 JoeMcPhee (3692), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
Mar 17, 2008 Tap at Blind Tiger. Hazy orange-amber beer topped by a thick sticky froth. Sweet hoppy aroma, a bit of rich biscuity maltiness. Some sweet cookie dough and a softly spicy/fruity hop character. The hop aroma reminds me of the 8 Days O’ Wheat when it was fresh, while the malts are more in line with the Gemin-IPA. A kiss of cherry and berryish yeastiness. Very light pine and a bit of light resiny character. On the back, the pine and resin really play off the sweet biscuity malts. People think these beers taste the same, but as long as they taste like this, I’m not complaining.
bu11zeye (3656), Frisco, Texas, USA
Aug 6, 2008 (Draught) Pours a hazy amber body with a small off-white head. Aroma of florals/herbs, citrus, and biscuit. Flavor of hops (pine, resin, herbs, grass) and caramel malt with a bitter finish.
egajdzis (2963), Terrapin, Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 24, 2008 [Draft @ Pacific Standard] Poured a hazy amber color with a small, off white head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of sweeter crystal malts, floral hops, light pine, citrus fruits, and some toast as well. Taste leaned toward the fruiter side, with some caramel malt from the crystal, light pine, lower bitterness in the finish.
mkobes (2027), somewhere, New Jersey, USA
Mar 17, 2008 On tap at Pacific Standard. Cloudy orange in color with a little white head. Floral crisp hoppy aroma. Orange and grapefruit notes. Hoppy malty flavor. Caramel notes. Nice hop bitterness. Finish is spicy. Full bodied. Very drinkable.
notalush (2027), Rawn-kawn-kohma, New York, USA
Mar 15, 2008 Growler - turbid orange beer, with a soapy lace that never quite kicks into a full head - the aroma has the expected hop explosion I’ve come to expect from Sixpoint, but the use of PNW hops gives it a kind of citrusy, California IPA kind of smell (very grassy and herbal, with an almost acidic citrus character), along with faint bready and yeasty aromas - medium carbonation, and quite full-bodied for the style - the scottish ale yeast does lend a marked british character to the beer, mostly in the form of a biscuity finish - beyond that, this is standard Sixpoint in top form - a mouth-watering hop combination that works really well with the malts, neither one really asserting dominance - a little bit spicy, with oranges and a touch of strawberry - it is very much like Bengali Tiger, which is not a bad thing at all - very nice indeed.
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