Sixpoint Hop Obama

Formerly brewed at Sixpoint Brewery
Style: American Pale Ale
Brooklyn, New York USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker

Cloudy poor, crisp IPA like flavor, definitely hoppy. Not overwhelming and doesn’t finish overly dry.

Draft: cloudy orange, hoppy aroma, dry hoppy ale with plenty of malt presence, not bad

Tap at Barcade: Hazy, deep orange pour with a creamy off-white head. Earthy hop aroma. Some citrus qualities come through along with caramel and a biscuit character. Slightly fizzy feel. Flavor is a twiggy/earthy hop character along with candied citrus fruits. Has a biscuity back and a long earthy/spicy hoppy finish. A satisfying and earthy Pale Ale.

Growler into Sam Adams Lager glass. Pours opaque cloudy orange with a big, rocky off-white head. Aroma is biscuity malt and citrus hops, hint of pine. Taste is sweet citrus and caramel malt on the front, with a prickly earthy, piney hop character emerging on the back of the tongue, and soft lingering bitterness on the finish that coats the throat, along with a hint of biscuity malt. Mouthfeel is creamy, with a subdued carbonation. Like their IPA, the malt never really emerges from the hops -- it comes out a bit underneath, but never really establishes a presence independent of the hoppy character. Good beer - interesting, and very drinkable.

cloudy orange coloration. soothing citrus, caramely hops, and piney malt. nearly resembles an IPA. on the sweeter side of things adding to its medium body. pleasant drink.

TAP NY 08. Hazy light orange in color. Aroma: a good deal of fresh resinous PNW hops- citrus and flowers with some light malty sweetness in the background. Taste is pretty easy drinking, with fresh resinous hops, a good deal of citrus, medium bodied with some light caramel sweetness in the background and a touch of yeast. Finishes with a moderate bitterness. Nicely done.

UPDATED: APR 9, 2008 On tap at Marshall Stack. I really liked this one. Was expecting just a nice hoppy IPA, but it was very well balanced with malt, which adds some creaminess to the mouthfeel while still retaining the bite of the hops.

Interesting combination of ingredients in this one, but somehow it works. Nice citrus and grassy hop flavors. Good residual malt sweetness and well balanced.