Sixpoint "Anti-Resin" Double IPA

It is been quite some time since I tried a Sixpoint beer, and I couldn't remember pretty much anything about them. Really, the only reason I recognized that I had had them before was due to the unique energy drink style 12-ounce can that they produce. I'm not sure if this is more efficient, cost-effective, or if it is just marketing, but it works as marketing. Because I remembered them, and I bought this. Looking back, only one of their beers has ever gotten better than a 2.5/5 rating for me, and that does not seem to bode well for this beer.

The beer is relatively clear until the hazy sediment gets dumped in in the last half second of the pour. Clearly, there was massive settling inside the can, and pouring into a glass fixed that problem. It doesn't say anywhere on the can that you should pour this into a glass, but if they are selling it as a hazy beer, I think it must be a requirement. The head is fairly minimal, and it boils down to a misshapen lilypad gripping one side of the glass with a fading ring around the other side. The aroma is sweet oranges and tangerines - it smells delightful.

First sip hits very nicely. The heavy alcohol (9.1% ABV) imbues the beer with a lightness that counters the thickness of the juices and sweet malt. Unlike many of its brethren, the juices don't seem to skew into rind or pits. Instead, the juice is lightly pulped, and it masks its own citric acid to the point that the whole beverage is unusually smooth. I really seem to like this beer so far.

Tip-in is mild carbonation fizzle with orange, tangerine, and nectarine sweetness all balled up and waiting for release into my throat. Carbonation starts to burn a little bit at the top of the mouth while the juices are calm and smooth and they maintain sweetness toward the center and bottom of the mouth. The finish is lightly bitter and slightly dry before fruit husks manage to assert themselves for the trail off.

Bottom Line: It is by far the best beer by Sixpoint I've had so far.

3.25/5