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Hop Back Summer Lightning

Hop Back Summer Lightning

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A Golden Ale/Blond Ale brewed by
Hop Back

Salisbury, England

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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3733.16/5.03.16/5.05%82.6English pint, Shaker P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Cask; Regular. Also available bottle conditioned.
Terrific straw-coloured beer with a fresh, hoppy aroma and a well rounded, malty flavour with an intense bitterness which leads to an excellent long, dry finish. Winner of numerous, prestigious awards, most notably Best Strong Bitter at The Great British Beer Festival in 1992/93.
Ingredients: Optic pale malt. East Kent Goldings and Challenger hops (The bottled version uses EKG only).

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 AlphaOne (142), Australia
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20

Apr 17, 2005  
Slight chill haze, golden with nice lacing. Aroma is musky, citrus, pear, apple skins and light honey. Flavour is honeyish, with pearish fruitiness, piney, citrusy, woody hop bitterness. Light body lets it down a bit.

PJClarke (74), London, Surrey, England
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/102/513/20
Dec 9, 2008  
Bottle: Pale orange with a head consisting of large white bubbles. Light cereally aromas, sweet and fruity. Citric flavours controlled by light hops and strong cereals. Very bitter and drying finish. Smooth but thin in the mouth. Pretty tasty and very drinkable if a little dry.


LisaR (46), Gothenburg, Sweden
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/512/20
Nov 20, 2008  
Cask. Bon Accord, Glasgow. Yellow color with a white head. Aromas: orangejuice. Citrus, fruit, and nutty malt flavors. Juicy and refreshing


 Jonte (477), Gothenburg, Sweden
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Nov 20, 2008  
Cask. Bon Accord, Glasgow. Golden color with a white head. Citrus, fruit, and nutty malt. Juicy and refreshing.


 hopscotch (4756), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/510/20
Oct 19, 2008  
Bottle... Lightly hazed yellow ale with a huge, fluffy, white head that never totally disappears. Metallic, white pepper aroma. Medium-bodied with tingly carbonation. Pretty bitter and fairly refreshing, but it tastes a bit like a nickel. Finishes moderately bitter and dry.


Wombler (27), , Greater London, England
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/518/20
Oct 4, 2008  
Golden in colour with white head, not too thick but lacy non the less. Surprisingly bittersweet. This cask version is slightly different to the bottle conditioned one, with a little more bite.



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