Sunset Orange
Shock Top Beers in St. Louis, Missouri, United States 🇺🇸
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Sunset Orange highlights the sweet citrus flavor of the blood orange
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5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
12 ounce bottle. Hazy orange amber, thin creamy off-white head, good retention. Aroma of orange dreamsicles. Taste is juicy orange, floral notes, pale malt. Medium bodied, juicy. Okay.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jan 2019
at 02:38
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Bottle, different label. Good orange nose. Yes, pretty color, sunset orange fer sher. Some weird fruit flavor along with other spices and such. Yes, taste is almost orange, if that. Blood orange I guess? Does seem to have some alky added, but its not over the top, heheh, shock top. Finish is somewhat difficult yeasty backbone and medicine. Not impressed, was expecting something a little different and more civilized.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Oct 2018
at 19:18
4.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
Bottle. Blood orange, light wheat malt, and straw aroma. Hazy reddish amber with light tan head. Moderately sweet blood orange, light wheat malt, and very mildly bitter hay flavor. Fruity but not much else.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jan 2018
at 16:05
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 3
Bottle, Kroger. I had planned on staying up later but alas the sleep gods have called, so let's get this one over with as the Bob Wickman of my beers tonight. Pours mostly clear orange-amber with a small white head. Aroma is candied orange - straight sugar, artificial "orange." Flavor is a hint better than the aroma. Still candied yes, and lots of sugar funk in the aftertaste, but the initial flavor has a hint of peel that makes me think something in this brew isn't artificial flavoring - though that flavor only lasts the briefest moment. I think there's a hint of orange-flavored black tea in there that I don't mind before it gets back to "orange" sugar candy. Drinkable only because I've had several previous to this tonight. If I wake up tomorrow and this glass is half full on the table I won't be upset.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2017
at 22:40
7/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Hazy golden orange pour with a fizzy khaki head and fair retention. No lacing. Strong citrus nose. Flat mouthfeel. Strong orange peel and grapefruit flavor on a weak wheat base. Refreshing.More of a fruit beer than a witbier (and I'm okay with that).
Tried
on 26 Dec 2017
at 16:23
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
12 fl oz bottle. Pours hazy orange, small white head. Aroma is orange fruity, citric. Citrusy and orange fruity. Sweet and fruity finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Dec 2017
at 19:39
3.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 1
Texture 4
Overall 4
Bottle from Total Wine in Sacramento, CA. Pours coppery gold with a white head. Aroma is blood orange with a perfume aspect. Med body. Gah! It is sweet. I think the flavors are there, but they must have dumped in sugar or corn syrup. Rather unsettling. And distasteful.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Nov 2017
at 18:24
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
12 ounce bottle into pint glass, bottled on 8/26/2017. Pours lightly hazy medium orange/amber color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big blood orange, grapefruit, orange juice, lemon zest, orange peel, coriander, light pepper/clove, wheat, cracker, white bread, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Nice aromas with good balance of citrus fruit/peels, coriander, pale malt, and light earthy/spicy yeast notes; with good strength. Taste of big blood orange, grapefruit, orange juice, lemon zest, orange peel, coriander, light pepper/clove, wheat, cracker, white bread, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light herbal/grassy bitterness, yeast spiciness, and slight citrus tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of blood orange, grapefruit, orange juice, lemon zest, orange peel, coriander, light pepper/clove, wheat, cracker, white bread, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Nice robustness and balance of citrus fruit/peels, coriander, pale malt, and light earthy/spicy yeast flavors; with a nice malt/bitter/spiciness balance, and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from tart/bitter/spiciness. Medium carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately crisp/bready/grainy, and lightly sticky/acidic mouthfeel that is good. A bit thin, but not watery feeling. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5.5%. Overall this is a nice fruited witbier style. All around good robustness and balance of citrus fruit/peels, coriander, pale malt, and light earthy/spicy yeast flavors; very smooth, crisp, and refreshing to drink with the mildly tart/bitter/spicy finish. Really well balance between the fruit/peels, coriander, and pale/wheat malts. Very flavorful for the ABV. Would have liked more yeast presence, but it had a solid amount. A nicely enjoyable offering, and good style example for a fruited version.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Sep 2017
at 19:19