Terrapin SunRay

Brewed by Terrapin Beer Company
Style: Wheat Ale
Athens, Georgia USA

Bottled at Stockholm Beer Festival. Clear pale yellow, small head. Aroma of puffed wheat and glue. Mid-sweet with light-medium body, clean hrd mouthfeel. Low bitterness. Pointless and with poor drinkability.

Name: Sun Ray
Date: October 14, 2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
Appearance: opaque yellow, wispy white head
Aroma: light raspy wheat aroma with light spicy clove
Flavor: light wheat flavor

Name: Sun Ray
Date: June 14, 2009
Mode: bottle
Source: mini beer fest
Score: 2.7 to 3.0
Aroma: touch of sweet banana in the aroma
Flavor: touch of banana in the flavor as well, honey sweetness pulls out the banana

Name: Sun Ray
Date: August 21, 2009
Mode: draft
Source: wild wing
Score: 3.0 to 3.2
just keeps getting better this year with the sweet honey and creamy banana ruling the day

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **+/4

12oz bottle. Lightly hazed straw body topped by small white head. Aroma is moderately sweet, bubblegum, some banana, clove, light honey. Taste is moderately sweet, banana cream, bubblegum, light clove, straw. Light-medium body, some creaminess, light acidity.

12oz bottle. Poured a lighter and slightly hazy straw color with a smaller sized white head. Aromas of grains, wheat, some spices, and citrus. Mustiness. Tastes of honey, citrus, lighter spices, and some grains. Body on the thin side. Another beer that would be great on a hot summer day.

12oz bottle-pours a foamy dissipating white head and hazy straw color. Aroma is sweet lemon, raw wheat/grain. Taste is lweet lemon (Ok, I read the label now, honey, musty banana, raw wheat/grain, secondary spice hops. Uber-shandy like. Enjoyable. Thanks decaturstevo for picking this out.

Pours straw color with a thin white head. Smells of sweet wheat and honey. Tastes of honey and sweet wheat. I was hoping for more depth in this one.

Bottle from Kingdom Liquors. Poured a clear amber color with an minimal frothy white head that mostly diminished with fair lacing. Moderate wheat and spice aroma. Light to medium body with a smooth texture and soft carbonation. Medium sweet flavor with a medium sweet finish of moderate duration. My expectations where met.

Bottle from Frank Smith’s. Pours turbid gold with white head. Nose is wheaty malt, hopcitrus. Tastes hoppy, citric, with pale malt, slight peppery, and a crisp finish. A solid summer beer.