Sun Juice
Stony Creek Brewery

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12oz can poured into a chalice.

A: Dull golden color with a mild haze. Creamy white head retains very well and leaves sheets of lacing on the glass.

S: Freshly baked bread, yeasty, ripe banana, bit of peppery coriander, chamomile, very faint orange peel, subtle clovey phenol.

T: Bready and wheaty base, yeasty, banana, grapefruit and orange peel are more apparent than they were on the nose. Quick hit of peppery coriander. Chamomile comes through late on the mid palate. Subtle herbal hops come through more as it warms. Very dry finish with only a hint of lingering citrus and wheat.

M: Very light body with a thin airy and creamy feel. Sharp carbonation lends crispness.

O: Pleasant and easy to drink. Somewhat of a saison meets witbier sort of thing going on. It's light, well balanced, and very drinkable. Exactly what you're looking for in a summer seasonal.

 

 

 

 

 

A: cloudy; pale gold in color; 1 finger white head that receded quickly to a thin collar; OK lacing;

S: coriander and bubblegum with hints of lemon and black pepper behind it;

T: balance between coriander, bubblegum, and lemon up front; a little black pepper spiciness comes in mid-palate and slowly increases (as does the bubblegum) through the finish; light bitterness on the finish; no tartness;

M: light bodied; low to moderate carbonation (it was kegged that day);

O: refreshing, but lacking in terms of style;

 

 

 

The appearance was a glossy golden yellow color with a mellow thin foamy white head that slid off at a mild pace. Some light lace ran all around fairly nice.
The aroma took some orange and lemon peel to spread out over some crushed coriander and touch a delicate sweet wheaty malt bill. Some Belgian yeastiness spread out over top of some sweet bready content. Sly amount of white pepper settled in at the end pretty nice.
The flavor was sweet bringing in the prior mentioned aromas pretty nice and adding a little bit of refreshingly sweet freshly cut grass and a hint of bubblegum. Not much of an aftertaste, but somewhat having a light orange peel to subtle bubblegum stickiness.
The mouthfeel was between light and medium bodied with a pretty good sessionability about it. Carbonation felt great. ABV felt as projected. Some Belgian yeastiness does crawl along my tongue but nicely and not cumbersome.
Overall, honestly, it's a pretty good Summer slammer in my opinion, not sure if this was truly a saison or a witbier, but whatever this was supposed to be, I'd have again for me.