Sixpoint (August 2018)

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  1. frozyn

    frozyn Maven (1,435) May 16, 2015 New York
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    Sixpoint Brewery – www.sixpoint.com, www.instagram.com/sixpoint

    Address: 40 Van **** St, Brooklyn, NY 11231

    Tap Room Hours: Only open during Saturday releases for now.

    How to Get There Via Mass Transit
    • Take the F/G to Smith-9th Street, then either (1) walk over (15 minutes), or (2) take the B61 from the corner of Smith and W 9th
    • Take the free Ikea ferry from Pier 11 in the Financial District
    • Take the subway from Manhattan and hop on the B57. Useful stops are at Court St and Schermerhorn St (for Borough Hall and the 4/5) and Jay St/Willoughby St (for Jay St – MetroTech and the A/C)
    Current Tap List: @Sixpoint often gives us a heads up the week of the release as to what will be available on tap during the release, but it’s subject to change. Currently tasters and $5-7 for pints of what's on tap.

    Growler Fills: None for now.

    Can and Bottle Sales: See below for this month’s release.

    Outside beer: Nada.

    Kids and Dogs: OK for now, but not recommended as the space in the courtyard is limited, so it is not an ideal space for either. A few dogs have made appearances.

    Swag: https://merch.sixpoint.com/. Items also for sale through the App and in the courtyard on release day.

    Local Eats: As always, there will be a food vendor at Sixpoint during the release party. For before or afterwards, check out: Fort Defiance, Red Hook Lobster Pound, The Good Fork, Hometown Bar-B-Que, Defontes, Grindhaus (opens at 5 PM), Ample Hills Factory and Museum, plus a lot of other places on Van Brunt St near Pioneer.

    Nearby Drinking Establishment (20 minute walk): Van Brunt Stillhouse, Rocky Sullivan’s, Sunny’s Bar, Brooklyn Ice House, Seaborne.

    App: Required to purchase small-batch releases and/or merch, and doing so will create a QR code that provides access to the courtyard on release day. Find it on the App Store or Google Play.

    August Release
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    Howler: 7.3% NEIPA w/ Citra, Cashmere, and Strata.
    Dreamsickle: ~6% Sour IPA w/Citra, El Dorado, Mandarina Bavaria, Blood Orange, Milk Sugar, and Vanilla.
    Brevity: 5.5% Tart Belgian Wit w/ Coriander, Orange Peel, Vanilla, and Chamomile Flowers.

    Beers go on sale via the app on August 20 at 12PM EST, release day is August 25. Additional pickup times the following week available through the app at time of purchase. See you on the 25th!
     
    #1 frozyn, Aug 1, 2018
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  2. DEdesings57

    DEdesings57 Pooh-Bah (2,556) Aug 26, 2012 New Jersey
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    @Sixpoint, are the new 16oz cans of Hootie brewed in Memphis or Brooklyn?
     
    #2 DEdesings57, Aug 1, 2018
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  3. SCW

    SCW Initiate (0) Jul 25, 2004 New York

    They are from Brooklyn. Crushed a couple over the weekend.....

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    #3 SCW, Aug 1, 2018
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  4. SammyJaxxxx

    SammyJaxxxx Initiate (0) Feb 23, 2012 New Jersey

    Picked these up today. Looking forward to trying it tonight
     
    #4 SammyJaxxxx, Aug 4, 2018
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  5. DEdesings57

    DEdesings57 Pooh-Bah (2,556) Aug 26, 2012 New Jersey
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    Would love to hear your thoughts.
     
    #5 DEdesings57, Aug 5, 2018
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  6. SCW

    SCW Initiate (0) Jul 25, 2004 New York

    anyone else get to rip one of these?
     
    #6 SCW, Aug 7, 2018
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  7. gardenstatepkwy

    gardenstatepkwy Zealot (541) Jun 1, 2014 New Jersey

    Drinking one at the moment. Was super pumped to see it was being distro’ed. Had the opportunity to try to original back in December and loved it and it’s brother Hootie Hoo. (Which this beer is if I’m remembering right- Hootie Hoo is the new Hootie?)

    Anyway on to the beer. Darker than the original. Really similar mouthfeel and nose if I remember correctly. Lots of tropical fruit on the nose: mainly pineapple for me which I love. Really easy drinking and flavorful for the 5.4% Abv. I think I would give the slight nod to the original but man I do really like this one too. I’d buy regularly if available. Love that you guys are getting these new beers out there in distro. Keep it up!
     
    #7 gardenstatepkwy, Aug 8, 2018
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  8. DEdesings57

    DEdesings57 Pooh-Bah (2,556) Aug 26, 2012 New Jersey
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    Guess Ill be the first to share my thoughts.

