21st Amendment Hell or High Watermelon Wheat

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

On tap at the 2005 OBF. Pours a light gold with a thin white head. I wasn’t sure how well watermellon was going to work or show up in beer, but it was there in full force in this beer. It was an interesting taste that I thought was nice for a bit, but i don’t think i could put down a whole pint of this. Very thin and watery with the watermellon not strong up front in the flavor, but kinda hitting you later on.

Cloudy yellow pour with a thin head. The aroma is of tart/almost sour watermelons , lemon, and wheat . Flavors of watermelon, wheat, and lemon. Not too complex or really that interesting, but I can see this being thirst quenching or nice on a hot day I guess.

Can. Pours a hazy dark gold with a thick white head. Very toasty, biscuity cereal aroma with a frsh edge suggestive of melon. The palate carries more biscuity malt, with some wheaty notes and distinct but subtle watermelon in the finish. Not especially yeasty or wheaty to me, more biscuity and even toasty, but subtle on the fruit which keeps things intriguing. Finish is crisp and dry. Very different, in a good way.

GABF 2009: Very light beer but very nice and refreshing. Well made, too. Balanced, with a clean finish. Watermelon flavor was really mild but it had a really nice watermelon aroma. Surprisingly enjoyable, and it would make a great summer thirst quencher.

Can at Whole Foods - Fair Lakes on 05/16/2009. Clear pale golden body with a small white head. Grainy wheat aroma with fruity notes. Sweet watermelon Jolly Rancher flavor with faint wheat. Medium light body with moderately high carbonation.

12oz. Can: Faint aroma of wheat and a hint of watermelon. Poured yellow in color with a small, white head that disappeared immediately. Cloudy. Slightly sparkling. Full of tiny particles throughout. Flavor is light to medium sweet. Tastes of wheat, light watermelon, and some artificial sweetener. Light to medium body. Slightly sticky texture. Average carbonation. Wheat and slight watermelon finish. Not a good beer.

Cloudy, slightly pinkish yellow, no head. Aroma is more wheaty than watermelon. Flavor is a little more watermelon forward, with a familiar wheat flavor backing it up. Ever so slightly bitter finish. Thanks to robertjm for this one!

Served with watermelon in the glass and that was the end of the watermelon. Low aroma, low flavor. A very subdued beer. Some aggressive swishing in my mouth help me to pick up a tiny salty/sour quality, but I couldn’t get much else, even with time. (on tap at brewpub)