
Today we get to see Sixpoint RAD. This Ale with fruit will add Sixpoint to the ever increasing number of Shandy’s and Radlers hitting the market. RAD will be packaged in 16oz cans and come in at 3.2% ABV and 7 IBU. From Sixpoint:
RAD is the inaugural Cycliquid and the beginning of a new cycle of Sixpoint Mad Science. The brew was inspired by the work of a mad scientist from years gone by – an indelible act of spontaneous formulation.
In a brilliant flash of inspiration, Franz blended his beer 50-50 with lemon soda, called it a Radlermass (cyclist’s liter), and said he’d formulated it just for the cyclists. This way, he told them, it will quench your thirst and you won’t fall off your bicycles on the ride home. His radler, as it came to be called, proved an instant success—it took hold all over Germany, and is still a crowd favorite on hot summer days. As for the Kugleralm, the tavern and 2,000 seat biergarten is open to this day, in part due to Franz’s heroics.
With Sixpoint RAD, the cycle of innovation continues. The Mad Scientists reimagined Franz’s concept using a blend of juices, instead of lemon soda, to create a craft radler like nothing you’ve ever seen.
“There aren’t many craft breweries trying this with real juice,”
Sixpoint Founder Shane Welch noted one night, sitting at the big table in our brewery, trying dozens of different juice blends.
“When you see all the complications here, it’s not hard to see why.”
You’ve got to begin with the right base beer, balance acidity and sweetness, and pack a ton of flavor into a tiny ABV. Simply put, creating a craft radler is not as simple as Beer + Juice = Totally Radical. But for RAD, the juice was worth the squeeze.

“There aren’t many craft breweries trying this with real juice,”
Sixpoint Founder Shane Welch noted one night, sitting at the big table in our brewery, trying dozens of different juice blends.
“When you see all the complications here, it’s not hard to see why.”
You’ve got to begin with the right base beer, balance acidity and sweetness, and pack a ton of flavor into a tiny ABV. Simply put, creating a craft radler is not as simple as Beer + Juice = Totally Radical. But for RAD, the juice was worth the squeeze.
The proprietary blend of fruit juices bursts with citrus essence, balanced by a smooth wheat beer base. It’s the ultimate summer crusher in a 16 oz can. Shane weighed in on the finished brew:
“No one in their right mind would dispute it being… TOTALLY RADICAL. The recycling continues!”
Available in cans across the Sixpoint network.
“No one in their right mind would dispute it being… TOTALLY RADICAL. The recycling continues!”
Available in cans across the Sixpoint network.
what is calorie count?
ReplyDeleteSorry but they haven't published a calorie count for RAD just yet.
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