Apollo - Sixpoint Brewery

MattiaLandoni

2.25/5  rDev -42.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

A friend brought me a can yesterday night. I was excited to try a new hipster beer. I split the half-liter can with another friend of mine. As I poured it in the glasses, it looked and smelled like a normal wheat beer. (A little cloudy, yellow). I thought perhaps there was not enough carbon because the foam didn't look as crisp as usual, but this may just be because I am used to getting wheat beer on draft.

The taste, however, was hideous. Overpoweringly tart and yeasty, it felt like it had been canned before the fermentation was through. (Not that I ever tried a beer that actually was canned before its time; I am just trying to describe). Neither I, nor my friend, were able to finish our beer, and it went down the sink. I don't remember ever throwing out beer before, and I am 30.

I hope it's just a bad batch of cans. Given the very high reviews here, I can't see how it could taste so disagreeable to me if I tasted the real thing.

Serving type: can

09-08-2012 12:43:30 | More by MattiaLandoni

Immortale25

Florida

3.99/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Had on-tap at The Local Miami. Served in a Florida Beer Co. tapered pint.

A- Pours a semi-hazy amber color with a 1/2 inch white head that retains well before becoming a thick ring around the edge of the glass and light swirls of surface foam. Thick and resilient lacing. But there are no crystals floating in the body like I remember seeing when I had Weihenstephaner's Kristalweizen way back in the day.

S- Yeasty, slightly effervescent aroma with notes of banana and bubble gum. Also has a slight medicinal quality.

T- Taste is even more medicinal and funky with notes of green olive, metal and a hint of banana. Pretty smooth overall but doesn't really harmonize like it should. Somewhat tart.

M- A bit tangy and semi-dry with medium carbonation and a solid wheat body.

O- Though I don't know what a true kristalweizen should taste like, this is a pretty enjoyable wheat beer with more good characteristics than bad.

Serving type: on-tap

05-25-2013 22:51:09 | More by Immortale25

OtherShoe2

Massachusetts

4.04/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Pours a honeyed orange with a big foamy head. It dissipates, but leaves some lace. The color of this is gorgeous.

Big banana and clove notes, the most I've smelled in a domestic effort at this or any traditional German style. Some yeasty sweet wheat in there as well.

Big Clove/banana/bubblegum note up front. Not thin or watery, but a little loose compared to German counterparts. Good grain and fruit, a light tart bite, some raw grain, honeyed notes, and moderate bitterness to close the deal.

Lighter bodied, a little thin.

Decent beer. I know people are bitching about this compared to last year's batch. I still dug it. I think it is definitely heavy on spice and fruit, but it still is a very nice beer.

Serving type: can

05-25-2013 21:56:59 | More by OtherShoe2

Otisimaas

Texas

3.75/5  rDev -4.8%

05-25-2013 20:21:35 | More by Otisimaas

ScaryEd

New Hampshire

3.5/5  rDev -11.2%

05-25-2013 17:40:05 | More by ScaryEd

chocosushi

Oklahoma

3.5/5  rDev -11.2%

05-25-2013 05:34:29 | More by chocosushi

DrunkinYogi

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev -4.8%

05-24-2013 02:52:30 | More by DrunkinYogi

BJasny

Texas

4.5/5  rDev +14.2%

05-24-2013 02:25:31 | More by BJasny

JeffTheJuice

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -4.8%

05-24-2013 00:07:01 | More by JeffTheJuice

kangarooAdam59

Pennsylvania

2.88/5  rDev -26.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

On the box, it says: Best by July 29, 2013:

Thanx to a non-BA for this going away present:

Into a weizen:

A: somewhat hazy yet clear yellow/orange body, one finger white foamy head that rapidly dies, some carbonation is seen rising

S: bubblegum up front, some light malts coming through very sweet, slight banana/yeasty aroma trying to come through, some light cloves are there too

T: very sweet (bubblegum) and malty, slight banana/yeasty and banana aftertaste, dry finish

M: medium, semi-sessionable, adequate carbonation

O: as much as I`ve been wanting to try this for a long time I`m actually slightly disappointed as I`ve had all 4 and this is just me: though I`m not an expert on kristalweizens, it seems as though there`s just too much "bubblegum" all around, mostly just an average kristalweizen IMO, I`d seek out other "kristals" before this one

Serving type: can

05-23-2013 02:55:37 | More by kangarooAdam59

sailorastro

Connecticut

1.75/5  rDev -55.6%

05-23-2013 01:51:48 | More by sailorastro

JoeDurp

Texas

4.5/5  rDev +14.2%

05-22-2013 13:23:45 | More by JoeDurp

jmerloni

Massachusetts

4.41/5  rDev +11.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.5

A - Hazy golden-amber coloration; nice bubbly white head that retains and laces along the glass nicely.

S - Green apple, lemon rind, coriander, and pepper, some yeastiness to it.

T - Beer immediately hits with a sourness and finishes with a tartness. Very nice, balanced flavor evolution through the sip. Flavors include green apple, papaya, tangerine, sage, coriander, wheat, pepper.

M - Light to medium-bodied. Less carbonation than you might expect (could use a bit more in my opinion - not that I care for carbonation). Sourness/tartness lingers after each sip but clears thereafter if you're sipping it.

D - Quite an interesting beer. I really enjoy this. I will definitely be getting this again. Another impressive offering from Sixpoint.

Serving type: bottle

05-22-2013 00:34:29 | More by jmerloni

Lovely85

Florida

3.5/5  rDev -11.2%

05-22-2013 00:16:18 | More by Lovely85

nickfl

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -4.8%

05-22-2013 00:10:15 | More by nickfl

jmwildwest

Florida

4/5  rDev +1.5%

05-20-2013 19:40:41 | More by jmwildwest

bmurray10

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +7.9%

05-20-2013 01:27:45 | More by bmurray10

Lare453

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +7.9%

05-19-2013 21:13:07 | More by Lare453

YeahWall

Texas

4.75/5  rDev +20.6%

05-18-2013 02:12:33 | More by YeahWall

Proclarush

Rhode Island

3.5/5  rDev -11.2%

05-17-2013 19:45:57 | More by Proclarush

leinie13

Ohio

3.25/5  rDev -17.5%

05-17-2013 03:11:50 | More by leinie13

rdooley

Texas

3.75/5  rDev -4.8%

05-17-2013 01:51:15 | More by rdooley

briandaube

Delaware

4.5/5  rDev +14.2%

05-16-2013 00:05:49 | More by briandaube

twenty5

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -4.8%

05-15-2013 18:36:27 | More by twenty5

CB_Crowe

Vermont

4/5  rDev +1.5%

05-15-2013 16:44:13 | More by CB_Crowe