21st Amendment Hell or High Watermelon Wheat

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

Courtesy of DYCSoccer17. Dull, hazy yellow, little head formation. Slightly buttery, sourish watermelon aroma. Dry, utilitarian flavor, surprisingly prominent watermelon flavor, light metallicness. Dry, lightly hoppy finish, lightly tart.

Pours a slightly hazy, golden hay color with a huge white head that leaves a bunch of lacing behind. A light, sweet, wheaty smell, not too phenolic with only a hint of sweet smelling fruit that could only be construed as watermelon when you know to look for it. Taste is similar to the smell with a bit more discernible watermelon presence but not much more. A very dry finish to a refreshing but not incredibly impressive beer. Its a good summer beer but after having already gone through about 6 real watermelons this summer it just didn’t live up to expectations.

Thanks to Golubj for the can! Hazy gold pour, off-white head, and a nice spotty lace. Leathery citrus type aroma. Thin bodied a slightly watery mouth-feel with a grainy flavor up front. Big watermelon finish with a touch of acid. I think this beer maybe slightly underated.

12 ounce can purchased at BevMo in Vacaville. Aroma has plenty of yeast esters that create a banana-like aroma. I also get a little citrus lemon and the watermelon aroma is also delicately intertwined. A little bit sweet, and a little bit sour. This is a complex and interesting aroma. Moderately hazy golden body with a small, pretty quickly dissipating white head. Starts a bit acidic and rather astringent. There is an underlying wheat body, but this is very difficult to find. It comes through late after the sour, astringent, acidic watermelon flavors dissipate. I think the watermelon flavor is a bit too strong initially. Creative.

lighty golden color with a big light white head. Aroma is very strong of wheat and yeast slight watermelon hints in there. taste was a bit bland and watered down, with a hint of a watermelon but an overbearing wheat water.

Can courtesy of tpd975. Pours a hazy golden with a small white head. Aroma of wheat, watermelon, and citrus. When the beer hits the tip of my tongue I get a hint of watermelon that disapears almost intantly and lends way to citrus and wheat. Medium thin mouthfeel with a mild amount of bitterness and slightly tart finish. Good.

Can from BevMo Mission Valley. Pours a hazed golden color, head was big, white and fluffy, then dissipated to a small ring. Nose was weak with light hints of watermelon and yeast, and a bit sour. Flavor was also of weak melon and a bit funky, lingered on the pallet for a bit.

Can. Straw and cloudy; frothy head quickly diminishing. Nose is cider and wheat. Tastes of sour/unripe watermelon finishing dry w/ mild wheat. Body is light and smooth. Actually refreshing. Not a bad beer, but did not deliver the watermelon flavor I anticipated.