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Southern Tier Hop Sun 3.34 367

Southern Tier Hop Sun

Percentile
78
overall

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
3673.35/5.03.34/5.0Summer4.6%96.6Shaker, Weizen
Commercial Description:
Pour Hop Sun Summer Wheat Beer into a pint glass, give it a long whiff and you'll realize that this isn't your average wheat beer. Filtered to a golden clarity and dry-hopped to perfection, Hop Sun is a fantastic session ale in which flavors of wheat, barley and hops co-mingle to a refreshing and zesty conclusion. Hints of lemon and sweet malts waft to the fore as a touch of bitterness contributes to Hop Sun's bright finish. Enjoy Hop Sun all summer long as a perfect balance to your outdoor recreation. Summer never tasted so good.
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 Butters (1673), Virginia, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/513/20
Jan 5, 2009  
Sampled at the Second Cellar Reduction. Clear pale yellow body with good white head. Citrus grapefruit aroma. Flavor of orange peel, lemonbread, white pepper, and a pleasant hop bitter finish. Very nice for a wheat beer indeed!


 Barrios (875), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/103/512/20
Jan 5, 2009  
Bottle with Butters at Second Cellar Reduction. Pours white head and pale golden. Smells like hops and white wine. Nice malt body with a hop profile both in citrus and bitterness.


 GodOfThunder (886), Orlando, Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Jan 2, 2009  
Yellow with a foamy white head. Smells of light hoppiness and white grapes. Taste is light and refreshing, with just enough hops to give it a great flavor. Great for mowing the lawn on a summer day, without being too light. I am surprised by this. I really like it.


 Guerde (710), Welcome, Minnesota, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Nov 28, 2008  
(bottle, courtesy of beerbill) Pours hazy light gold with a scant white head. Aroma is dominant with citrus hops (mostly orange peel), light pine, and upon warming, a bit of canned green beans. The taste starts out with a light sweetness that becomes increasingly grainy as it warms, but the finish is a mixture of citric hops and tart wheat, which yields a tea-like astringency. The mouthfeel is appropriately light and refreshing. This would make for an adequate session beer during the summer months. Thanks Bill!


 FlssmrBrewAlum (1186), Lisle, Illinois, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Nov 20, 2008  
12 oz. bottle courtesy of the Binny’s singles rack (Orland Park, IL). Pours a nice delicate, well carbonated gold with a touch of haze. Big white bubbly head that begins to dissipate immediately. Aromas are wheaty, some citrusy hoppiness mixed with that raw wheat malt feel. Initial taste takes a lemony citrus zest approach with light hoppiness mixed with subtle cereal-esque flaked wheat malt. Head remains large, big bubbles, laces in patches. A bit doughy in the body, typical of the American Wheat. A bit flowey, a nice summer sessioner. Cheers!


cloudstrife (50), Rochester, New York, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/513/20
Oct 18, 2008    Updated: Oct 19, 2008
12oz Bottle poured into glass. Very pale creamy color with a white head that began thick then thinned out after a short bit. Very citrusy smell. Carbonated feel for this orange tasting wheat beer. Went in with low expectations, but musta forgot it was a Southern Tier because it is a good beer. Wish it was a hot day in the middle of the summer to sit in the sun and enjoy this beer. Overall an enjoyable wheat beer, not the most convinced on the citrus they chose but nothing I would ever think of wasting.


 msante79 (857), Orland Hills, Illinois, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Oct 2, 2008  
12oz bottle. Pours hazy straw yellow with thick white head. Aroma is wheats, citrus and grassy hops. Flavor citrusy with wheat and hops. Finishes grainy with touch of yeast. Pretty good beer to enjoy on a hot summer day.


 Beershine (2754), Traipsing Around, China
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Oct 2, 2008  
Draught @ Cole’s. Clear pale golden, some off-white head, and lace. Citrusy, grassy hops like the sun shining on orange blossoms. Thins out at the end, unfortunately. Is grainy in body. The aroma is more playful. Body is all grain and less hop and less fun but still, it’s sessionable and good.



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