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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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 CaptainCougar (5538), Rockville, Maryland, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/512/20
Jul 14, 2006  
Pours a clear golden with a thin wispy white head. Good hoppy presence and sweet pale malty and wheaty aroma. Starts lightly sweet turning more grainy, thin and dry toward the finish. Nice aroma, but the body is pretty bland and dry with some mild DMS character.


 moejuck (1172), Ohio, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Jul 13, 2006  
I thought this was a really good wheat beer. The pour was amber with a solid off white head. The aroma was a nice mix of hops with the wheat malt in the back. Tasted like a very mellow IPA with a nice hint of lemon. Very refreshing and light--a perfect summer beer.


 fbennett (293), Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/105/516/20
Jul 12, 2006  
Poured a golden raisin blonde color that leaves a thin white lace that disappears quickly. The aroma is citrus, hops, wheat, honey, musty grass dew. Very nice aroma different than your typical American wheat due to the big presence of hops. The taste mirrors the nose starting with a wheat twang, followed by a lemon citrus tartness backed by a hoppy bitterness I normally don’t find in an American wheat beer but a pleasant surprise. This is good and different the finish is malty with again a sweetness of honey, that is backed up by a bitter bite that makes you want another sip.


 Darkover (1317), Columbus, Ohio, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Jul 10, 2006  
Golden color with a small white head. Aroma of lemon and a little hops. Flavor of some malt and mild hops.


 bdjames29 (272), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/56/103/514/20
Jul 6, 2006  
Bottle. Pours a thin yellow-gold. Average head - nothing too different. Not quite as hazy as many other AWs. Spicy, lemony aroma and flavor. Hoppy finish. A fairly thin consistency. Smooth and easy too drink. I found the taste to be full. I liked it but wasn’t crazy about it. Give it a try.


 jerc (3964), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Jul 5, 2006  
Crisp golden yellow, small white head. Light grassy aroma. Flavour is lightly bitter, grassy and pleasant but quite light. Average palate. It is hard to knock it since its probably exactly what they were striving for and its well executed but its also kind of dull compared to their other stuff.


 jsquire (2123), St. Marys, Ohio, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/513/20
Jul 1, 2006  
Clear golden color with a thin white head. Light citrus nose. Some buscuity maltiness with lemon rind bitterness. Some white sugar sweetness towards the end with a finish that hints to grass. Not a very interesting beer, but a good alternative for a hot summer day.


 CamdenD (625), Madrid, Spain
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/515/20
Jun 30, 2006  
Nice filtered american wheat. Good hop presence makes this beer definitely american and crisp. Highly, highly sessionable -- this one does have summer written all over it.



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