Spice Of Life - Summer
Sixpoint Brewery
- From:
- Sixpoint Brewery
- New York, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 5.7%
- Score:
- 83
- Avg:
- 3.6 | pDev: 8.89%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 6
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 05, 2014
- Added:
- Oct 01, 2012
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
83
Good
83
Good
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Reviewed by BEERchitect from Kentucky
3.81/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.81/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
In what's become more of an education in hop profiles, Sixpoint's lessons in learning are much more than brain teasers. In the latest hop-forward pale ale, the "Summer" hop variety highlights the newest in the brewery's "Spice of Life" (single-hop) series.
A punch of hops come alive with fruity compounds that are odd in beer but compelling with the nose and early palate of juicy cantaloupe, mango and apricot. Malt sweetness is mild and wraps around the fruit with juicy caramels and light honey- giving the beer's first impression a candied and fructose-laden character.
Its firm golden haze highlights the unfiltered hop character that translates to grapefruit peels, herbal grasses and light pepper upon the middle palate, especially after the sweetness subside and allows the hop flowers to take command of taste in typical IPA form.
Closing with pungent bitterness, its resinous finish is herbal and tea-like seeming of sassafras and softly husken grain and lingering graham cracker, light peppery spice, mint and shaven, perfumy wood. Its dry finish keeps the session refreshing and quick.
Even those final fleeting sips sufficiently lace the glass with broken ivory streams, nearly teasing the senses and asking for another pint. And with its irresistible hop focus but lighter strength and body, why not have one more!
May 07, 2014A punch of hops come alive with fruity compounds that are odd in beer but compelling with the nose and early palate of juicy cantaloupe, mango and apricot. Malt sweetness is mild and wraps around the fruit with juicy caramels and light honey- giving the beer's first impression a candied and fructose-laden character.
Its firm golden haze highlights the unfiltered hop character that translates to grapefruit peels, herbal grasses and light pepper upon the middle palate, especially after the sweetness subside and allows the hop flowers to take command of taste in typical IPA form.
Closing with pungent bitterness, its resinous finish is herbal and tea-like seeming of sassafras and softly husken grain and lingering graham cracker, light peppery spice, mint and shaven, perfumy wood. Its dry finish keeps the session refreshing and quick.
Even those final fleeting sips sufficiently lace the glass with broken ivory streams, nearly teasing the senses and asking for another pint. And with its irresistible hop focus but lighter strength and body, why not have one more!
Reviewed by Darkmagus82 from Texas
3.57/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.57/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Served on tap in a 10 oz chalice glass
Appearance – Served a golden amber color with a one finger white head. The head fades relatively quickly to give a lighter level of lacing.
Smell – The aroma is quite light overall. Some hop aromas of a citrus and earthy aroma. Creating a base are some sweeter smells of a tropical fruit and melon nature.
Taste – The taste begins with a bready base and a grapefruit hop taste. There is a lighter melon and tropical fruit taste upfront that fades fast as the taste advances. While the fruit taste fades, other hop flavors of an earthy nature come to the tongue. At the end a rather earthy/musty bitter hop flavor are left to linger on the tongue.
Mouthfeel - The body of the beer was rather average in terms of thickness and creaminess with a carbonation level that was quite average as well. Overall the feel was decent for the bitter hop and breadier flavors of the beer, but was nothing too exceptional.
Overall – I liked the hop flavor that was left on the tongue, but other than that it was nothing too exceptional. I like the idea behind the Spice of Life series through and would recommend others to trying the beers if they get a chance. I look forward to trying more.
Nov 29, 2012Appearance – Served a golden amber color with a one finger white head. The head fades relatively quickly to give a lighter level of lacing.
Smell – The aroma is quite light overall. Some hop aromas of a citrus and earthy aroma. Creating a base are some sweeter smells of a tropical fruit and melon nature.
Taste – The taste begins with a bready base and a grapefruit hop taste. There is a lighter melon and tropical fruit taste upfront that fades fast as the taste advances. While the fruit taste fades, other hop flavors of an earthy nature come to the tongue. At the end a rather earthy/musty bitter hop flavor are left to linger on the tongue.
Mouthfeel - The body of the beer was rather average in terms of thickness and creaminess with a carbonation level that was quite average as well. Overall the feel was decent for the bitter hop and breadier flavors of the beer, but was nothing too exceptional.
Overall – I liked the hop flavor that was left on the tongue, but other than that it was nothing too exceptional. I like the idea behind the Spice of Life series through and would recommend others to trying the beers if they get a chance. I look forward to trying more.
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