Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Encore from Sixpoint Brewery 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Pint at Sunset Grille, 10/20/2005. Pours a dark brown/toffee colored beer, with some beige-copper tinges on the edges. Low filtration gives it a bit of haziness, but it settles out to a borderline transparent/transluscent opacity. Head is thin and quickly dissipating, with little lacing. Aroma of earthy brown malts, dry toffee, caramel and lightly bitter chocolate. Dates and figs, some hints of light yeast, Belgian influenced, it seems, but not terribly apparent. Flavor begins quite sweet, sticky and chewy of texture, with moderately dry chocolate fudge, raisins, thick caramel and bits of lingering cocoa. Gets dry and almost toasty/roasty on the end, with some fair hops bitterness coming in and a dirty, almost sourish yeastiness. It fights back and forth between brown-malt sugariness and moderately acidic notes of roast and earth. Too bitter/hoppy on the end, I prefer no hops apparency in a dubbel. Mouthfeel has chewy, almost a light chocolate fudginess, which is at first pleasant, but as it warms and breathes, the low carbonation turns it to borderline watery. Not terribly impressed by the yeast, which is far better represented and more elegant in the dubbels I have had from Belgium. I’m also very picky about this style though. Just feel that the balance and flavor profile is all off.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Sweet Action from Sixpoint Brewery 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On draught at Publick House, 9/27/2005. Pours a lucid, slightly hazy, honey yellow with slight, soft orange tints. Head is small, but well retained and wispy, providing great lacing down the sides of the glass. Aroma of clean, honeyish pils malt, soft sweet white dough, bits of lemons, tangerines, peaches and angel-food cake with a clean and light Belgian yeast presence. Maybe a passing floral note of hops in the nose, but otherwise pretty light on those. Flavor is pretty straightforward, very clean honey, light grainy pale malt, a bit more light peaches and a touch of sweet tangerines. A bit of creaminess through the middle with a light Belgian yeastiness to follow, with light dough/malt sugars lingering on. Very clean and wonderfully drinkable, with a low to moderate carbonation. Hops keep the beer dry, without being terribly flavorful or noticeable, but that’s fine with me. A well-done piece of brewing, as seen by the clean nature, great balance and easy mouthfeel. Surprised to see it’s 6.9abv. Gets a little watery and loose in texture as it warms, with, perhaps, the malt getting a little boring at the end of the glass and some definite breadiness growing on the palate.
notalush (7339) reviewed Rebellion from Sixpoint Brewery 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Draught - deep ruby hue with lasting head and powerful, pine/hop aroma - full-bodied and rather heavy - quite a sweet, caramel malt flavor, but it’s tempered by a serious amount of hops - reminds me a great deal of Arrogant Bastard, which is, of course, a huge compliment - would these guys please start bottling so I can enjoy their beer at home?
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Righteous Ale from Sixpoint Brewery 20 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
On draught at Sunset Grille, 9/10/2005 (pre-mead tasting). Fair enough pour, dark amber-to-light-chestnut brown with a small but well-retained yellowish-beige head, unfiltered. Aroma is fruity, nutty, floral and has hints of soily-earthy yeast. Light chocolate perhaps, with oranges and grapefruits. Flavor is a pretty straightforward RyePA. Amped up hops bitterness overpowers the flavor, but some sweet oranges, light tropical fruits and a dry, grainy, caramel malt and light biscuits/breadiness. Quite dry on the finish (well, dry through most of the beer, actually) with plenty of hops complexity, but relatively lacking on the malt side, I thought. Mouthfeel is lightly astringent, papery and dry, but still unfiltered and thus there is at least something there to chew on. Lots of rye. I enjoyed it, but I must say that I’ve had better rye beers. Founders Reds Rye and Willimantic Rye carry the same hops bitterness but add much more juicy flavors and seem to have better body.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Brownstone from Sixpoint Brewery 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
On draught, 9/3/2005 at Anam Cara. Transluscent, deep mahogany with some amber-auburn highlights. One-finger head recedes to a centimeter but is fairly well-retained there. Head is light tan-beige and whispy. Little to no lacing. Smells of coffee, some dry oats or something to that effect. A bit of vanilla and cream. Creme brulee with caramel atop. Flavor begins with toffee and lots of light roast, with a bit of sticky caramel on the end. Sweet brown sugar-like malts are quite pronounced. Very low carbonation and a not-wholly fulfilling body. Touch of dry breadiness on the end. Almost hits the attenuation I’m looking for, but just a tad too dry. Mouthfeel is moderately carbonated, a bit slick and borderline grainy. Retro coffee, dark and ashy. Bits of chocolate here and there. More coffee and some burnt caramel. Some alcohol apparency towards the end of the glass.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Bengali from Sixpoint Brewery 20 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
2005 growler from shoreline bvg. Big foamy head, off-white, good retention. Clear copper color, with small bubbles rising. Smells of light floral hops and some grassiness with buttercream and light caramel. Light, plesasant bitterness, wow this is really well balanced. Flowers, hay, leaves. Caramel and a medium body, no wateriness or thinness. Drinkable with some lingering bitterness. A bit of dry crayons/plastic, but it’s probably from the growler. Perfumey and dry on the end, with bitter, limes and white grapefruit on the finish, but not overly bitter. Great stuff. Good lacing, with the head still present at the end.
SpringsLicker (4048) reviewed Sweet Action from Sixpoint Brewery 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
RBSG Growler Fizzy, average sized head sits above a light golden body. Mild candy aroma with some yeasty notes in the background. Not overly impressive yet not offensive in any way. Lacks the overall complexity to grab my attention.
notalush (7339) reviewed Diesel from Sixpoint Brewery 20 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
[draught at blind tiger] I tried this before I knew what style of beer it was, and it struck me as being quite hoppy for a dark beer - when I found out it was a stout I was even more surprised - however, I am not one to often lower ratings just because something isn’t "true to style" - this beer was quite good - about as black as beer comes, with a two-finger, frothy white head - aroma of dry, piney hops, charcoal, cocoa, espresso - full but not overstated flavor of plum, chocolate, roasted coffee beans - nice, full mouthfeel - quite dry, very hoppy finish - there is an argument for this being an imperial stout, but given the high gravity of a lot of sixpoint ales, I would say if they made an imperial it would be much higher in alcohol - very nice - I can’t wait for them to start bottling their products.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Diesel from Sixpoint Brewery 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
More or less black in colour. Well, a little less but not enough to quibble. Roasty, plummy, deeply chocolatey aroma. Chewy dark malts - roasty, chocolatey. Well-defined flavours with only a hint of fruitiness. A lot of hoppy dryness in the finish. Quality.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Abigale from Sixpoint Brewery 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bright dark amber colour. Toasty, ashy aroma with light dark fruit esters. Somewhat spritzy body. Malt-accented with a whole wheat bread character, woody accents and a definite raisin character. Dusty (yeasty), sweet finish.