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Southern Tier Hop Sun

Percentile
78
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
3633.35/5.03.34/5.0Summer4.6%96.3Shaker, 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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 ABUSEDGOAT (1934), California, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
May 19, 2007  
Clear golden, large head with decent lacing and retention. Aroma is very hoppy (I believe Centennial) with very minor wheat/tart notes. They are there but play a minor role to the hops. Light bodied with a quick finish. Interesting take on the style.


 mbrandon2w (109), Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/514/20
May 15, 2007  
This was a nice solid summer ale with a good hop presence. It had a nice creamy mouthfeel. The part that killed it for me though was the cloying sweetness. If they got rid of that, it’d be my go to wheat beer, but I just can’t get past that


 Tmoney99 (4742), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/514/20
May 10, 2007  
Bottle from River’s Bend. Poured Clear copper color with an average frothy white head that mostly lasted with good lacing. Moderate sour citrus wheaty aroma. Medium body with soft carbonation. Medium bittersweet flavor with a medium bittersweet finish of moderate duration. Refreshing balanced summer brew.


 Jvittorio4187 (255), Boardman, Ohio, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
May 5, 2007  
Pours a clear, pale gold. Some hops on the nose. Very light on the palate. Got some hops to it. Very refreshing and crisp. Would be great on a hot summer day.


 PhillyBeer2112 (2087), Orange Park, Florida, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/57/103/515/20
May 3, 2007  
Now this has a really nice hoppy nose on it, piney and resiny with a nice spiciness that reminds me of hallertauer. Really nice clear golden color with a firm one finger bright white head. Spicy hops dominate the flavor, but there’s a honeyed malt in there. Unfortunately the malts thin out toward the finish, leaving it unbalanced toward the bitter hoppiness. Man, I love the smell of this.


 Nephilium (553), Ohio, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
May 3, 2007  
Pours a clear amber with a quickly fading white head. A strong hop nose, with a hint of sweetness hiding behind it. A nice crisp wheat taste, with a bit of a hop bite. A wonderful session beer, and one of my favorite summer beers.


 spector (906), Lancaster, Ohio, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Apr 30, 2007  
Aroma was of light fruit and some slight hops.Pours a medium copper with a medium off white head.The wheat was noticable in the flavor with some lemon and slight hops as well.Medium mouthfeel with a nice light fruit finish.


 Lowe1983 (1029), Fairborn, Ohio, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Apr 25, 2007  
Pours a golden/light orange color with a white head. Aroma is of citrus and pine hops, wheat, and some sweet malts. Flavor is huge of the citrus and pine hops up front that give way to it’s sweeter tones. Seems to be a little thin on the finish but still a decent brew.



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