Sixpoint Beer Purchasing App

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  1. njcraftfan

    njcraftfan Zealot (684) Dec 18, 2016 New Jersey

    a rosy glow...
     
  2. dhaakon

    dhaakon Pundit (851) May 30, 2005 New York

    ran there with a buddy and grabbed a couple of beers and my haul. had a really cool vibe. reminded me of j. wakefield in miami with the street art. pick up was easy, only had to wait 45 minutes. kidding. great job @Sixpoint. i appreciate a brewer/owner who also loves to post. regardless of the banter. cheers! will definitely be back. (bba 5 beans?)

    p.s. i think the kolsch was my favorite beer. smoothie was nice but i think the name almost suggests a milkshake like ipa with a bit more of a lactose+oat+cream mouthfeel. i enjoyed it but it was more bitter than fruity. wish it was called NEIPA. toppen-ish is great. very crisp and great showcase of the farm's hops. well done. excited to try the raspy con sauce, will report back.
     
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  3. JMH_

    JMH_ Pooh-Bah (1,956) Feb 24, 2001 New Jersey
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    Thank you to each and every one of you, both BA's and non-BA's alike, for participating in today's inaugural release event. The day was an absolute blast and it was an honor to be able to host each of you in our home. Perfect beer drinking weather + killer tunes + ridiculously crushable empanadas made for an incredibly fun day.

    The feedback on both the beer and the release event itself has been great thus far and the kind words are much appreciated. Please keep it coming and know that while we 100% enjoyed today, we're still always looking to find ways to improve and are always open to suggestions in order to make your experience the best that it possibly can be.

    Stay tuned here and of course via the app as well for info on any future releases. We think you're going to be stoked for what's in the Pipeline...
     
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  4. SCW

    SCW Initiate (0) Jul 25, 2004 New York

    Well we can't put your name on that wall anymore, because that spot is reserved for trolls. And trolls only lurk in the dark, mostly in their Mom's basement, and stay anonymous from behind their computer screens. :grin:

    But its not like you aren't walking away with anything here....after all, you came down to the brewery and showed your face and had a great time and had great beer. That's a lot better than being miserable and spewing negativity all alone from behind a computer screen!


    Thanks for rolling up today Sean, Newman'sOwn, Vizualize, jrnyc, dhaakon & mcshk, and hope to see you all at the next release in October. For the October 21st release, the fully developed Sixpoint 4.0 app will be in the iTunes store and Google Play store, as we're taking it out of beta mode....there is going to be a wave of innovation on that front, and the loyal customers and supporters who repeatedly come down for these initial releases will be rewarded over time....looking forward to sharing that with you....

    oh and dhaakon - good news for you, the Kolsch is actually going to be making a debut next week for wider distribution.....more info on that likely tomorrow.....cheers

    But your cognitive bias towards our brewery was already well documented before you just decided to write us off. Now you are just looking for an excuse to refrain, because you know that if you actually came down to the brewery it might blow up your confirmation bias against Sixpoint. Come down....>>>.....have awesome time.....>>>>>...drink great beer....>>>....meet the friendly people at Sixpoint.......>>>>....does this mean I can't hate them anymore?

    Even though coming down is preferred, its not even necessary at this point to dissolve any confirmation bias. The evolution and progression of this thread, along with the feedback from yesterday's event refutes those biases and actually confirms the opposite. We're a product-focused, service-oriented, and innovation-driven company that seeks to constantly improve and reimagine a better experience for our customers. Anyone who came down to the brewery yesterday can confirm that - and they did exactly that in their feedback.

    Nothing outlandish in our claims or Steve Hindy's remarks - yet you are more than welcome to come down to the brewery and discuss whatever issue you might have in person - I will carve out a time that works for you and we can chat over beers. But as I already said, arguing about those things is actually petty, and not really what's important here. What's important is we are going to unleash a wave of innovation and really take things to the next level with some big developments we have been working on. Some of these projects have been in the works for months or years.

    But don't take our word for it, listen to what the customers are saying.....which brings me to my next prediction. Right now we may be the best kept secret, but that is not going to last long. After a few more of these releases, its probably going to go parabolic...

    Ball is in your court @Fahmie25 you can pm or dial me direct at the brewery. cheers

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  5. joe16siny

    joe16siny Initiate (0) Nov 3, 2015 New York
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    I had a problem with the app got a fast reply. Asked for a raspy sauce got a fast reply. Picked up my beer in less than 2 min had a great time, drank FREE beer , heard some good music and spoke to some real nice people. So i'm asking for you share next time since your not buying .
     
  6. jkane101

    jkane101 Savant (1,137) Sep 22, 2007 New Jersey

    Just wanted to chime in and thank all the folks @Sixpoint..great brews, REALLY great crew, super chill vibe. Show up grab your order then hang for as long or as short as you want. This is my idea of a beer release. I'll see you all at the next release.
     
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  7. algebeeric_topology

    algebeeric_topology Pooh-Bah (2,028) Dec 30, 2014 Florida
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    This is the over the top stuff that's off-putting. Something can't be the best kept secret when it was the subject of two threads, this one gathering 7 pages in 2 weeks (and a third thread for Sixpoint's Smoothie), as well as 2 beers that sold out as quickly as they did. Where in all of that was the secret being kept?

    It looks and sounds like it was an awesome day, cool, congrats, it could could be left at that. Rather, it sounds like now I'm being told I'm missing out and that I need to jump on this. It's one thing when it's from another BA who is proud of their spot (but weirdly trying to blow it up so they can eventually complain about what it's become), but when the message is straight from @Sixpoint , it feels like I'm aggressively being marketed to. Even if it is just from someone who has been in craft a long time, loves the industry, loves beer, and wants to spread that, consider the optics.
     
