21st Amendment Hell or High Watermelon Wheat

Brewed by 21st Amendment Brewery
Style: Fruit Beer
San Francisco, California USA

Pour is redish gold with a large fizzy white head. Aroma is sweet with not much else. Flavor is again not much else. I guess there is some watermelon in there but im not sure watermelon has enough of a flavor it self to be added to beer. Watermelon basicaly just tastes like water to begin with. This is not something i need again. Its like they dropped a watermelon jolly rancher in a beer and let it disolve.

Odd appearance, but I guess it makes seance. The smell is not telling of the taste and is minimal. Taste is of a better than average hefe with a tinge of metal and a huge flavor or watermelon rind. Very interesting, and I applaud 21st amendment branching out and trying new things, but its not one of my favorite beers. I imagined that the scores on this will be a bit polarized but I actually will put my score right in the middle.

12 oz. can - thanks to riversideak i think; cloudy yellow, minor lacing; taste like a sour apple jolly ranger; watermelon is there, but kind of an odd mix with the wheat; interesting concept, but not too enjoyable

Very cloudy pale golden in color with a thick white head. Sweet mild watermelon aroma. The flavor reminds me of Jolly Ranchers and beer, very strong watermelon with a little wheat.

Can. Pours a cloudy yellow with a foamy head, that dissipated in a few minutes. No lacing or sheeting on the glass. Not much of an aroma, maybe a slight aroma of watermelon. Tastes like a pretty ordinary wheat beer with a watermelon flavor and tartness. It’s certainly different and unique, but that does not necessarily mean good or refreshing. Compares favorably to Sam Adams Cherry Wheat, but coming from me, that’s not a real high compliment.

Can. Watermelon and pilsener malt nose. Cloudy pale yellow with active carbonation. Flavor is sourish watermelon and straw, which sounds terrible but is actually unique and refreshing. Slightly thin. A very interesting beer, but not special in any other way. Watermelon provides a nice background note.

12-oz aluminum can. Thanks, Riverside! Pours a cloudy, ruddied light amber. Thin white filmy head. Minimal lace. Funky watermelon nose. Fizzy light body, notes of nutty wheat and sweet melon flesh. Mild finish.

12oz can, no date from <i>Bottle Barn</i>. Hazy golden with a short-lived off-white head. Aroma consisted of watermelon <i>Jolly Rancher</i>s and that’s about it. Flavor was the same tart and lightly sweet hard candy, though maybe toned back a hair with some wheat. Minimal bitterness noted in the finish. Light prickly carbonation with a medium body. This had the possibility to be pretty good, but ended up artificial and mediocre at best.