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Sweetwater Hummer

 (RETIRED)
Sweetwater Hummer - Belgian White (Witbier)

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 Percentile 
70
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Formerly brewed at Sweetwater Brewing Company
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)

Atlanta, Georgia USA

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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
2193.27/5.03.25/5.05.1%80.2Tumbler, Weizen
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Commercial Description:
SweetWater Hummer is a tasty Belgian White Ale brewed with coriander and orange peel. Cloudy with subtle fruit tones and a lingering finish. Everybody loves a Hummer!
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 Ungstrup (14724), Frederiksberg, Denmark
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/103/511/20
Oct 11, 2009  
Bottled. A hazy golden beer with a lazing off-whiote head. The aroma has notes of malt and straw. The flavor is sweet with notes of straw, malt, and citrus, leading to a dry cardboard finish. Thanks Papsoe for sharing.


 Papsoe (14613), Frederiksberg, Denmark
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/55/102/510/20
Oct 11, 2009  
Bottle 35,5 cl. Courtesy of brentfeesh. Pours a hazy yellow with a small white head. Perfumy coriander nose. Light body, very tart citrus bordering sour. Dry, citrusy finish. Lingering infection I reckon. 111009


 yespr (11613), Copenhagen O, Denmark
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Oct 11, 2009  
12 fl oz bottle. Pours cloudy orange to yellow with a small white head. Aroma is dry wheaty and slight citric. Bitter, citric and off flavoured. Smooth wheaty and light spiced. Dry and wheaty flavoured finish.


 kp (8400), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/103/510/20
Sep 1, 2007  
Name: Summer Hummer
Date: 04/21/2005
Mode: Draft
Source: Wild Wing Cafe, Marietta

opaque light orange, thin frothy white head, sweet orange aroma, light orange flavor, touch of sweet banana, a raspy wheat character that helps to dry it out and create balance, hints of clove that comes and goes, the sweet banana and orange create the perfect blend and dominate the profile
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Name: Summer Hummer
Date: 06/01/2005
Mode: bottle

more of a dry clove character than draft,
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Name: Summer Hummer
Date: 04/21/2006
Mode: ww draft
Score: iii to ii

pale opaque yellow, light banana aroma, light banana flavor with a good deal of clove character, light bitterness, no orange, lost the magic in the 2nd year when it becomes a year round offering

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 4/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.5/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *4


 KimJohansen (6645), Copenhagen V, Denmark
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Oct 11, 2009  
Hazy yellow with a medium white head. Sweet yeasty aroma with lemons and coriander. Flavour was somewhat sourish with wheat and lemons. Sourish dry finish.


 hopdog (5525), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Jul 7, 2006  
12oz bottle acquired in trade with goldtwins (thanks!). Bottle notched best before Month 9 Week 4. Poured a deep and cloudy yellow color with an averaged sized white head. Aromas of lemons, orange peel, yeast, and coriander. Tastes of citrus, yeast, coriander, and cloves. Some wheat present as well. Not a bad Witbier.


 bu11zeye (5430), Frisco, Texas, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
May 31, 2006  
(Bottle) Pours a lightly hazy yellow body with a small white head. Aroma of orange peel, coriander, light cloves, and hay. Flavor of citrus, banana, and wheat with a lightly carbonated mouthfeel.


 CaptainCougar (5379), Rockville, Maryland, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
May 30, 2005    Updated: May 4, 2006
Rerate 2006 release (bottle): Pretty similar to what I remember, but not as much diacetyl as before. Still a little thin and not quite as balanced as it could be. Drinkable though, if nothing else.

First release 2005: Pours a cloudy, murky golden with a thin, lightly-lacing white head. Aroma is lightly spiced and citrusy. Starts semi-sweet, turning more dry and well spiced throughout with coriander and orange zest. The bottled version seems to have more of a buttered popcorn character that isn’t found in the draft version. Not quite as good as the retired Dogwood Summer beer, but decent nonetheless.



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