Sixpoint Sweet Action

Brewed by Sixpoint Craft Ales
Style: Cream Ale
Brooklyn, New York USA

Growler from Bierkraft. Hazy copper with lasting head and lace. Aromatic herbal hop and fruity nose. Mild fruity malt with medium aromatic citrus hop finish. Fairly light and quaffable. Not bad.

growler–pours a rich white head that laces and copper color. Aroma is medium malt, spice/resin hops. Taste is sweet light malt-caramel, herbal hops up front then mid/late palate very thin for the first pint. By second pint a bit thin/light body.

Water Taxi Beach: The name alone, Sweet Action, is worth drinking. Poured by a wreckless short order cook, had to fight to get a top off to replace the 2 inch head he left! Anyway, a amber pour, no cloudiness, slightly off white, lasting head. I’m not so familiar with cream ales, although this is good... smooth, mild taste, not too heavy on the hops at all, somewhat bitter, but overall mild. Easily drinkable, does coat your mouth more than an American style ale will.

Draft, A very hoppy copper-colored beer. Nose is hops and a little citrus. Pretty bitter for a cream ale, tasted more like a pale ale. Its smooth and medium bodied, but its got a peppery bite to it, instead of that thick cream flavor.

On tap at The Pool in Brooklyn. Pours golden with a white head. Smells hoppy with a fair amount of citrus. Tastes a bit skunky, with a bit of grapefruit pulp, and caramel. Not that creamy at all, but the result isn’t half bad.

I’m not a big fan of cream ales, but this offering is pretty decent. I found it on draft at the Craft Ale House. This beer is extremely refreshing. It’s one of those you could enjoy after an afternoon’s work out in the yard. The beer pours a clear and bright golden color with a sticky white head. The head leaves a generous amount of lacing along the glass. The nose is full of fresh citrus notes like lemon and orange and a bit of a flowery tone. The body is smooth and drinkable. The flavors are crisp and quite refreshing as well. Some notes included were grass, citrus, peach and bread. The bready notes imparted a nice balance on the beer. The finish is very crisp and balanced. Overall a pretty nice cream/blonde ale.

Draft at SoHo Park. Poured a clear medium orange color. The head was creamy and off white. Smelled of pale malts and pleasant light citrusy hops. Light bodied and moderately carbonated. The flavors mimicked the aromas. There was some very mild bitterness at the end. The citrusy American hop nose and flavor made this beer more reminiscent of an American pale ale than any cream ale I’ve tried.

Draft at Capone’s. Pours hazy deep gold with off-white head that forms great lace. Nose is hopcitrus, pale malt, apricotty fruit, peppery. Tastes smooth, creamy, with hopcitrus, peppery spice and a smooth finish. One of the best cream ales I have ever quaffed.