Parallel 49 Brewing Co. – Sun of Hop Belgian Summer Ale

Parallel 49 Brewing Co. – Sun of Hop Belgian Summer Ale Review

Rating

3.8 out of 5
Aroma
3.7 out of 5
Appearance
3.9 out of 5
Taste
3.9 out of 5
Palate

Total

3.8
3.8 out of 5

Overview

  • Brewery: Parallel 49 Brewing Co.
  • Beer Style: Witbier
  • Pros:

    Nice, sessionable Witbier

  • Cons:

    Confusing name

  • Conclusion:

    Nice flavoured Witbier without much of a hop

Parallel 49 Brewing Co. – Sun of Hop Belgian Summer Ale Review Parallel 49 Brewing Co. – Sun of Hop Belgian Summer Ale Review

The folks at East Vancouver’s Parallel 49 Brewing Company have pulled together the Sun of Hop, a Belgian Summer Ale just in time for the last legs of summer. Released in August 2014 this seasonal brew pours from the bottle a light, golden colour topped with a finger and a half of head which settles without a trace. The Sun of Hop smells light with notes of Belgian yeast, wheat and light hop. The Sorachi Ace hops give the beer a citrus-lemon scent along with a slight bitterness from the three hops together at play. The flavour is quite light and sessionable with the Belgian yeast flavours out front before a lemon-citrus flavour picks up. The hop bitterness is rather mild but the citrus does have a touch of a bitterness at its back. The finish is rather neutral with a slight citrus flavour lingering and the remnants of the wheat and Belgian yeast tones. This is a light and sessionable beer which is perfect for a hot, summer day. Don’t be fooled though but the name as this is not a hop-forward beer like you may expect; rather this is a fairly mellow Witbier with a nice, mellow hop profile.

Alcohol – 5.1%
Size – 650ml
IBU – 26
Price – $6.75 (Craft Retailers)
parallel49brewing.com (not on website)

Hops – Willamette, Styrian Goldings, Sorachi Ace

Parallel 49 Brewing Co. – Sun of Hop Belgian Summer Ale Review Parallel 49 Brewing Co. – Sun of Hop Belgian Summer Ale Review

About Author

Dustan Sept

Dustan Sept is the founder of Beer Me BC. His passion for craft beer drove the creation of beermebc.com in 2012. To learn more about the beermebc.com editorial team visit beermebc.com/the-beer-me-bc-team/.

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