Sixpoint is an awesome brewery based in New York City. I had tasted their stuff several years ago when I was in the city, since they were draft only at the time. This past year they began to start selling their beer outside of the home NYC market. I am lucky enough to live in one of the regions where they began distributing, and I have tasted all of their beers so far. One of the things I like about the brewery is that they sell all their beer in 16oz cans in 4pks. I like this better than a 12oz bottle 6pk by a significant margin. I sometimes feel like 12oz is too little and 22oz is too much, and 16oz is perfect. Cans are far superior to bottles, praying this continues to catch on.
This beer is extremely unique. It is a wet-hopped pumpkin beer. I barely detected pumpkin, although there is a good amount of ginger and spices. These all take a back seat to the glorious hops. The beer is grassy, green, and delicious, using freshly harvested hops added directly to the boil. The result is a "Fall IPA" beer that is incredibly "fresh" taking and drinkable. I do think this beer is polarizing, and there will be people who either like it, or strongly dislike it, not much in between. Available for only a short time, due to limited availability of the hops. I am looking forward to their next release, Diesel, and apparently a Saison is in future developments.
No comments:
Post a Comment