Sometimes, simpler is really better. Take a good German pilsner, for example. Beers in this style will often display the simple, delicious character of lightly kilned malts and grassy, herbal hops. If you’re really good at making them, you can juxtapose that soft bready malt against the hops in a nigh perfect fashion. Many brewers do this to a degree, but only a few can take it to the max.

I think of such beers as Jever Pils from Germany and Victory Prima Pils as the classic examples of a truly great German-styled pilsner taken to its nth degree. Sure, there other great pilsner beers out there with less gusto-and I will say that one of them, Germany’s Konig Pilsener, is one of my favorite beers in the world.  They are not in a class with Jever or Prima-thought that does not make them inferior in any way. Just different.

After tasting Sixpoint Brewing’s The Crisp, however, Prima and Jever might just need to move over and make room. I found The Crisp to be that good when I tasted it at my local Taco Mac (on pint night no less, so I got a free Sixpoint glass to boot.)

Sixpoint says The Crisp has an alcohol content of 5.4% and an IBU count of 42. It’s made with German noble hops and ones assumes German pilsner malt. I got a mug at Taco Mac for a reasonable $6.50; Total Wine sells four packs of 16-ounce cans for $9.99 each.

My mug of Sixpoint Brewing’s The Crisp arrived a bright golden color with a thick foamy tan head formation and a wonderfully refreshing grassy hop nose. Taking a sip, I am immediately enamored of the very crisp (naturally) biscuit malt, minty grassy hop aroma in the finish and long dry lingering bitterness.

Sixpoint the Crisp is not an overly complex beer, but it just sings bready malt and grassy bitter hops at you, all working in perfect harmony to give you one delightful brew. It’s a beer I will definitely buy again.

And remember, try a new beer today, and drink outside the box.

*Pricing data accurate at time of review or latest update. For reference only, based on actual price paid by reviewer.

(B)=Bottled

(D)=Draft

(G)=Growler



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