Sixpoint Hop Obama

(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.

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.

[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 fruitier side, with some caramel from the crystal malt, light pine, lower bitterness in the finish.

On tap at Rattle n Hum, NYC. Dishwater appearance. Sweetish beer without much of an identity. Some hoppiness trying to get out. This beer was clearly meant to be better, and I suspect the bar does not have total quality control yet.

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.

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.

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.

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.