  8. Fahmie25

    Fahmie25 Initiate (0) Jan 2, 2008 New York

    Pmd you. Not sure if people actually take you up on this offer, but I’m happy to swing by. I’ll hold off on further comment until then :slight_smile:
     
  9. jrnyc

    jrnyc Pooh-Bah (2,988) Mar 21, 2010 New York
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    @Fahmie25 @RobNewton No snark intended here, respect your opinions, if you guys want to hit next release, let's do it, we can hit SP and then Other Half. If weather is halfway decent and SP does what they did yesterday, will be a fun time.
     
  10. algebeeric_topology

    algebeeric_topology Pooh-Bah (2,028) Dec 30, 2014 Florida
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    Many have, they were just never heard from again. What happens in Red Hook....
     
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  11. joe16siny

    joe16siny Initiate (0) Nov 3, 2015 New York
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    You have it backwoods, hit Other Half wait in line to buy beer THEN go to SP where your beer is waiting.Then walk to Widow Jane have a shot or 2 and go back to SP.
     
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  12. algebeeric_topology

    algebeeric_topology Pooh-Bah (2,028) Dec 30, 2014 Florida
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    That was the order I thought as well, though would certainly be a long day.
     
  13. icfpny

    icfpny Initiate (0) Apr 3, 2015 New York

    Shit, I would have gone if I'd know there was some sort of event. I thought people were just picking up beer.
     
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  14. SCW

    SCW Initiate (0) Jul 25, 2004 New York

    Thanks, already hit you back with a PM - and looking forward to it!

    "Unemployment was high and by the early 1990s, Red Hook was suffering from very serious problems: the deterioration of its physical fabric, abandoned buildings, illegal dumping of trash, poverty, skyrocketing drug use and violence. Life Magazine named it one of the ten worst neighborhoods in the U.S. and called it “the crack capital of America.” In 1992, beloved school principal Patrick Daly was killed in broad daylight at the Houses, caught in a crossfire when he went to look for a student who had left school upset after a fight that day."

    Sounds like a lovely place to start a brewery! My how things have changed, even in the past 13 years we've been there.

    People were just picking up beer, but it kinda morphed into something more. @jrnyc can probably shed some more light on that...we ended up having beers together for at least several hours! Also introduced him to Graham Gamache, our hop farmer who flew all the way in from Washington State....

    It would be a much shorter day if you didn't have to waste a significant portion of it waiting in a line. :rolling_eyes: :grin:

    You bring up some fair discussion points here, and yes we are always willing to consider the optics. But we hope you would have a similar willingness to reassess what you wrote as well - its a two-way street.

    We stand by the original comment "best kept secret" because as of right now, it is still largely an unknown happening amongst the general public in NYC to go to Sixpoint Brewery. We were not referring to folks on BA - they have a completely different level of awareness of the beer, brewery, and bar scene vs. the rest of the drinking public. The three threads on BA you mentioned (one was locked btw) are still only being read by the folks on BA, and not the broad demographic you need in order to hit a true critical mass. What I'm referring to is once these folks (those who are not the early adopters or how follow the beer scene closely) have a more widespread awareness of the situation, it most likely is going to get much more crowded. So in that sense, it is still the best kept secret (for now).

    "It looks and sounds like it was an awesome day, cool, congrats, it could could be left at that."

    It was left at that, but then there was an organic outpouring of responses and support from those who attended right after the event. We did not write those - but it is our goal to make sure people continue to have positive experiences.

    "Rather, it sounds like now I'm being told I'm missing out and that I need to jump on this."

    We did not say that - we said our prediction would be that after a few more releases, we'd see a spike in popularity. Whether or not you feel you are missing out is really up for you to decide.

    As stated, our main focus right now is making sure the customer experiences stay positive, but as I mentioned, we also will be rewarding those who came in early and helped build something really awesome and special. Once something becomes popular, why should all of the people who supported from the very beginning have to deal with a massive amount of inconvenience going forward? We thought of that in advance, and are working on some innovating things to help reward these folks. We can share with you the details on that down at the brewery for the October release. So whether or not you want to participate in this is ultimately your choice, but the chance to get in on the ground floor is only a temporary reality.

    btw - I know you like Berliner Weiss, so I saved a couple of the Lil' Raspy for you @RobNewton

    cheers

    @PapasDelicateCondition @ecpho @xmattxyzx
     
  15. guinness77

    guinness77 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,480) Jan 6, 2014 New York
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    Speaking as someone who got growlers just so I could get Sweet Action, Sweet Reaction, Bengali Tiger, Autumnation, etc, before you guys canned anything, glad to see this and hopefully, if my old ass ever sees Brooklyn again, I can pop in at some point. Cheers.
     
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  16. HeyLady

    HeyLady Initiate (0) Sep 17, 2015 New York

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  17. EnthusedAboutBeer

    EnthusedAboutBeer Pooh-Bah (1,815) May 13, 2013 New Jersey
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    Pretty good insight from Augie. He begins discussing the Sixpoint app when there is about 7:40 left in the ep.
     
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  18. NewmansOwn

    NewmansOwn Initiate (0) Jun 25, 2016 New York

    Augie makes a great point, the idea that these smoothie beers would ever be distro’d is nonsense. They’re small batch. And why would a brewer want their beers sitting on a bodega shelf waiting for the consumer when the consumer can come to them?
     
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  19. makalarch

    makalarch Initiate (0) Jul 31, 2011 Pennsylvania

    This segment is great, I need to find the past discussions about brewing NE ipas on various size systems and the challenges therein.
     
  20. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,181) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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    If you do find this information please let me know. This is the first time I have heard that certain beer types can't be brewed on larger scale brewing systems.

    @Sixpoint @sierranevadabill @honkey
     
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