FYIPA
Southern Sun Pub and Brewery
- From:
- Southern Sun Pub and Brewery
- Colorado, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 7.5%
- Score:
- 91
- Avg:
- 4.17 | pDev: 11.51%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Jun 27, 2019
- Added:
- Aug 28, 2008
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 5
SCORE
91
Outstanding
91
Outstanding
This American-Style I.P.A. features four American hop varieties that blend together to form an intensely aromatic and flavorful ale. Four kettle additions and one huge dose of dry hops make this beer citrusy and resinous throughout.
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Reviewed by BradMacMullin from Massachusetts
4.04/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.04/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Been awhile since I rated a beer. I assume people have missed my ‘mm this beer is good’ and ‘it is juicy’
Anyways, lot of good Boulder beer and this one is quite good. Little more almost rye like to me. Not a standard IPA. Guy next to me has said the F word a lot. That may come out of the Feel category when I rate
Pretty cool atmosphere here. Am I allowed to venture into the Place review within here
Anyways, good beer
Jun 27, 2019Anyways, lot of good Boulder beer and this one is quite good. Little more almost rye like to me. Not a standard IPA. Guy next to me has said the F word a lot. That may come out of the Feel category when I rate
Pretty cool atmosphere here. Am I allowed to venture into the Place review within here
Anyways, good beer
Rated by jacobdunne from Colorado
4.19/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.19/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Very unique with a brown sugar taste. Interesting.
Jul 18, 2015
Reviewed by bluetravlr from Colorado
4.65/5 rDev +11.5%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.65/5 rDev +11.5%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
This one came from the Mountain Sun but . . .
A: Great two finger head when pouring growler to glass gently. Nice, dark amber, almost orange, coloring. Great retention with lots of lacing.
S: Spicy hop profile. Very floral with hints of pine. Nice, strong smell. Complex floral aroma is definitely overwhelming (in a good way).
T: Strangely there is no overwhelming flavor at first sip; just a clean, crisp feel with a bit of brown-sugar sweetness. Quickly, however, the floral profile comes out and the hoppy-bitterness lingers. Very strong floral and slightly piney taste, followed by a bit of caramel malt. The sweetness, however, is brief both at the start and at the finish, as the bitterness is the overpowering aftertaste. Great. A very floral bitterness, matched only by Odell's IPA, though a bit more piney.
M: Perfectly carbonated and slightly syrupy (which is great for this style). Perhaps a little dry for some, but being a fan of oak-aged beers this is no problem for me. I love it.
D: Well . . . I can't help but be a little biased here. I love this beer and order one almost every time I find myself at the Sun. A word of warning, however: this beer will get you drunk. Four pints and you're hammered, and yet they go down dangerously smooth.
I can't say enough good things about the Mountain Sun: grate people (no, that's not a typo), excellent food, and by far the best beer in Boulder. In terms of hop profile this is the best beer they have, and while they have darkened it over the years (I preferred it's original version) it remains one of the best IPAs I've ever had.
May 08, 2009A: Great two finger head when pouring growler to glass gently. Nice, dark amber, almost orange, coloring. Great retention with lots of lacing.
S: Spicy hop profile. Very floral with hints of pine. Nice, strong smell. Complex floral aroma is definitely overwhelming (in a good way).
T: Strangely there is no overwhelming flavor at first sip; just a clean, crisp feel with a bit of brown-sugar sweetness. Quickly, however, the floral profile comes out and the hoppy-bitterness lingers. Very strong floral and slightly piney taste, followed by a bit of caramel malt. The sweetness, however, is brief both at the start and at the finish, as the bitterness is the overpowering aftertaste. Great. A very floral bitterness, matched only by Odell's IPA, though a bit more piney.
M: Perfectly carbonated and slightly syrupy (which is great for this style). Perhaps a little dry for some, but being a fan of oak-aged beers this is no problem for me. I love it.
D: Well . . . I can't help but be a little biased here. I love this beer and order one almost every time I find myself at the Sun. A word of warning, however: this beer will get you drunk. Four pints and you're hammered, and yet they go down dangerously smooth.
I can't say enough good things about the Mountain Sun: grate people (no, that's not a typo), excellent food, and by far the best beer in Boulder. In terms of hop profile this is the best beer they have, and while they have darkened it over the years (I preferred it's original version) it remains one of the best IPAs I've ever had.
Reviewed by drumrboy22 from Colorado
3.8/5 rDev -8.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.8/5 rDev -8.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a growler into a Russian River chalice. Beer was dark orange in color with a small, off-white, creamy head. Soft carbonation and light lacing around the glass.
Aroma was huge hops. Heavy pine, light citrus.
Taste was moderately bitter and hoppy. Fairly well balanced by the malt.
Surprisingly smooth and easy drinking. Great session beer if you enjoy IPA's.
Aug 28, 2008Aroma was huge hops. Heavy pine, light citrus.
Taste was moderately bitter and hoppy. Fairly well balanced by the malt.
Surprisingly smooth and easy drinking. Great session beer if you enjoy IPA's.
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