Here’s your very first look at a new beer coming to cans from our pal Shane Welch at Sixpoint. This is Sensi Harvest and it is a fresh hop harvest ale. Sensi Harvest will be packaged in 12oz cans and come in at a sessionable 4.7% ABV and 50 IBU.
An this from Sixpoint:
AUGUST 18, 2014, BROOKLYN, NYC, USA, WESTERN HEMISPHERE, PLANET EARTH, MILKY WAY - Brooklyn-based Sixpoint Brewery today announced the release of the "SENSI" -- a 4.7% ABV original creation that tells the story of the annual hop harvest and links the consumer directly to the hop harvest by incorporating fresh picked hops directly into the beer within 24 hours of being plucked from the bine. The third installment of the Sixpoint "Cycliquids" series, this beer is about connecting beer lovers to the agriculture and terroir of hops.
"This is the ultimate farm-to-table beer for our fans" said Shane Welch, President of Sixpoint Brewery. "After over a year of working with pilot batches and various formulations for this autumnal offering, we decided to go with a lighter ABV base template for this beer to really allow the hops to shine without being distracted or overpowered by the malt or alcohol. The result is a beer that is bottomlessly quaffable with a tantalizing perfume that makes you feel like you just parachuted into a Yakima hop farm!"
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A look at the Sensi can during our can proofing process... ![[IMG]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_twZgfGKST2wJ9mlxfOYrwiVSeyMd4XqJUhA2aFs3GYuC9-H5mGdnD6Dtjv8l1xa2wdkPbPLjIjLOVEtBYPTaZV36qin4--o7qfZgXUaDQO2FMrNKha=s0-d)
Some ripe cones dangling on the bines...
The SENSI is named for the spanish phrase "sin semilla" meaning "without seeds." It refers to the agricultural tradition of growing only female hop cones to maximize aroma, flavor, and depth without diverting the plant's resources to focus on seed production. As an interesting side note, nearly all male hop plants have been eradicated for cultivation purposes, and are now almost used exclusively for selective breeding purposes.
"I just was walking the hop fields last week, and this year's harvest looks killer" added Welch. "I cannot articulate how excited I felt when I knew these ripening, swaying cones will be in the SENSI in less than a month's time. Our customers are going to be jazzed!"
Hops are a very special plant and you should learn more about them because they're neat. Did you know hops grow on bines and not on vines? Yeah man, read a book about it. Then drop us a line and let us know what you think!
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