Cucumber Crush
10 Barrel Brewing Co.

Aroma is a complex mix of cucumbers, fruit, tropical fruit and mild sweetness. The flavor is fruit/cucumbers, tropical fruit, malts and a mildly sweet/tart finish.

Poured from a can into a pint glass. Pours translucent yellow with a tiny head. Smells of citrus and cucumber. Tastes of fresh cucumber with just a hint of citrus. Beer is light bodied and very easy drinking, good carbonation. Overall, a good beer.

 

Look: Slightly hazy dull yellow with a quick-forming head that rapidly settles to a film and leaves minimal lacing behind
Aroma: Cucumbers, lactobacillus tartness, wafts of wheat, and some cereal grains
Taste: Starts out with a quick hit of wheat malt before a wave of cool cucumber flesh comes crashing in and steals the spotlight. Tartness enters at this point and spars well with the cucumber, at times almost bringing about a watermelon flavor to the table and closes with a light but tingly sour note that pops on the tongue
Mouthfeel: Light but full, pretty clean, medium-high carbonation, and sour and slightly dry on the finish
Overall: I dig this beer. I’ve always liked the concept of cucumber in a light and refreshing beer since it is such a light and refreshing vegetable, plus isn’t strongly flavored enough to overpower subtleties or other components of a beer. This is a perfect use and example of said type of beer and is well-made, refreshing as hell, and tasty to boot

 

Look: Pale yellow, no foam, nothing to write home about
Smell: Kinda like farts... not a big fan of the smell
Taste: kinda like white wine! its pretty decent. Not really a strong cucumber flavor though
Feel: not dry kinda bubbly its good for me
Overall: Probably wouldnt pick this up again but it was fun to try!

 

This brew, from a “generic” style white aluminum can, is a clear golden liquid with a blanket-like soft foamy head. The aroma has a bit of vegetable notes, but not necessarily cucumber. There is some grain scent, but not a lot else going on. The taste is not as sour as expected….it is balanced with a tart quality. There is a bit more cucumber in the taste, compared to the nose. The finish is clean, although there is some sweetness that lingers. This is an interesting beer, but could be so much better with some more sourness, less sweetness, and more flavor.

Bought a single 12oz can $2.69 Fujioka's
57 days before best by date
Faint light smell of cucumbers
Light golden color
Light-medium mouthfeel
Medium carbonation
Taste of cucumber does come through, but not strongly so it is nicely balanced. Light tartness/sour aftertaste
Overall a refreshing beer, but not really like a sour beer. More light a cucumber pilsner so rating it based on description.

 

Appearance: Pours a light hay-hued body, nearly clear, with a steadily evaporating, white head.

Smell: Meager, modest grains, some faux sourish citrus. Restrained cucumber. Its sourish, funky characteristics are particularly subdued, so it presents only a modest pickle aroma.

Taste: Lightly sweet, lightly grainy, then, a perceived hint of citrus acidity. It's a very lightly sourish sour with a cucumber flavoring that, while likely artificial, is not altogether unpleasant. Also, it's a swift taste, here for a brief moment, then gone.

Mouthfeel: Light-bodied. Medium-light carbonation.

Overall: I don't mind the occasional pickle, but I do not like raw cucumber, finding but the taste, smell and texture to be rather unappealing. So it is that this beer only made it into my home, my sanctuary alongside its brethren within the Beers of Cheer 24-pack. And even then, I've reached for nearly all of the others, leaving this one to sit because, well, cucumber. Ultimately, it's like a mild, lager-like ale dosed with a bit of lactic acid and cucumber flavor. Even then, I don't mind the thing...

 

this is the second crush flavor i’ve tried. i love the flavor. the hint of cucumber with the strong sour flavor is perfect to me. i like how it’s not super heavy of a beer either

the cucumber takes a little sour out of this beer - very refreshing

 

 

 

I got a can of this beer from a mixed holiday 24pck that I bought from my local Target store. It poured a slightly hazy golden with thin white ring head that is not leaving any lace. The scent had cucumber and subtle earth notes. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink with sour tart berry fruit base with cucumber highlights. The mouthfeel was lighter in body with good carbonation. Overall it is a good beer.

 

 

 

 

12oz can into a pint glass. Best by 3/8/21, so 6 months late on this one.

Glassy pale golden yellow body. Small white head disappears quickly, no lacing.

Nice aroma of cucumber.

On tasting, the sour aspect turns the cucumbers to pickled. There is some saltiness on the lips.

Mouth above medium, finish sour tart cucumber/pickle with a light salt touch.

Overall, I like cucumber a lot, but here the sour aspect didn't do it for this palate.

 

 

Very easy to drink. Perfect for a summer day. A little tart with cucumber. Clean finish.

To be clear, I do not like cucumbers. I tried this sour in an attempt to broaden my horizons.

Look: Pours very pale yellow with about 1.5 fingers of bubbly, fizzy foam that leaves quickly. After about 3 minutes it is all gone.
Smell: A little pungent with, of course, cucumbers. No malt or hops.
Taste: Sweet with cucumbers and cucumbers and cucumbers.
Feel: Semi-dry with a little after taste.
Overall: I gave it an overall low rating as I just do not like cucumbers. All the characteristics seemed to be about right just you need to like cucumbers to get this down.

 

Partially cloudy/hazy, pale golden color, large, lace-leaving ivory head.

In the nose: Well, there's the cucumber. And here comes the sour. That's it, in the nutshell.

In the mouth: Crisp, tart, refreshing. Fruity, too, if you can say that about a cucumber. Cool, of course, as a. Juicy, if you can say that about a cuke. Fresh and easy-drinking. Not bad.

"Drink beer outside." it says on the label. Sorry, it's raining tonight, I'm staying in.

 

 

 

Cukes, eh? Pours a light golden color with light head - typical of sours. Vegatable / garden smell. Taste is cucumber with grassy back taste. The can's label does let the cat out of the bag: "Beer with Artiificial Cucumber Flavor Added."

For all that, It's surprisingly pleasant and refreshing in a nice way all it's own.

12 oz Poured into my chilled glass mug
Looks light yellow with a greenish tint fizzy white froth head falls fast
Smells like a LIGHT lemony pilsner
TART, refreshing, Lemony-sour, I can taste cucumber at the end ,
Feels light and very CRISP
I’ll be drinking this in the summer
I love the design/label, glad I tried this one!
Smooth, easy, tart, crisp;I love it!

 

 

 

 

Poured from a 12 oz can into a Dogfish Head tulip

L: Crystal clear light golden pour with 2 fingers of fizzy white head. Falls fast... modest ring of lacing.

S: Tartness with lemon citrus. A bit of funk.

T.F: Light... some crackery grains to start with lemon citrus. Tart without being sour. Nice burst of cucumber towards the finish. A bit of funk and vinegar but not really pickle-like. Crisp and refreshing... well carbonated.

O: A very nice tart cucumber beer. Great for summer... and 10 Barrel has really been nailing their 'Crush' series.

This my go-to beer now, it is so refreshing. I really don't like hoppy beer and craft beer is hoppy. This is what beer should taste like, smooth, refreshing, and a great after taste. Will be start tasting all the other versions soon. They have a variety pack per their website, so that is next for me. I found this beer at Lincoln City Oregon Grocery Outlet. Thanks for stocking it!