Hop Sun
Southern Tier Brewing Company in Lakewood, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Wheat Ale Regular|
Score
6.64
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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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6.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Commercial Tap House on 06/08/2010. Clear golden body with a small off-white head. Grainy malt aroma with faint grassy hops. Dry grainy flavor with some light grassy hops. Medium body with moderate carbonation. 6/2/6/2/11 - 2.7 08/28/2006 - Slightly hazy light amber body with a small frothy white head. Sweet floral hop aroma on a light caramel background. Sweet floral hops flavor, with some wheat in the end with just a touch of caramel. 7/2/8/3/16 - 3.6
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Aug 2006
at 19:42
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sampled at the Odds and Ends Tasting on 8/16/06: Hazy dark gold color with a medium thin and fluffy off-white head, with thin patches of lacing. Nice aroma of hops, malt and wheat. Light-bodied with a soft mouthfeel. Hops and wheat flavors dominate, with some citrus in the background. The finish is mostly bitter but still retains the wheaty character. Pretty enjoyable overall.
Tried
on 17 Aug 2006
at 11:19
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12oz bottle compliments of Shadey, consumed on 9/13/2005. Clear, light orange with almost a pinkish-tangerine hue. Vigorous bubbles rising and a foamy white head. Smells hoppy, very hoppy, with light pine, some floral notes and a bit of dry wheat. Pretty cool for an American wheat to have this nice of a hops aroma. Flavor is very hoppy again, and quite dry, with a sour wheat and grapefruit rind note. Wow! Full on ruby red grapefruit, bursting with it. Light pale grains. Not sweet, yet not too dry or astringent. Really hops oriented with dry, sour wheat and more grapefruit on the finish. Substantial/semi-substantial mouthfeel. Wheat can add a good deal of chewiness if done right, and I think it is here. Simple but effective.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Sep 2005
at 15:38
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
The combination of citrus, spice and carbonation reminded me of a breakfast cocktail — or maybe it was the strong orange, nectarine flavor that had me thinking of breakfast. Orange citrus aroma, orange citrus taste with a medium body that would cling more to the palate if not for the fizziness. Semi-sweet malts on top of all that.
Tried
on 06 Sep 2005
at 14:13
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottled. Golden colour, minor head. Hoppy citric nose with some flowery hints. Strong and dry hoppy citric flavour with some hints of avocado and butter. Pleasant beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jun 2005
at 12:17
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tried
on 12 May 2005
at 05:54
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
April 2004. Light yellow ale with a lemon pie aroma. Light IPA with restrained hops and lemons. Not bad. A summer IPA.
Tried
on 17 Oct 2004
at 10:34
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 5
Texture 2
Overall 4
Clear golden coloured body with some orange highlights. Frothy off-white head. Aroma of pure cascade hops, citrus (grapefruit) and some wheat. Light-bodied; Astringent carbonation with very little taste, but with some pungent hops and little else. Bland, but decent. Aftertaste mild-not showing anything at all! Overall, a decent summer...a lot less than expected from a usually good brewery. This marks the first beer from Southern Tier that I don’t ’like’. I sampled this 12 ounce bottle purchased from Beers of the World in Rochester, New York on 29-May-2004 at the Eastern Shore of Virginia.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Oct 2004
at 22:43
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
They label this one as a summer wheat beer but I really can not tell why. Taste wise this is just your typical heavily hopped and unbalanced IPA. A passable beer but nothing to write home about.+++ Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle the beer poured a golden-orange color with no head at all. The scent was strong, sharp and flowery with a strong hop presence. The texture and palate were light but sharp from the heavy hops. The flavor was pure grapefruit. The hops clung to the tongue. There was no wheat taste whatsoever. There was no balance at all. It also tasted a little flat. Dry and flowery on the aftertaste.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Jun 2004
at 07:59
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
A large, creamy, white head formed over this deep yellow colored beer which gave off a rich, bready, hoppy aroma. The flavor was hoppy with a nice wheat bite in the background. Light bodied, creamy and refreshing. A mix between an American Style Wheat Beer and an IPA. A recommendation from the staff at Half Time Beverages in Poughkeepsie. Thanks!
Tried
from Can
on 25 Jun 2004
at 07:31