Sixpoint (2019)

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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: No taproom right now.

    How to Get To the Redhook Location 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: TBD based on the location. Last month, Union Pool had the three beers being release plus a few others.

    Growler Fills: None for now.

    Can and Bottle Sales: See below for this month’s release. With the winter location changes, likely not anything beyond that will be available.

    Outside beer: Nada.

    Kids and Dogs: TBD based on location of release.

    Swag: https://merch.sixpoint.com/. Items also for sale through the App.

    Local Eats: TBD based on location of release. In Redhook. 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 from Redhook location): 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.

    January Release
    More info to come.
     
    #1 frozyn, Jan 1, 2019
  2. frozyn

    frozyn Maven (1,435) May 16, 2015 New York
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    January Release
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    Party Hat -- NEIPA w/ Galaxy and Nelson, 6.6% ABV, 0 IBU
    Party Piñata -- Sour IPA w/ Idaho 7, Sabro, pineapple puree, toasted coconut, Citra t-45, 8.0% ABV
    Party Favors -- NEIPA w/ Strata, Galaxy, Lactose, 8.5% ABV

    From the Facebook event:
    Beers on sale Monday Jan. 14 at Noon EST through the app. Same as last month -- reserve the beer through the app for $1 a pack, pay the full price at Union Pool and get the reservation fee back.

    Release day is January 19 at Union Pool again. No Alternate Pickups again, so you'll get to say hello to @jrnyc -- the one and only hazegramps! -- to get your beer.
     
    #2 frozyn, Jan 5, 2019
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  3. Mrstiffington

    Mrstiffington Initiate (0) Jun 8, 2018 New Jersey

    Sixpoint just doesn’t seem the same without Shane on the BA forum.
     
    #3 Mrstiffington, Jan 5, 2019
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  4. Feaor

    Feaor Pundit (946) Jul 9, 2017 New York

    This no alternative pickup is beat, I can’t make this one again cause I have Broadway tickets that day....
     
    #4 Feaor, Jan 5, 2019
  5. jrnyc

    jrnyc Grand Pooh-Bah (3,012) Mar 21, 2010 New York
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    I assume mentioning me in this post comes with all the respect and beer bro love earned, but wish I would have seen this mention before I pointed my car towards bed stuy this morning :slight_smile:!
     
    #5 jrnyc, Jan 5, 2019
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  6. frozyn

    frozyn Maven (1,435) May 16, 2015 New York
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    All the respect in the world!! :grin:
     
    #6 frozyn, Jan 5, 2019
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  7. Feaor

    Feaor Pundit (946) Jul 9, 2017 New York

    Did anyone else have issues with the cork on their Wild Raspy bottles from B2? I bent my crappy corkscrew trying to get it out.
     
    #7 Feaor, Jan 8, 2019
  8. EnthusedAboutBeer

    EnthusedAboutBeer Pooh-Bah (1,889) May 13, 2013 New Jersey
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    Um...yea you could say that
     
    #8 EnthusedAboutBeer, Jan 8, 2019
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  9. dhaakon

    dhaakon Pundit (851) May 30, 2005 New York

    man cant imagine the amount of money they paid shane to not post after the merger but it must have been pretty pretty good. dude was a posting machine.
     
    #9 dhaakon, Jan 8, 2019
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  10. Feaor

    Feaor Pundit (946) Jul 9, 2017 New York

    Haha yea that happened to me, I ended up pushing the cork in cause it broke in half as well. Kind of annoying to be honest.
     
    #10 Feaor, Jan 8, 2019
  11. Berndondervin

    Berndondervin Initiate (0) Apr 5, 2015 New Jersey

    Per their release email, the Party Pinata description:

    "This one is filled to the brim with goodies. We packed as much pineapple and coconut flavor into this crazy complex beer using our proprietary Sour IPA techniques. Get ready for the full Pina Colada experience"

    I'd be interested to know what makes this a "proprietary Sour IPA technique" or is it just a marketing ploy?
     
