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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7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Golden and clear. Always a turn-off in a wheat beer. Abundant Centennial aroma, not much else. Very hoppy, slightly quenching wheat acidity, and a hint of bread. Moderate bitterness, though high for style. They call it American Wheat, but it’s more like and English Golden Ale/Bitter. If that’s the case, give it to me raw- unfiltered and on cask.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Jun 2004
at 05:10
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
draught at brewtopia - quite a hoppy, pale ale-ish wheat beer, but quite enjoyable - wheat and hops combine in much more subtle and effective ways, and the hops don’t dominate the flavor like I experienced in the FFF Gumballhead sampled earlier in the fest - spicy and bread-like - a bit of citrus to finish it out - good summer ale.
Tried
on 20 Jun 2004
at 21:26