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Sixpoint Brewery is a
acquired
by Artisanal Brewing Ventures, which already owned
Sixpoint began business by only distributing kegs to local bars and restaurants; instead of bottling its beer, filling growlers at bars was the only way for customers to drink the beer at their homes. Sixpoint now distributes its beer in regions throughout the country. They began canning their beer in June 2011, and began releasing seasonals the following fall. Sixpoint currently brews 4 beers year round; The Crisp (Pilz) Sweet Action (Ale) Bengali (IPA) and Resin (IIPA).
During the summer of 2014, beginning with a beer called Rad, Sixpoint began their "Cycliquids" Series en lieu of a Seasonal Program. Their unique beer releases were no longer season based, but released as they see fit.
As part of the program, Sixpoint released Sensi, a Wet Hop beer, in September 2014. Hi-Res, a Triple IPA, was released in January 2014, and re-released under the Cycliquids Portfolio in January 2015. Beast Mode Porter was released in January 2015, followed by Abigale Belgian Ale in March of that year. Jammer Gose, a salty and tart beer, came out summer of 2015.
brewery
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founded 2004, in Red Hook, Brooklyn
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, New York
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The Sixpoint logo is a combination of the brewer's hexagram
, can be seen as a compound composed of an upwards (blue here) and downwards (pink) facing equilateral triangle, with their intersection as a regular hexagon (in green).
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and the nautical star
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. The company's motto is Beer is Culture, a play on the cultural significance of beer and brewing, as well as the point that yeast is, in fact, a culture. Sixpoint ascribes to a "Mad Science" approach to brewing through a use of ingredients and techniques.
History
Sixpoint was founded in 2004 by Andrew Bronstein and Shane Welch who met as classmates at theUniversity of Wisconsin
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. Bronstein grew up in Manhattan and provided the cash investment needed to lease facilities and begin brewing. Welch, a former homebrewer
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who grew up in Milwaukee
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created the initial recipes. The microbrewery is located in a factory in Red Hook that formerly manufactured filing cabinet
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s.
In November 2018, Sixpoint waacquired
by Artisanal Brewing Ventures, which already owned
Southern Tier
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and Victory
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.
Brand
Sixpoint began business by only distributing kegs to local bars and restaurants; instead of bottling its beer, filling growlers at bars was the only way for customers to drink the beer at their homes. Sixpoint now distributes its beer in regions throughout the country. They began canning their beer in June 2011, and began releasing seasonals the following fall. Sixpoint currently brews 4 beers year round; The Crisp (Pilz) Sweet Action (Ale) Bengali (IPA) and Resin (IIPA).
During the summer of 2014, beginning with a beer called Rad, Sixpoint began their "Cycliquids" Series en lieu of a Seasonal Program. Their unique beer releases were no longer season based, but released as they see fit.
As part of the program, Sixpoint released Sensi, a Wet Hop beer, in September 2014. Hi-Res, a Triple IPA, was released in January 2014, and re-released under the Cycliquids Portfolio in January 2015. Beast Mode Porter was released in January 2015, followed by Abigale Belgian Ale in March of that year. Jammer Gose, a salty and tart beer, came out summer of 2015.
See also
*Beer in the United States
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References
External links
* {{Official website, http://www.sixpoint.com/ Beer brewing companies based in New York City Companies based in Brooklyn Red Hook, Brooklyn