Sixpoint Brewery

In our latest edition of People Moves: Caitlin Braam, the president of Seattle Cider Company and Two Beers Brewing, will depart the organization at the end of the month. Constellation Brands also confirmed that Dave Mills, chief sales officer of the company’s Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits brand, will depart the organization at the end of August.

Sixpoint Brewery is amped to announce the formation of a new Product Development team dedicated to taking innovation, R&D, and Mad Science to the next level. To lead that initiative, Sixpoint has signed on Eric Bachli, Dipl. Brew as Chief Product Officer. Bachli is coming to Sixpoint from Trillium Brewery out of Boston, MA, where he was the Head Brewer, leading all aspects of brewing operations.

The smash hit Broadway musical, WAITRESS is the latest Broadway show to create a craft beer for charity and partner with The Broadway Brews Project.

Another craft-focused contract brewing operation has entered the fray. Great Central Brewing Company (GCBC) broke ground on a new 32,000 sq. ft. contract brewing facility in Chicago last week. Scheduled for a summer 2016 opening, the brewery joins a growing list of craft-minded contract facilities established to help other small producers scale up, instead of focusing on their own in-house labels.

The craft beer scene is moving rapidly… think about the changes even since Global Warmer first hit the scene in 2013. But much of winter beer has stayed decidedly stuck in its tracks (frozen, if you will). Big sticky sippers dominate this time of year, oftentimes with spices. And hey, they have their time and place. But how about something you can slam all winter long?

For decades, wine was the pinnacle of class. Those who sought not just taste, but also considered region and age in their glass weren’t merely drinkers, but connoisseurs. That inherent sophistication had long been absent in beer, which was mostly inexpensive and uniform in flavor. In recent times, however, craft beer is often viewed as… Read more »

Introducing Global Warmer, Sixpoint’s newest offering, now available on Draft and in 12 Oz Cans. No one can deny the beer climate is changing. Global Warmer is a return to beer’s essential ingredients and a purist’s approach to the Winter Beer, a style often dominated by spices and holiday imagery. Sixpoint founder Shane Welch and… Read more »

Sixpoint Brewery has published a short documentary film to coincide with the company’s most recent beer release, 3Beans. 3Beans – a 10 percent ABV ale brewed with Romano beans, Cacao beans and cold-brewed coffee – is a collaborative effort between Sixpoint and two other Brooklyn-based companies, Stumptown Coffee and Mast Brothers Chocolate.

BROOKLYN, NY – Celtic lore spoke of a land where the beer fell in showers and the music of the gods could be heard. Brewed from beans and barley, this ale was so dark, rich, and satisfying that no gathering ever went unthankful. Prepared in cauldrons and consumed from horns, this was truly the drink… Read more »

Sixpoint has launched its latest canned creation, Apollo. The brewery’s summer seasonal, Apollo is Bavarian Wheat Ale checking in at 5.2 percent and 11 IBU’s. Below are some more details on the new release.

If you didn’t quite get your fill of ‘Beer Madness’ voting last month, you can now vote for America’s “Best Craft Brewery” in General Mills’ recently launched Munchies awards on taplespoon.com. The awards honor 20 categories of the most delicious food experiences America has to offer. Included in in the ‘Delicious Destination’ group are five… Read more »

Sixpoint Brewery announced on Monday that it would begin distributing beer to Wisconsin before the end of the month. The decision to head to ‘The Badger State’ was a personal one for company founder Shane Welch, who was born and raised there. “Nearly all of my family, both extended and immediate, still lives there,” he… Read more »

Two craft breweries have released some very well-produced marketing videos this month. Earlier this week, Sixpoint Brewery unveiled its new website and featured a fresh video that tells the story of its newest beer, Resin. In the video, Sixpoint President Shane Welch breaks down the anatomy of a hop cone, likening it to a pine… Read more »

The latest release from Sixpoint is Resin, a 9.1 percent double IPA packaged in a 12 oz. slim can. Resin marks the seventh canned offering from the brewery and company president Shane Welch said customers can expect to see at least one more new style in cans in 2012. Sixpoint, previously only available on draught,… Read more »