Sixpoint Craft Ales: A Growing Microbrewery Doing it Right
Sixpoint Craft Ales
After fifty years of low quality beer, Americans are finally coming to their senses – and the craft beer industry is witnessing amazing growth! This should be wonderful news, right? Well, overall yes, but with an increasing number of impostor craft beers (those created by the mega-breweries of ABInBev, Coors, and Miller) popping up in supermarket aisles, many open-minded beer drinkers are left stumbling.
Impostor craft beer, as I call it, is a weak attempt at creating “craft beer” with low quality ingredients, lack of imagination, and massive marketing budget. Needless to say, another great venture brought to you by Anheuser-Busch. Thank you very little.
Fortunately, as we all know, there are many amazingly-new microbreweries opening all over the country. One microbrewery definitely worth checking out is Sixpoint Craft Ales out of Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY.
Background:
Sixpoint Craft Ales was founded in 2005 with limited funds in a small 800 square foot garage in Red Hook, Brooklyn. This small craft brewery is a prime example of the growing number of diverse and talented microbreweries across the country. They appreciate both the history of the beer industry and of their community in Brooklyn.
The Meaning Behind the Name:
Our logo – a unique combination of the brewer’s star and nautical star – combines the rich history of each and takes on an entirely new meaning. We pay homage to the ancient craft of brewing, but at the same time recognize our modern role and duty to interpret the art on our own terms. We remind you that we are from Brooklyn, and that we are proud to represent. Above all else, we help you to navigate through the endless ocean of various beers, bringing you back home to quality, back to Sixpoint Craft Ales.
Brewing: What’s their secret?
Sixpoint believes in using traditional brewing practices, such as using a hand-made hardwood mash paddle, yet have the creativity and forward thinking necessary to create amazing and unique brews.
Beer Mantra:
Sixpoint’s President and Brewmaster, Shane Welch, sees Sixpoint and its staff as more than simple producers of beer.
We are producers of beer, yes, but we are also scientists and philosophers and perhaps most important, educators. Teaching people about the science and the art of craft brewing the Sixpoint way is one of our most important tasks, and something we approach with honor and dedication.
Now those are some tasty looking beers!
Scottie’s Choice:
I’ve had the pleasure of trying several brews from Sixpoint (reviews to come) and I was thoroughly impressed. If you have the opportunity, look for their Russian Imperial Stout – it will blow your mind.
Sixpoint Craft Ales is a perfect example of how the craft beer industry is growing in America. If you haven’t had the opportunity of trying their beers, check out their site or follow them on Twitter to see if their beer is available in your area.
Cheers to Sixpoint Craft Ales!
Themocracy
I LOVE sixpoint. I’ve been drinking them since almost the beginning probably, a local Long Island bar (Croxley’s Ale House) often has them on tap. Haven’t had the Imperial Stout, but I’ve had Sweet Action, and Righteous Rye, and a couple of others. all awesome.
Nice post, Scottie. I’ve been in NYC long enough to see them come on the scene a few years ago and toured their brewery a few years ago in the ‘early days’. Now they’re killing it and the way they’ve been embraced by the city in such a whole-hearted way is testament to their pure passion. Awesome crew of people.
Everything that I have tried from them has been absolutely delicious. It’s great to a city as big and diverse as NY embrace these smaller craft breweries.
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