Global Warmer
Sixpoint Brewery

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From:
Sixpoint Brewery
 
New York, United States
Style:
American Amber / Red Ale
ABV:
7%
Score:
88
Avg:
3.92 | pDev: 9.69%
Reviews:
223
Ratings:
1,201
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Apr 01, 2019
Added:
Nov 04, 2013
Wants:
  47
Gots:
  261
An Imperial Red ale of global proportions, rich with toasted malt and enough bright hops to warm you through the winter.
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Ratings by beerdedking:
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Reviewed by beerdedking from Pennsylvania

4.46/5  rDev +13.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
Poured from Red Bull style Sixpoint can which I happen to find very appealing...

Looks a bit more copper (IPAish) than red (Amber) in color while having some unfiltered yeast suspended about my pint glass. Nice two finger head and great lacing...

Citrus and mild pine hops waft toward me

This beer walks the line nicely between IPA and Amber making it an excellent alternative to Nugget Nectar. The malt bill is a bit more forward, but the hops steel the show. Lovely citrusy pine lead the way ahead of amber malt with a very smooth bitter finish. Drinkability is high like all Sixpoint beers I've had. They all seem to have a soft carbonation that lets the flavors do the work, not the bubbles.

Get this if you can find still find it, otherwise, put it on your list for next winter...
Jan 24, 2014
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois

3/5  rDev -23.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
"Best by 4/23/15"; drank 11/25/14 @ the Yarchives.

Clear orange/red hue.

Big off-white head; frothy lace.

Mild orange citrus nose; faint hints of bread.

Medium thin mouthfeel.

Bitter grapefruit & stake bread flavors up front; mild macro-lager finish.

Drinkable but hardly enjoyable.
Apr 01, 2019
 
Rated: 3.93 by KMcGrath from Massachusetts

Dec 03, 2018
 
Rated: 3.05 by Chilmer from Iowa

May 24, 2018
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Reviewed by q33jeff from New Jersey

2.7/5  rDev -31.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
**
12/04/15

Aroma is hops and some spice. Light Amber color, lasting white head. Loses points for being a little too hoppy for a winter beer. Also get pine, sourish resin, tar."

**
Apr 21, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by AyatollahGold from Indiana

Jan 14, 2018
 
Rated: 3.62 by bschmidt_37 from Illinois

Dec 23, 2017
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Reviewed by Dinglehacker from Wisconsin

4.21/5  rDev +7.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Poured into dimpled seidel.

Look: Thin, cream-colored head ring, and a bat-shape of lace. Burnt amber center, light orange at the edges.

Smell: Fruity hops (grapefruit comes to mind), malt.

Taste: Up front hop fruit, biscuit malt back. Sweet, with tropical bitterness.

Feel: Medium and dry.

A nice red with some great balance. A fruity, hoppy bomb of beer.
Oct 13, 2017
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Reviewed by MonDak_Joe1953 from Minnesota

3.96/5  rDev +1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from 12oz can into glass. Canning date of '20FEB2017'. Only described as an 'ALE' on the can.
Hazy, red amber body. Frothy white head settles to interrupted head, and moderate lacing.
Smell is tropical and piney hops, biscuit malt.
Spicy taste, mostly of piney hops, some tropical in the middle, strong malt underlying throughout. Sweetness at the end.
Coats the mouth, slightly bitter to smooth.
Touted to be a beer to "beat back raging storm clouds". A winter warmer of a different sort. It works.
Oct 11, 2017
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Reviewed by josanguapo from Spain

3.77/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
From Bierkraft. At Elba Costa Ballena. In hotel's tubular glass. Nothing unpleasant,some caramel and neutralish bitterness,but without anything that makes it memorable.Very drinkable though.Abv well hidden
Aug 02, 2017
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Reviewed by stephens101 from Oklahoma

3.69/5  rDev -5.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Ruby red with an unblemished tan froth. Smells of citrus, pear and herb. Grain up front with light fruits, faint grapefruit and grass following. Light to medium in body.

Pairs well with An Inconvenient Sequel.
Jul 30, 2017
 
Rated: 3 by harpus from Alabama

Jul 09, 2017
 
Rated: 3.79 by oldsailor from Connecticut

Jun 29, 2017
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Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont

3.75/5  rDev -4.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
The appearance is a hazy golden amber colored body with a slim one finger white foamy head that dies within about a minute; some adequate foamy lacing that tries to cling but ends up sliding into the body; the aroma mainly bitter, now is that hops or is that just plain bitterness for the most part, to me at least its just coming across as plain bitterness, not really getting much hops for the most part; I will say this, some caramel malts do come out as it warms; the taste is mainly bitter again, and those caramel malts do try to make a presence, but end up making a sly subtlety to help balance it just a tad; bitter dry aftertaste and finish; on the palate, well, its a sort of between the light to medium and it comes across super dry in the mouth and tongue; overall, hey, not a bad American Amber/Red Ale that wants to be an Imperial Red Ale.
Jun 20, 2017
 
Rated: 3.25 by Hayley_86 from Netherlands

May 18, 2017
 
Rated: 3.29 by mattmarka1 from Minnesota

May 18, 2017
 
Rated: 4.04 by Strohm from New York

May 10, 2017
 
Rated: 2.5 by NonicPanic from Pennsylvania

Apr 26, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by Kurzman from Rhode Island

Apr 18, 2017
 
Rated: 3.96 by mnine from California

Apr 16, 2017
Global Warmer from Sixpoint Brewery
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 1201 ratings