    I wonder why the dull sense of Excitement for this Pale Ale or is it pale ales in general? Mabey it's the smaller distribution footprint for this one. Personally speaking I was elated to get my hands on this beer!

    Anyways Been drinking Sixpoint for years now but never was able to make it to the small batch release until this beer came out and allowed me to finally get an Idea of your take on the "style".

    Strange you bill it as a Hazy American Pale but not a New England one. Even more strange is the whopping 5 IBUs?! Is that for real?

    Anyways the beer is great! It def pours Hazy for as advertised :wink:. its fruity and has a pleasant bitterness to it that never becomes to much. It also has tons of fruity esters from the yeast that blend with the hops to almost give this ice tea like sweetness in the aroma.

    For a Pale Ale, a Hazy one :sunglasses:
    It's damn Solid!
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    #8 DEdesings57, Aug 8, 2018
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  9. Feaor

    Feaor Pundit (946) Jul 9, 2017 New York

    Sad to be drinking my last cans of Spritzer and Spritzer Bomb, those are definitely two of my favorite beers from 2018.
     
    #9 Feaor, Aug 8, 2018
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  10. SammyJaxxxx

    SammyJaxxxx Initiate (0) Feb 23, 2012 New Jersey

    I wanted to drink a second one before giving my thoughts. Also I was pretty drunk when I drank my first one.

    One of the best smelling beers I've ever had Dank with citrus.
    There is a little bit of sweetness but it does a great job of offsetting the bitter side. A touch of grass and pine I wanna say some papaya, lemon, tangerine.
    A great beer all around. If it is in the store I will pick it up regularly.

    As an aside, I was at Legal Seafood yesterday. Ordered some oysters and a Lobster roll. Asked, "What's on that Sixpoint tap.". The Crisp was so spot on with my little snack. Damn that beer is beyond reproach.
     
    #10 SammyJaxxxx, Aug 12, 2018
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  11. jrnyc

    jrnyc Grand Pooh-Bah (3,012) Mar 21, 2010 New York
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    Let’s do it again, Monday beers on sale, who is coming in Saturday?
     
    #11 jrnyc, Aug 18, 2018
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  12. jrnyc

    jrnyc Grand Pooh-Bah (3,012) Mar 21, 2010 New York
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    And away we go.....
     
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  13. frozyn

    frozyn Maven (1,435) May 16, 2015 New York
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    Don't forget to get your Hootie socks, people. Squad picture at the end of the day Saturday for those who make it all the way through.
     
    #13 frozyn, Aug 20, 2018
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  14. BriDrinksBeer

    BriDrinksBeer Initiate (0) Jul 18, 2018 New York

    Dreamsickle & Howler for me. Anyone order from the small batch release?
     
    #14 BriDrinksBeer, Aug 21, 2018
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  15. jrnyc

    jrnyc Grand Pooh-Bah (3,012) Mar 21, 2010 New York
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    Yep, same for me. Usual cast of characters will be there Saturday if you want to hang out and drink some beer.
     
    #15 jrnyc, Aug 21, 2018
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  16. NewmansOwn

    NewmansOwn Initiate (0) Jun 25, 2016 New York

    Got a pack of Dreamsickle but i'll be out of town for the weekend once again :slight_frown:.I'll make it to one of the parties to have some beer with you guys at some point!
     
    #16 NewmansOwn, Aug 21, 2018
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  17. rojapa

    rojapa Savant (1,100) Jun 26, 2013 New York

    Does anyone know if the remaining beers don't sell out via the app if you can purchase either day of via the app or just swing by and pick up cans? I am not 100% if I can make it there on Saturday and likely won't know until that morning.
     
    #17 rojapa, Aug 21, 2018
  18. frozyn

    frozyn Maven (1,435) May 16, 2015 New York
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    My gut instinct says you can buy morning of before the release. A foggy memory of last month says I looked at the app while at the release and noticed things were still for sale, so possibly? Hopefully Shane can answer, but you could also email their app team as they respond pretty quickly.

    One of each pack for me this month, as usual, and I'll probably have a hard time leaving without taking one of the 4 packs of Hootie pounders with me...
     
    #18 frozyn, Aug 21, 2018
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  19. jrnyc

    jrnyc Grand Pooh-Bah (3,012) Mar 21, 2010 New York
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    You can also pick up on different days than Saturday, Monday and Tuesday between 4pm and 7pm.
     
    #19 jrnyc, Aug 22, 2018
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  20. Feaor

    Feaor Pundit (946) Jul 9, 2017 New York

    Weather is looking pretty solid for Saturday, not too hot and no rain.
     
    #20 Feaor, Aug 23, 2018
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