    #11 Berndondervin, Jan 8, 2019
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  12. Vizualize

    Vizualize Initiate (0) Jun 13, 2014 New York

    I'm waiting for the new tee to drop....

    BEER IS $$$$$$$
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    BEER IS $$$$$$$
    BEER IS $$$$$$$
     
    #12 Vizualize, Jan 8, 2019
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  13. frozyn

    frozyn Maven (1,435) May 16, 2015 New York
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    Long term forecast is looking like it was a smart idea to move releases inside for the winter. We'll see if and when the snow actually comes, but I'll be damn grateful to be inside if it starts early next Saturday.
     
    #13 frozyn, Jan 12, 2019
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  14. SixpointMikey

    SixpointMikey Initiate (0) Jul 8, 2014 New York

    Good question! I don't want to delve into exact details (obviously) but since this is a fledgling style, there isn't an accepted way to do it, and there are plenty of potential pitfalls when you look at the amounts of various fruits and the hops involved. So we've had to hone in on our own techniques. I called it proprietary because it's something that Eric, the crew and I came up with independently (although we suspect a few other great breweries may be doing the same thing). The conversation on this method started the day after Thanksgiving last year if I remember correctly.

     
    #14 SixpointMikey, Jan 18, 2019
  15. SixpointMikey

    SixpointMikey Initiate (0) Jul 8, 2014 New York

    Hey, that sucks! This was our first bottling run since 2005... definitely better at canning it looks like. Are you going to be at the next release? Come say hi and we'll make it right.

     
    #15 SixpointMikey, Jan 18, 2019
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  16. Feaor

    Feaor Pundit (946) Jul 9, 2017 New York

    Unfortunately not, have Broadway tickets for tomorrow, pretty bummed to be missing two in a row and this one looks like a really good one too. Hopefully will be able to make it for February.
     
    #16 Feaor, Jan 18, 2019
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  17. mumbles44

    mumbles44 Savant (1,034) Jan 22, 2016 New Jersey
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    See your new hear.

    how about an intro to us all?
     
    #17 mumbles44, Jan 18, 2019
  18. SixpointMikey

    SixpointMikey Initiate (0) Jul 8, 2014 New York

    Sure. Fairly new to posting on BA but I've been with Sixpoint for 7 years now. Started as a content writer and keg washer. I now work on our product team helping to run our tasting panel, seeking to improve existing beers and innovate to create new ones. It's an amazing position that I'm lucky to have. With Shane taking a step back I wanted to make sure people still heard from us.

    Happy to answer any other questions about myself or otherwise.

    Also, I'm at almost every can release so perhaps we have met or will soon!

     
    #18 SixpointMikey, Jan 21, 2019
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  19. NewmansOwn

    NewmansOwn Initiate (0) Jun 25, 2016 New York

    I hadn't missed a pickup until this release :slight_frown: Hope they bring back alternate days, kinda bummed to break my streak. How are the beers tasting?
     
    #19 NewmansOwn, Jan 23, 2019
  20. frozyn

    frozyn Maven (1,435) May 16, 2015 New York
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    This version of Party Hat is a definite improvement over the first batch. The Galaxy and Nelson are working really well together so far, but I think in a couple weeks it will be at its best. That said, right out of the gate it's one of the best (and perhaps the best) NEIPAs that Sixpoint has made: tons of pineapple, a little diesel, some soft Sauvignon Blanc-like stone fruit notes like apricot, a little bubblegum as well. Has a solid bitterness to it without being overpowering, mouthfeel pretty great as well.

    Party Pinata is exactly as billed -- a sour IPA with a lot of pineapple and a good serving of coconut. I dislike coconut very much, so that makes the beer not my favorite, but it does exactly what they wrote about it. Haven't had Party Favors on a fresh palate yet.
     
    #20 frozyn, Jan 25, 2019
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