Southern Tier Hop Sun

Brewed by Southern Tier Brewing Company
Style: Wheat Ale
Lakewood, New York USA

This is not like the popular hefe-weizen beers out now, it has a sweet but intense aroma, it is filtered with a clean, golden appearance, the flavor is multi-layered, starts off fruity and smooth and finishes with the great taste of the many premium hops used, no bitter or unwanted after taste, overall this is a superb beer for the summer, one can easily enjoy a 6pk without any problem, very tasty and unexpectedly smooth.

Sublime thistle, rose hip, and caramel nose. Clear amber, headless. Flavor is of rose hips suspended in honey with hints of dandelion. Decidedly more bitter flavor of lemon zest in the finish. Near perfect. Southern Tier hits another home run; I’m not even surprised anymore.

Without a doubt this is the best American Wheat I have ever had. Mine seemed to have some bottle-conditioning, little flecks of yeast or hop - with incredibly fresh nose of wheat malt and subtle spicy hops. Absolutely delicious. Far far better than Oberon and Gumballhead and other contenders in terms of freshness and lightness of body - but doesn’t skimp on flavor - lemony and tart but not acrid.

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.

Very hoppy scent. Lovely gold colour with a white head. Nice soft palate, pine hop taste. Refreshing.

One of the real highlights of micros at Brewtopia. Not a damn thing wrong with a hoppy American Wheat beer. Filtered light gold color with a nice floral aroma. Crisp, hoppy and delicious.

Bottle. Smelled it (awesome), tasted it (still awesome), took a few sips (same), then came here and read the commercial description. And I was quite impressed that they really have it right on, from how the beer comes together to how it plays out. Where the barley ends, the wheaty malt presence begins, and where its citrusy feel ends, a great deal of tropical hops begin. Seamless through and through, great blend of all the components. Superbly drinkable, strong medium body, the filtering doesn’t seem to affect the mouthfeel, and what’s lost from a more typical unfiltered wheat is more than admirably replaced by the hopping. Great stuff, I’m a bit shocked by the lowish ratings, but I guess 95.8 in style isn’t terrible.

Very hoppy nose, smells of grass and pine. Golden lager like color, with some bubbles. Nice rocky head and plenty of lacing. Light bodied with a wallop lemon citrus. Definate undercurrent of wheat flavor. This is another fine brew from Southern Tier - no lemon needed in this product.