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Southern Tier Hop Sun 3.34 366

Southern Tier Hop Sun

Percentile
78
overall

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
3663.35/5.03.34/5.0Summer4.6%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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 blipp (1738), Newark, New Jersey, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Mar 31, 2008  
Bottle. Pours clear gold with a white head. Aroma of fresh hops, grass and lemon. Medium body. Very well balanced flavor with notes of caramel and grass and a hint of apricot. Very simple but nice.


 RblWthACoz (963), Brooklyn, New York, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/515/20
Feb 2, 2008  
Pours a slightly clouded gold. No head. Nose is light citrus aromas. Kind of like fresh air really. A bit hoppy. Flavor is tangy with bright citrus. Nice and light. Pretty crisp. I am starting to think that I might just not like this style at all. Too light. Not enough there. Just doesn’t seem like it is for me. Overall this one is good. Feel has a nice bubble to it and a good liquid feel. Drinkable, sure. Light and crisp and it is well made. (it’s just not my cup of tea)


 alexsdad06 (1106), Ohio, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Jan 20, 2008  
12 oz bottle. The pour is a clear deep golden color with a medium off white head. The aroma is slightly sweet citrus with floral hints as well. This is hoppy early with the mild citrus hops and floral notes leading the way. I also get grass, bread, slightly spicy, and some acidity. Not much for the style, but on a warm day I suppose it would do.


 Ughsmash (4079), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Jan 14, 2008  
Bottle, thanks to Nathan. Poured clear brighter golden with a short-lived cap of white head. The aroma picked up candy-like honey along with plenty of floral notes and a pinch of citrus.. not what I expected, but quite nice. The flavor had sweet honey, tart wheat, and freshly-squeezed lemons.. the back found quite a bit of toasted barley and more honey.. tasty! Lighter-bodied with nice balance.. this was mighty refreshing.


 riversideAK (2792), Shoreline, Washington, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/514/20
Jan 12, 2008  
Bottle from Ughsmash. Pours a hazy golden color with a small head. Aroma is damn floral with a touch of wheat malt as well. Interesting aroma for a wheat ale. Wow, interesting mix of wheat, honey and hops in the flavor. I get a lingering honey backbone after the initial wheat and floral/lemony hops. Finishes pretty crisp and refreshing. I wish I had access to wheat beers like this where I reside.


 Angeloregon (2036), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/102/57/103/515/20
Jan 7, 2008  
Thanks again to Jennifer for yet another tasty ST brew--Froma 12 oz. bottle--A gnarly yellow-straw hazy body with a great floral hoppy presence. Sweet honey and wheat aromas combine to establish one of the nicest session wheat ales in some time. This is a very quaffable brew with a mild, sweet hoppy finish. Yum!


 Drink4Satan (586), Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/102/57/103/515/20
Dec 15, 2007  
Pours an ugly clear mineral piss colour with a whispy white head. Immediately the nose strikes you with a very authentic honey aroma, with some barley coming through once getting past the overwhelming honey presence. The flavour is bright and sweet with honey, floral hops and some hints of wheat and barley mid palate. Watery body with a clean finish.


 emerica56 (586), Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/105/55/102/513/20
Dec 15, 2007    Updated: Aug 10, 2008
This beer pours a urin color with a thick head to it. it also leaves some minor lacing along the sides of the glass. The aroma is a nice sweet honey smell which is very pleasant and there is also some hints of broth the more you smell it. The flavor is very bland and nothing impressive considering it is a wheat beer. It has some wheat and some minor malt and hops flavors and the palate does have some honey but nothing over the top.



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