade - man, they must have had a really messed-up keg of this at EBF, because it really isn’t nearly as bad as these ratings suggest - it’s not great, but it certainly is a decent effort - comes out of the hand pump a clear red with a frothy head - the aroma is piney, with lots of strawberry and cherry and a decent dose of hops, much like some american barleywines (see Old Horizontal) - there really isn’t anything belgian-like about this, and I taste no signs of oak-aging or any qualities that might be derived from using wild yeast - I just taste the typical Sixpoint big beer signature: loads of sticky malt counterbalanced by a truckload of hops - more barleywine character by way of light caramel, lots of fruity esters (strawberry, apricot, citrus) - a bit cloying - drinkable, but nothing special - it kind of tastes like an amped-up version of their Global Warmer - I love these guys, but I’m starting to think they only have one trick in their bag - I think they need to focus on becoming more well-rounded brewers before they try experiments like these.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Grand Crüe from Sixpoint Brewery 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Wow. 3 different trappist yeasts, oak-aged and refermented with wild yeasts? Give this man a 5.0 for ambition.
Unfortunately, what is perceived from the aroma is a dominating sulphur smell, perhaps the most I’ve smelled from a beer. Behind that are smooth, even oak tannin notes, light esters of apricot/banana and only pieces of sugariness. Very difficult to describe as it is difficult to get past the sulphur.
The flavor has an odd, astringent mix of chemical-like sulphur notes, dry plastic and light phenols, with a papery sort of mouthfeel that really screams of overattenuation or poor extraction. Sharpness on the end, from light tannins and high alcohols with some moderate grainy/doughiness that attempts to smooth things out. Low to moderate carbonation, too lean of a texture.
Quite clear, amber-strawberry color, with large bubbles sitting on the edges of the glass and a wispy off-white head, that flits about at cover and provides scanty lacing. 2/3/3/1/6
New keg at ABF ’06 Much better, and in fact, qute tasty. None of the flaws of the keg at the Extreme Fest. This was actually quite nicely attenuated for its strength, with low alcohol apparency, light wood and a nice trappist yeastiness that wasnt overpowering. Didnt catch any of the wild yeast notes. Some tropical fruit esters, peaches and rich pale sugars with a comforting, unfiltered body. Lovely deep, burnished-copper/gold appearance with a moderately well-retained off-white head. Score is for this version. 6/3/7/4/15
jcr (3164) reviewed Black Soul from Sixpoint Brewery 20 years ago
Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 16
Draft. Solid, dark brown body with nice whipped tan head. Roasted malts seem to predominate both the aroma and taste. Strong hints of smoke in the flavor and notes of chocolate coming through in the sweet backbone. There is a slight bitterness in the aftertaste indicating some hop presence. Chewy. Medium body is clean in the finish. This porter is nicely crafted.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Tap and Spuyten Duyvil - comes out of the tap a burnt orange in color, with long lasting, sticky white head - the main "spice" appears to be hops (both in the aroma and flavor), but I do detect a hint of ginger - loads of syrupy sweet malts battle with the hops for dominance, and, in the and, win out - caramel, gingerbread, even a hint of chocolate - actually, a little too sweet for me, but still another solid beer from Sixpoint.