Cucumber Crush
10 Barrel Brewing Co.

Thanks to 2beerdogs for another tasty beer

A cloudy dark straw color with finger of quick to flee foam that relaxes to a lasting skim and thick ring.

As advertised, cucumber and lactic tart, with lemony hints in a light strength but tasty aroma.

Bright cucumber and rounded tart in a medium strength taste that is a strange combination of flavors. At times it tastes like pickles, at times it tastes like liquid salad. Too much cucumber in this baby, and cucumber here doesn't make a good beer.

Med. carb. and body for a Berliner Weisse, with a strange finish that features vegetal and pickle notes.

Proof that just because something can be done doesn't mean it shouild be done. Hard pass on this one.

 

 

 

 

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