21st Amendment Hell or High Watermelon Wheat

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

Tap at Swift Hibernian Lounge. Hazy yellow pour with a thin head. Aroma is light but is loaded with watermelon character. A very light spicy wheatiness as well. A bit of faint huskiness. The palate is very light and thin. Although the watermelon does come through pretty nicely although the pale does seem very thin. The more I drink of it, the less I like it.

Pours a slightly hazy straw yellow with standard white head. Subtle aroma of watermelon and some grains in the background. The flavor is basically what is advertised: tastes like fresh watermelon blended into a run-of-the-mill American wheat beer. No artificial taste, and the sweetness of the watermelon counters the beer perfectly. It’s a surprisingly smooth sip. I don’t know if this would work well with a wheat of more character, but all together, I’m pleasantly surprised. Perfect picnic beer.

Zathrus13 hooked me up with my first watermellon beer. Thanks! pours a hazy yellow with a white head. tasts like a watermellon, but not in a gross way. sweet for sure.

Clear golden coloured body with an orange glow and a thin white head. Aroma of wheat, yeast, malt, metal and a bit of watermelons - not much. Light-bodied; Metallic wheatie flavour with some yeast and watermelon flavours coming through. Aftertaste has some fake wheat, watermelon and a bit of metal. Overall, not such a special beer - good for cutting the grass with but not much more than that - pretty watery. I sampled this twelve ounce can purchased from 21st Amendment Brewpub in San Francisco, California on 21-March-2009, sampled on the Eastern Shore of Virginia on the Fourth of July 2009.

on tap at 21A. POurs a hazy gold with a pink hue. Nose is fresh watermelon and some biscuity grain. Flavor is a refreshing sweet malt, slight yeastiness and a subtle watermelon flavor. Super refreshing. I have had this from the can and on draft and draft is MUCH better. Very enjoyable beer. I could knock back a 6 pack a the beach easy.

On tap at RnH (Midtown, NYC): Pours light, hazy yellow and tastes of watermelon, banana, and crisp bread. Not a favorite and easily forgetable. Disappointed, really. This beer’s just too watered down to be appreciated. #045 on 03072009, DG.

Can. Another watermelon flavored beer. Golden pour with little head. Aroma is lightly with hints of watermelon. Flavor is nice not superficially watermelon flavored like a warhead, had nice sour notes, and refreshing aftertaste. Could be a nice session beer.

[Draft @ Drafting Room Exton] Poured a hazy golden color with a small white head that left no lacing on the glass. Aroma of toast, toffee, vanilla, and subtle watermelon. Taste was sweeter watermelon, citrus fruits, light vanilla, and toffee with a semi-dry finish.