Sixpoint Brewing Packaging

Their motto is "brew to taste, not style."

 

Ya this actually really bothers me. There have been multiple times I'm in the store and looking at sixpoint thinking about grabbing some but I pass because I don't know what style it is or what to expect.

 

Global Warmer, winter seasonal with the word "warmer" in the title. Not a winter warmer

 

For what it's worth.

 

I guess that's a little bit of an answer, seems like they're going out of their way to seem edgy/hip by not "being confined to a style"

/remembers where sixpoint is located
//makes more sense

 

Now you got it.

How did the hipster burn his mouth?






He ate his pizza before it was cool.

 

I watched an interview with the brewer/owner of Sixpoint done by the BeerGeekNation guy a while back. I had to switch it off about halfway through...listening to that dude is exhausting.

 

How many people actually know what the SRM actually means??? I'm guessing way lower than how many understand ABV and IBU..

 

I don't.

 

http://www.twobeerdudes.com/beer/srm

 

They (the brewery) address some of the style issues in this thread. They've got a bunch of posts in there.

http://beeradvocate.com/community/threads/sixpoint-hi-res.145073/

 

This was annoying. They specifically go out of their way to say they don't brew to style and it doesn't fit a style but then people make comments along the lines of "it seems like a barleywine to me but I didn't like it" and "its too sweet for an IPA" and sixpoint says "well its more of a triple IPA so it shouldnt be judged as an IPA/ barleywine. Well then how bout you tell us its a triple IPA so we can judge it accordingly?!? Definitely not making me want to put forth effort to try their beers. Ill continue to let the hipster packaging sit on the shelf.

 

Sixpoint Really Meh?

Did I get it?

 

Well of course I knew that.. because I'm a genius.. but I doubt 50 percent of craft drinkers have a clue... and I put seconds of thought into that percentage guess!

 

I thought BAs knew everything about beer. The responses on most of these threads makes it seem that way. I like that they don't put anything on the packaging mentioning styles. I think people spend too much time trying to put brewer's beers into a specific classification and saying "it isn't done well to style." I get having a point of reference for what you're about to get yourself into but at the end of the day I'd say "is the beer good?" If yes then look deeper into it and if not then move on.

 

"How I love thee. Let me count the ways." Great point @BeerSocrates12

The label could tell you everything in the world. Only your mouth and nose will tell you if you like the beer or not. More than half of us look at what other people think on BA anyway before buying most beer.

 

Or you could just go to their website. Fun fact: most breweries have them nowadays and they even post pictures of what the beer looks like in glasses.

Seriously, when did this forum mainly become Beer Bitching.........(yes, there's irony there, if you don't know what that is look it up).