Sixpoint 4Beans

anyone seen this in or around the Alexandria VA area?

 

Landed in Western Philly burbs yesterday.

 

Liquor Barn in Florence NJ has it

 

Still waiting to see it in CNY myself.
I walked into the beer store yesterday and they had moved all the Sixpoint to the front. Cans upon cans of Resin, Crisp, Bengali, JAmmer, but no 4Beans. I had gotten my hopes up when I saw that display, but still waiting.

 

I just picked some 4beans up yesterday at the beer shoppe in Ardmore. The still had a small bit left.

 

@Sixpoint Any chance this gem will get some nitro kegs? My mouth is watering just thinking about it

 

Found some in Northern NJ on Friday ($13.99).

First can had plenty of coffee taste, but no vanilla. Will try another can this week.

 

While I haven't tried it yet, according to the brewer's description of how and why vanilla beans are used in 4beans, the vanilla is supposed to be part of the background that ties things together rather than something up front and out front. So you might not notice it in the next one you have either.

Sixpoint 4BEANS Imperial Porter - Sixpoint | Blog

 

City Brewing in Memphis, TN just like all of the Sixpoint canned beers.

Cheers!

 

According to that link, the vanilla actually accentuates the chocolate flavor more. Which makes sense, since the chocolate flavor predominated for me. And thinking more about it, I think that's where this beer was a letdown for me - was hoping for more coffee and less chocolate. Especially given that they use Mast Brothers chocolate (don't get me started on that stuff).

 

Picked it up at the Loft at Iron Abbey last week but I think it's gone now.

 

Based on the 4Beans thread in "Beer Releases", it seems some get a lot of vanilla and some don't.
I thought there would be a 'hint' of vanilla but got none. No chocolate flavor either, all coffee.

 

That's interesting given that someone else responding to that same post was saying all he was getting was chocolate and was disappointed because he'd wanted coffee but wasn't getting it...

 

It's definitely hit philly now....saw it at monde last week.

 

Yea, that's me. I should clarify that I definitely tasted coffee, but the chocolate predominated for me. I've actually seen a decent number of comments saying one of the two flavors predominated, split pretty evenly, so must be a palate thing? I have another can at home I might try tonight and I'll see if results vary.

 

Yeah could be the variability in the palate from person to person, but trying it out again should be interesting. I personally find that my palate can vary from day to day, depending in part on what I've eaten, etc. (Which is why with a new beer I like to get a 4 or 6 pack and review the 3rd beer... :-).)

 

Drinking again now. Get a lot of coffee on the nose and the taste immediately follows with coffee, but it quickly seems to be overwhelmed with chocolate. Still a good beer, but not exactly the taste profile I was hoping for. Can't quite put my finger on what's missing but it just doesn't blow me away like I hoped.

 

It was definitely coffee heavy for me, although did get the background vanilla the description alludes to. I enjoyed it more than my memories of 3 Beans, and very reasonably priced.

 

Just picked some up at Hawthorne's 2 days ago. Not sure about anywhere else.