Spice Of Life - Amarillo
Sixpoint Brewery

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From:
Sixpoint Brewery
 
New York, United States
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
6.5%
Score:
86
Avg:
3.79 | pDev: 16.62%
Reviews:
7
Ratings:
28
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jan 29, 2014
Added:
Aug 01, 2011
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  0
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Ratings by 2dogbrew:
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Rated by 2dogbrew from Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -7.7%

Sep 03, 2012
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.75 by POTABLE83 from New York

Jan 29, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by david18 from New York

Dec 29, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by BillRoth from Maryland

Nov 28, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by Jason1337 from Pennsylvania

Apr 25, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by t0rin0 from California

Mar 30, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by Blanco from Pennsylvania

Feb 19, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by BugTownPub from Pennsylvania

Feb 06, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by xacidx from Connecticut

Jan 05, 2013
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Reviewed by Durge from Connecticut

3.92/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Found at the Great Lost Bear in Portland, Maine this IPA presents a cloudy light amber-orange color with a fair white fuzzy cap and nice lacing. The aroma offers nutty grass hop and caramel biscuit. Mild and tasteful. The flavor brings a bit more of a pine-grass hop bite with woodsy undertones of oak and tea leaf. There is more caramel too but it's not very prominent. It's medium-light bodied with fine carbonation and a "tingly" feel. Decent IPA.
Oct 23, 2012
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Reviewed by woosterbill from Kentucky

3.68/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
On-tap at Prime 16. My first experience with the series.

A: Hazy orange body with some fine off-white head that sticks around nicely and leaves some attractive lace. Good.

S: Floral, fruity hops are dominant, with some interesting graininess that reminds me somehow of pancake batter. Fascinating, but not as brightly Amarillo-forward as I was hoping for.

T: Hoppier here, with the floral Amarillo just taking flight. Raw, vegetal, organic tasting hops. clean finish with moderate bitterness. Lingering graininess on the aftertaste distracts a bit, though. Good overall.

M: Lively, frothy. Highly carbonated - a bit much.

O: While not a particularly impressive single hop beer, it was enjoyable all the same. Looking forward to more Spice of Life variations.

Cheers!
Sep 07, 2012
 
Rated: 4.25 by LornaLee from Illinois

Sep 04, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by BeerForHokie from Pennsylvania

Aug 23, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by BMC

Aug 23, 2012
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Reviewed by NiceTaps from New Jersey

4.11/5  rDev +8.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a growler into a stemmed pilsner glass.

A- good looking light copper color, hazy and bubbly. solid white head that trims to a thin line and leaves a ring of lacing with some cool leopard spots.

S- all good; citrus and floral notes and a touch of some sweet maltiness, but I expected some extra 'spice of life' punch.

T- Here comes the hop profile that I like so much, tart and citrus forward with a slightly sweet malt backbone just to balance out any bitterness. The 'spice' that I am looking for.

M- light, drinkable feel with cool carbonation.
Goes down smoothly for the style. Clean finish.

O-Another winner from Sixpoint. Thanks, I'll have another!
Aug 22, 2012
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Reviewed by TheBrewo from New York

3.8/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This was served from the tap at The Ginger Man in Greenwich, CT. The beer arrived in a tapered pint glass, and glowed a rich golden amber color. It held a one finger head of creamy white bubbles, and this retained forever. As the liquid dipped down, spotty lacing was left around the glass. Carbonation was low, there was a thick haze, and no sediment was noted. The aroma was bright with citric hops, pale malt dominance, and a big fruity sweetness from red apples, bananas, mango, and pineapple. Our first impression was that the hops were nice and spicy throughout the taste. As we sipped, spicy, herbal aromatic hops hit first, with citric rind and pear sweetness. The middle peaked with bitter citrus of orange rind, raw pine cones, and yeasty metallics. We finished with booze, plastic phenols, and more of those bright, bittering citric hops. The aftertaste breathed of more bitter hops, muddy pale malts, mineral, and light fusel alcohols. The body was medium, and the carbonation was medium to high. Each sip gave great slurp, cream, and froth, and a light slick coating was left around the mouth. The mouth is ultimately left more wet than dried. The abv is appropriate, and the beer drinks easily.

Overall, what we enjoyed most about this brew was that while the beer was obviously very hop forward, there was a nice solid backing of grain to hold up for a good balance. The nose also showed great fruitiness, but you really needed to stick your sniffer down into the glass to find them at all. The Amarillos were characteristically bittering, and we can see how that would be a bit off putting to some, as the bitterness remains to the very last drop.
Aug 21, 2012
 
Rated: 3.75 by mrskunk from Connecticut

Aug 19, 2012
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Reviewed by alpinebryant from Connecticut

3.97/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A: Pours a slightly hazy dark straw brown color with a full two finger head.

S: Aroma of light Amarillo hops, probably lighter than I had presumed it would smell in the hop department knowing what a full bag of Amarillo hops smell like, but nonetheless good.

T: One place that Sixpoint never fails me is the great malt flavors that it has in its beers that are on draft. I think this has changed in some of the cans as they are brewed at a different site however this was that old great flavor that I loved so much in Sweet Action prior to it being canned at a different location. A nice light American IPA that is not overdone on the hopping, has a nice well rounded mouthfeel to it, and goes down very smoothly.

M: Medium bodied and a good amount of carbonation. It could perhaps have just a bit more carbonation but is otherwise good.

O: Glad to have tried this and recommended if you have the chance. I wish more of their beers still had the grainy malt flavors that this beer has.
Aug 18, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by Tank77 from New Jersey

Aug 11, 2012
 
Rated: 3.75 by jeanphony from New York

Aug 11, 2012
Spice Of Life - Amarillo from Sixpoint Brewery
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 28 ratings