Sixpoint Apollo - Yum!

There was nothing wrong with it. It tasted awesome.

Somebody once said "It is better to be lucky than good"

 

That's unfortunate. There's been alot of quality and consistency w/ Sixpoint since they've entered Ohio a few months ago.. Either way, I just didn't enjoy it..

 

I wish they distributed to CA.

 

Eh, you're not missing much.

 

The tartness/sourness was too close to mustard than lemon for me, and turned me off.

 

I did not expect the tart/sour vibe but I loved it! I think krystalweizen is not that great of a description for the beer I tasted. It was cloudy and according to many of the BA reviews it was cloudy for them too!

 

"A Bavarian Wheat beer should not be “puckering”. I regret to make this statement but there was indeed something ‘wrong’ with the Apollo that you drank."

"I did not expect the tart/sour vibe but I loved it! I think krystalweizen is not that great of a description for the beer I tasted. It was cloudy and according to many of the BA reviews it was cloudy for them too!"

I also didn't get the "puckering" from this beer, and was wondering where people were getting this from. I thought it was one of the top American-made wheat beers I've had ever........maybe surpassing Kellerweis.

And to the second point, I thought also thought the description was weird, aren't Kristalweizens supposed to be clear?

 

Good news, huh Jack. You know we both sit on the same side of the fence on Sixpoint and the quality thing, so based on your recommendation I'll pick up a 4 pack.

The rollercoaster lives on, I opened a 2 month old Diesel the other night and loved it. Go figure.

 

Tried it last night. While I'm not the biggest fan of this style of beer, I really enjoyed it. Not overly sour so maybe they've adjusted their recipe after negative initial reviews.

 

Wait a sec, it's supposed to be "fairly" clear? I've purchased two 4-packs, the first was outstanding, second was simply good (admittedly the second 4-pack I had allergies and beer was tasting odd that weekend). Both were cloudy though, can't remember how cloudy. I also recently picked up a very fresh six pack of Kellerweis that was the cloudiest hefeweizen I've ever seen, looked like an orange smoothie. What would cause that?

Also, how's the consistency of their Crisp been for you guys?

 

I liked the sour notes on the very back end. Im assuming it was acid malt.

 

I had a ton of Apollo this weekend at a camping trip and loved it. It was like a mild sour. I'm assuming brettanomyces or lactobacillus. I've brewed a fair amount with sour malt and that isn't really the type of sourness it delivers. This beer had much more of a "wild" character to me, but it was nicely subdued. No idea, though, just speculating based on my taste/scent.

That being said, I was surprised to see it described as a Hefeweizen/Kristalweizen. The definitive characteristics of those styles are the banana/clove aromatics, which were nowhere to be found in this. I love the beer and will be drinking a ton of it this summer, but think it was mismarketed somewhere along the way.

 

Your experience was very similar to mine. Only I purchased a few 4-packs last fall (I've never had it at the brewery) and it was amazing. I purchased it again in February and it was overly sweet, almost buttery as you described, not "crisp" at all. I haven't purchased it since, but I'm willing to give it another whirl.

 

See, the first time I had it it definitely didn't did not taste like a mild sour. I got a ton of banana out of it, particularly in the nose.

 

Hrm, interesting. It's very possible that they ferment in primary with Hefe yeast, then filter it and add the wild yeast or bacteria at canning. That way, it wouldn't be sour at all when fresh, but would continue to develop sourness as it sat on shelves.

This is what Orval does with their beer. It's why fresh Orval tastes like a standard Belgian Pale, whereas aged Orval is very sour and funky.