21st Amendment Hell or High Watermelon Wheat

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

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.

Can. Pours cloudy orange with medium head. You can smell the watermelon which is cool. Taste isn’t that great. It does taste of watermelon and wheat but as anticipated, tasted a bit fake. After drinking half I just wanted to finish it. I got it free in a trade from RiversideAK, so for free it was good.

Can shared by alexsdad06. Poured hazy orange color with an average fizzy white head that diminished quickly with minimal lacing. Moderate tart fruity aroma. Medium body with lively carbonation. Medium sweet green melon flavor with sweet green melon finish of moderate duration. This beer did not meet my expectations.

Pours with a golden body topped by a thin head with little lacing. It’s slightly sweet with light watermelon notes and a touch of wheatiness. Not as bad as I expected. Light bodied and smooth.

Looks like you are drinking candy. But the actual taste is less than watermelon. Simply too much water and not enough melon.